Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota

Cologne ( kə-LOHN) is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. The city was at a population of about 1,981 people at the 2020 United States Census. The city is approximately 30 miles from Minneapolis.

Winkler Lake is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, in the United States.Winkler Lake was named for Ignatz Wiknler, an early settler.

Bongards is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota, United States. U.S. Highway 212 and Carver County Road 51 are two of the main routes in the community. Nearby places include Cologne and Norwood Young America.

Carver County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is mostly farmland and wilderness with many unincorporated townships. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,922. Its county seat is Chaska. Carver County is named for explorer Jonathan Carver, who in 1766–67, traveled from Boston to the Minnesota River and wintered among the Sioux near the site of New Ulm. Carver County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Johann Schimmelpfennig Farmstead is a farm in Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The log and wood-framed buildings, built between 1856 and 1909, demonstrate the evolution of Minnesota farmsteads during that era.

Waconia High School is a public high school located in Waconia, Minnesota, United States. A part of Waconia Public Schools, the school has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students in grades 9 through 12 and serves the communities of Waconia, St. Bonifacius, Minnetrista, Victoria and New Germany.

Miller Lake is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, in the United States.Miller Lake was named for Herman Mueller, an early settler.

Waconia Township is a rural township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,284 as of the 2000 census.

Hydes Lake is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, in the United States.Hydes Lake was named for Ernst Heyd, a government surveyor who owned land near this lake.

Waconia ( wə-KOHN-yə or wə-KOH-nee-ə) is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. Waconia attracts visitors to nearby Lake Waconia, a lake locally renowned for its fishing and recreation opportunities. The city's population was 13,033 at the 2020 census.

Burandt Lake is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, bordering the city of Waconia. It is 97 acres in size and approximately 24 feet deep at its deepest point. It was named for Adolph Burandt, a local farmer.The lake once was characterized by high levels of phosphorus that caused algae blooms, a situation that became the subject of remediation efforts that were underway by 2016.

Lake Patterson is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota, in the United States.Lake Patterson was named for William Patterson, a pioneer settler.