Benedict

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Benedict

Total population

227

Median home value

$241,000

9.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,791

Benedict$62k

National$74k

Founded

1906

Elevation635 m

Land area0.64 km²

Weather28°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates47.83°, -101.08°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Benedict is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 68 at the 2020 census. Benedict was founded in 1906.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Benedict, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Ruso
  7 mi away · pop. 4
• Max
  9.6 mi away · pop. 358
• Voltaire
  17.1 mi away
• Velva
  17.2 mi away · pop. 1,083
• Sawyer
  18 mi away · pop. 353
• Butte
  19.4 mi away · pop. 68
• Douglas
  19.5 mi away
• Garrison
  19.9 mi away · pop. 1,397
• Bergen
  20.7 mi away
• Coleharbor
  20.9 mi away · pop. 66
• Logan
  23.1 mi away · pop. 70
• Turtle Lake
  23.1 mi away · pop. 500

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Benedict

Strasburg alumni reunion, July 2, 3, 4, 1965, Strasburg, North Dakota

Baumgartner, John J. · 1965

The war in words

Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola · 2009

SS. Peter and Paul's Parish

2007

The organ music of Edwin H. Lemare

Edwin H. Lemare · 1990

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-03 · 194 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 200 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 214 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-16 04:00 UTC.