Cell towers in Swift County, MN

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Swift County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, BNSF Railway, has 4 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 1283 ft
3Largest owner BNSF Railway
4Median height (state 260 ft) 308 ft

Structures

rank 61 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Swift County

16 different registrants own the 22 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Swift County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 308 feet, 48 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Appleton at 1283 feet, built in 1983. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2010s.

Structures in Swift County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Swift County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1031878	Tower	1283 ft	1983	Appleton	APPLETON TOWER LLC
1220298	Tower	500 ft	2014	Appleton	Federated Telephone Cooperative
1003307	Tower	499 ft	1966	Appleton	WEST CENTRAL MN EDUC TV CO INC
1031950	Tower	442 ft	1966	Appleton	WEST CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION CORP.
1289939	Guyed tower	442 ft	2014	Appleton	West Central Minnesota Educational Television Company, Inc.
1058391	Guyed tower	416 ft	1998	Benson	American Towers LLC
1210048	Lattice tower	380 ft	2022	Benson	Lakeland Media LLC - KSCR-FM
1257743	Tower	350 ft	2008	Holloway	Minnesota, State of
1020178	Guyed tower	340 ft	1993	Benson	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1053193	Tower	319 ft	1975	Holloway	FEDERATED TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE
1024304	Lattice tower	314 ft	2025	Benson	Great River Energy
1221641	Tower	301 ft	2001	Holloway	American Towers LLC
1230376	Tower	280 ft	2002	Benson	Minnesota, State of
1326001	Lattice tower	260 ft	2023	Pillsbury Township	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1308069	Lattice tower	199 ft	2020	Murdock	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1291780	Lattice tower	139 ft	2015	Appleton	BNSF Railway Co.
1237323	Mast	75 ft	2002	Appleton	BNSF Railway Co.
1289398	Monopole	50 ft	2015	Benson	BNSF Railway Co.
1298818	Monopole	50 ft	2016	Murdock	BNSF Railway Company
1290379	Lattice tower	37 ft	2014	Benson	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1297557	Lattice tower	37 ft	2015	Appleton	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1330043	Lattice tower	37 ft	2025	Appleton	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Swift County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Minnesota with similar tower counts: Kanabec County (22), Marshall County (22), Renville County (22), Wadena County (22), Chisago County (21).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.