Minnewaukan is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. It serves as the county seat and is fourth largest city in the county, after Fort Totten, Leeds, and Maddock. The population was 199 at the 2020 census. Minnewaukan was founded in 1884.
Etymology
Minnewaukan comes from Mniwakaƞ, a Sioux language word meaning "Spirit Water". The town shares this name with the traditional Dakota language of the adjacent Spirit Lake Tribe, Mniwakaƞ Oyate.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.