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'Beltrami County' is a
county located in the northern part of the
U.S. state of
Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 39,650. Its
county seat is
Bemidji.
6 Portions of the
Leech Lake and
Red Lake Indian reservations are in the county.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,914
km² (3,056
mi²). 6,489 km² (2,505 mi²) of it is land and 1,425 km² (550 mi²) of it (18.01%) is water.
Major Highways
Adjacent counties
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Lake of the Woods County (north)
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Koochiching County (northeast)
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Itasca County (east)
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Cass County (southeast)
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Hubbard County (south)
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Clearwater County (southwest)
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Pennington County (west)
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Marshall County (west)
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Roseau County (northwest)
Demographics
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 39,650 people, 14,337 households, and 9,749 families residing in the county. The
population density was 6/km² (16/mi²). There were 16,989 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 76.66%
White, 0.36%
Black or
African American, 20.36%
Native American, 0.57%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.21% from
other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 21.6% were of
German, 19.7%
Norwegian and 5.6%
Swedish ancestry according to
Census 2000. 95.1% spoke
English and 2.4%
Ojibwa as their first language.
There were 14,337 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.30% were
married couples living together, 13.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.
Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 13.90% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,392, and the median income for a family was $40,345. Males had a median income of $30,434 versus $22,045 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,497. About 12.90% of families and 17.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.
''On ePodunk :
Beltrami County &
Beltrami Cty. ancestry :''
German - 22%; Native-American tribe Chippewa - 19%; Norwegian - 18%
Cities and towns
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