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Beltrami, Minnesota
Location of Beltrami, Minnesota
Location of Beltrami, Minnesota
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Polk
Founded 1883
Incorporated September 11, 1901
Area
 • Total 1.999 sq mi (5.177 km2)
 • Land 1.999 sq mi (5.177 km2)
 • Water 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
906 ft (276 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 88
 • Estimate 
(2022)
86
 • Density 44.02/sq mi (17.00/km2)
Time zone UTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56517
Area code(s) 218
FIPS code 27-05014
GNIS feature ID 2394126
Sales tax 7.375%

Beltrami is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States and was named in honor of Giacomo Costantino Beltrami (b. 1779, d. 1855), an Italian exile, who traveled to the Red river and the upper Mississippi in 1823. Officially incorporated on September 11, 1901, there had been settlers in the area since 1870. It is part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 88 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.999 square miles (5.18 km2), all land.

Minnesota Highway 9 and Polk County Highway 1 are two of the main routes in the community.

Beltrami, Minnesota welcome sign
Sign welcoming visitors to Beltrami.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 149
1920 219 47.0%
1930 226 3.2%
1940 213 −5.8%
1950 199 −6.6%
1960 186 −6.5%
1970 171 −8.1%
1980 134 −21.6%
1990 133 −0.7%
2000 101 −24.1%
2010 107 5.9%
2020 88 −17.8%
2022 (est.) 86 −19.6%
U.S. Decennial Census
2020 Census

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 107 people, 42 households, and 32 families living in the city. The population density was 53.5 inhabitants per square mile (20.7/km2). There were 45 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.

There were 42 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.8% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the city was 47.1 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15% were from 25 to 44; 34.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

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