Beltrami County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota | |
 Minnesota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′N 94°55′W / 48.02°N 94.92°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Minnesota |
| Founded | February 28, 1866 (created) 1896 (organized)[1] |
| 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 |
| Website | www |
Beltrami County (/bɛlˈtræmi/ bel-TRAM-ee)[2] is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,228.[3] Its county seat is Bemidji.[4] 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.[5]
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.
- ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 34.