County · code 27151
Swift CountyMinnesota
Swift County is a county in Minnesota with its seat in Benson, formed in 1870.
- Founded1870
- County seatBenson
- Named forHenry Adoniram Swift
- Land area742 sq mi + 10 sq mi water
- Population9,838 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped9,902 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Swift on the map of Minnesota
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History
Formed in 1870 from Chippewa County and Pope County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Swift County was created from Chippewa and Pope Counties on November 8, 1870, and named after Henry Adoniram Swift. Initially not fully organized, the county was attached to Pope for judicial purposes, then to Chippewa in 1872, and to Kandiyohi in 1874. Swift County was fully organized and detached from Kandiyohi on March 9, 1875.
- 1870Swift County created Swift created from Chippewa; Swift not fully organized, attached to Pope "for judicial purposes." · Minn. Laws 1870, gen., ch. 90, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 162-163
- 1871Changed Swift organized for county government. · HRS Minn., Chippewa, 11; Swift County Historical Society, Swift County, 12
- 1872
- 1874
- 1875Changed Swift fully organized, detached from Kandiyohi. · Minn. Laws 1875, gen., ch. 80, sec. 1/pp. 102-103
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Swift
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 9,902 parcels from Swift County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Good enough
One point per address, 5,823 in all from Swift County.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Swift by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Swift County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Swift County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Swift County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Swift County
- When was Swift County founded?
- Swift County was founded in 1870, formed from Chippewa County and Pope County, and named after Henry Adoniram Swift.
- What is the county seat of Swift County?
- The county seat of Swift County is Benson.
- Is there an online parcel map for Swift County?
- Yes. Swift County publishes a parcel map of 9,902 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Swift County's boundary or name changed?
- Swift County was created in 1870 from Chippewa County and Pope County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Chippewa County, Kandiyohi County and Pope County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Swift County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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