{"id":5109,"date":"2023-07-04T20:03:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T20:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5109"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:18","slug":"swift-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/swift-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Swift County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swift County is a county in Minnesota, United States, in the west-central part of the state. It had a population of 9,838 at the 2020 census and covers 751 square miles (1,943 km2) centred near 45\u00b017\u2032N 95\u00b041\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Benson is the county seat, and its postal code is 56215. The county has eight incorporated cities, two unincorporated communities, and 21 townships. Swift County observes Central Time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Swift County<\/h2>\n

Swift County has ten named places on the map: eight incorporated cities and two unincorporated communities (CDP\/Unincorp. below). Population figures for individual places were not verified against a current census source and are shown as — where unavailable.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Benson<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nBenson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Appleton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nAppleton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56208<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murdock<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nTorning<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56271<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kerkhoven<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nKerkhoven<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danvers<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nSix Mile Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holloway<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nCamp Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56249<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clontarf<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nClontarf<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
De Graff<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMoyer<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56208<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairfield<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nFairfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swift Falls<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSix Mile Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Swift County is organized into 21 civil townships. Verified 2020 population figures by township were not available from the sources checked, so populations are omitted below; townships are listed alphabetically with their known main settlement.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Appleton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAppleton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBenson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camp Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHolloway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cashel<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clontarf<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nClontarf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dublin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edison<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFairfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hayes<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hegbert<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kerkhoven<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nKerkhoven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kildare<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marysland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moyer<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDe Graff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pillsbury<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shible<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Six Mile Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDanvers, Swift Falls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swenoda<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tara<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torning<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMurdock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Bank<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n