1980 · Big Fish Supper Club · Wikimedia Commons
Bena’s story
Bena in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
BenaMN
A town of 79.
Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
79
residents
Median home value
$113K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
32.7
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town
79 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Bena. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 3% of U.S. communities.
3risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Bena has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
48″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter2–22°
Spring28–52°
Summer54–77°
Fall34–52°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Bena is
Bena beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 24.
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better8 too close to call24 worse
| What stands out | Bena | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.1% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 33% | 11.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.5% | 5.7% |
Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital
19 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0.5% of Bena is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
0.5%conserved
0.5%
conserved · 2 of 327 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bowstring State Forest | — | 329 |
| 2. Chippewa National Forest | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Bena
City in Minnesota, United States
Bena ( BEE-nə) is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 143 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 143
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,316 ft
- ZIP code
- 56626
- Area code
- 218
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