Beltrami County, Minnesota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Beltrami County
U.S. county
Beltrami County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	February 28, 1866 (created) 1896 (organized)
Named for	Giacomo Constantino Beltrami
Seat	Bemidji
Largest city	Bemidji
Area
• Total	3,056 sq mi (7,920 km2)
• Land	2,505 sq mi (6,490 km2)
• Water	551 sq mi (1,430 km2)  18%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	46,228
• Estimate  (2023)	46,718
• Density	18.6/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	7th, 8th

Beltrami County (/bɛlˈtræmi/ bel-TRAM-ee) is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,228. Its county seat is Bemidji. The county's name comes from Italian adventurer Giacomo Beltrami from Bergamo, who explored the area in 1825. The county was created in 1866 and organized in 1896.

Beltrami County comprises the Bemidji, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Portions of the Leech Lake and Red Lake Indian reservations are in the county. The northernmost portion of the Mississippi River flows through the southern part of the county, through Bemidji. Beltrami, Renville, and Stearns are Minnesota's only counties that abut nine other counties.

Geography

Beltrami County's southwest corner is considered part of the headwaters of the Mississippi River, which flows easterly and northeasterly from Lake Itasca through the southern part of the county. Much of the middle and upper county is taken up with the two sections of Red Lake. The county terrain consists of rolling low tree-covered hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The terrain slopes to the east and north. Its highest point is a small hill 1.3 miles (2.1 km) northwest of Wolf Lake, at 1,511 ft (461 m) ASL; otherwise the terrain high point is near its southwest corner, at 1,457 ft (444 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 3,056 square miles (7,920 km²), of which 2,505 square miles (6,490 km²) is land and 551 square miles (1,430 km²) (18%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Minnesota by area.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Bemidji have ranged from a low of −4 °F (−20 °C) in January to a high of 79 °F (26 °C) in July, although a record low of −50 °F (−46 °C) was recorded in January 1950 and a record high of 101 °F (38 °C) was recorded in July 1975. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 0.59 inches (15 mm) in February to 4.33 inches (110 mm) in July.

Demographics

2020 Census

Communities

Cities

Townships

Unorganized territories

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Education

School districts include:

• Bemidji Public School District
• Blackduck Public School District
• Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
• Kelliher Public School District
• Red Lake Public School District
• Grygla Public School District

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Beltrami para niños