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Time Zone: Beltrami County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bemidji is the Seat for Beltrami County.

Beltrami County was founded in 1866.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Beltrami had a population of 47,188 people. This is an increase of 5.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 44,572 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beltrami represented 0.84% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Beltrami County:

  • Bemidji
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bemidji is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
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  • Blackduck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Brook Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brook Lake is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Funkley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Funkley is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Kelliher
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Red Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Red Lake is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,745 people
  • North Beltrami
    (57 miles [91.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Beltrami is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Shotley Brook
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shotley Brook is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
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    • Solway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Solway is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
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    • Tenstrike
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Turtle River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Upper Red Lake
      (38 miles [61.2 km] to the north)
      • Upper Red Lake is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Wilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilton is located in Beltrami County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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