Beltrami County, Minnesota

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
Beltrami County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 48°01′N 94°55′W
Country United States
State Minnesota
FoundedFebruary 28, 1866 (created)
1896 (organized)
Named forGiacomo Constantino Beltrami
SeatBemidji
Largest cityBemidji
Area
  Total3,056 sq mi (7,920 km2)
  Land2,505 sq mi (6,490 km2)
  Water551 sq mi (1,430 km2)  18%
Population
 (2020)
  Total46,228
  Estimate 
(2023)
46,718
  Density18.6/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts7th, 8th
Websitewww.co.beltrami.mn.us

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.

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