Beltrami County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- February 28, 1866 (created), 1896 (organized)
- Named after
- Giacomo Costantino Beltrami
- Seat
- Bemidji
- Largest city
- Bemidji
- Total
- 3,056 sq mi (7,920 km )
- Land
- 2,505 sq mi (6,490 km )
- Water
- 551 sq mi (1,430 km ) 18%
- Estimate 2025
- 47,055
- Density
- 18.6/sq mi (7.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 7th , 8th
- Website
- www .co .beltrami .mn .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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.