Beltrami County, Minnesota

The Beltrami County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 44,442 inhabitants and a population density of 6.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bemidji, which was named after the Native American term " lake of the crossing water ".

Geography

The County lies to the north of Minnesota, about 50 km south of the Canadian border is drained by the upper Mississippi to the northernmost section. Approximately in the middle of the County of Red Lake, with the 1106 km ² the largest fully located in Minnesota Lake.

It has an area of ​​7914 square kilometers, of which 1425 square miles are water.

At the Beltrami County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Beltrami County was formed on February 28, from parts of Itasca County, Polk County and free territory. It was named after Giacomo Beltrami, who in 1823 explored the northern part of the Mississippi.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Beltrami County 44,442 people in 16,536 households. The population density was 6.8 people per square kilometer. In the 16,536 households lived statistically 2.56 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 75.4 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 19.9 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.2 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 43,989. The per capita income was $ 21,753. 19.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Beltrami County

Citys

  • Bemidji
  • Blackduck
  • Funkley
  • Kelliher
  • Solway
  • Tenstrike
  • Turtle River
  • Wilton

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Little Rock
  • Ponemah
  • Red Lake
  • Redby

Other Unincorporated communities

  • Battle River
  • Brook Lake
  • Hines
  • Pennington
  • Pinewood
  • Puposky
  • Hem
  • Shooks
  • Shotley Brook
  • Waskish

Structure

The Beltrami County is adjacent to the City's eight in 42 townships (TS) and five Unorganized Territories (UT ) shall be broken. :

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