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{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Beltrami, Minnesota}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Beltrami County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = February 28
 | founded year         = 1866 (created)<br/>1896 (organized)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Place Names |url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm?SendingPage=Region.cfm&county=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025201954/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm?SendingPage=Region.cfm&county=4 |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |access-date=March 17, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref>
 | seat wl              = Bemidji
 | largest city wl      = Bemidji
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 3056
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 2505
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 551
 | area percentage      = 18%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 46228
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 46762 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 18.6
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = www.co.beltrami.mn.us
 | named for            = [[Giacomo Costantino Beltrami]]
 | ex image             = Bemidji Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Beltrami County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 7th
 | district2            = 8th
}}

'''Beltrami County''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ɛ|l|ˈ|t|r|æ|m|i}} {{respell|bel|TRAM|ee}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |access-date=July 4, 2011 |website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the northern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 46,228.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/beltramicountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Bemidji, Minnesota|Bemidji]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n53 34]}}</ref>

Beltrami County comprises the Bemidji, MN [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

Portions of the [[Leech Lake Indian Reservation|Leech Lake]] and [[Red Lake Indian Reservation|Red Lake]] [[Indian reservation]]s are in the county. The northernmost portion of the [[Mississippi River]] flows through the southern part of the county, through Bemidji. Beltrami, [[Renville County, Minnesota|Renville]], and [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns]] are Minnesota's only counties that abut nine other counties.

==Geography==
Beltrami County's southwest corner is considered part of the headwaters of the [[Mississippi River]], which flows easterly and northeasterly from [[Lake Itasca]] through the southern part of the county. Much of the middle and upper county is taken up with the two sections of [[Red Lake (Minnesota)|Red Lake]]. The county terrain consists of rolling low tree-covered hills, dotted with lakes and ponds.<ref name="BCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beltrami+County,+MN/@47.974546,-95.569107,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b905e10deddd5f:0x8582f38c9eacbca3!8m2!3d48.0370038!4d-94.8289239 ''Beltrami County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 4, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and north. Its highest point is a small hill {{convert|1.3|mi|km}} northwest of Wolf Lake, at {{convert|1,511|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL;<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6397 Beltrami County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 4, 2019)]</ref> otherwise the terrain high point is near its southwest corner, at {{convert|1,457|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Beltrami County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 4, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|3056|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2505|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|551|sqmi}} (18%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the fourth-largest county in Minnesota by area.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]]
* [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 71]]
* [[Image:MN-1.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 1]]
* [[Image:MN-72.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 72]]
* [[Image:MN-89.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 89]]
* [[Image:MN-197.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 197]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota|Lake of the Woods County]] - north
* [[Koochiching County, Minnesota|Koochiching County]] - northeast
* [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca County]] - east
* [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]] - southeast
* [[Hubbard County, Minnesota|Hubbard County]] - south
* [[Clearwater County, Minnesota|Clearwater County]] - southwest
* [[Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County]] - west
* [[Marshall County, Minnesota|Marshall County]] - west
* [[Roseau County, Minnesota|Roseau County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* Bagley Lake State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Buena Vista State Forest
* [[Chippewa National Forest]] (part)
* Lake Bemidji State Park
* Long Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Mississippi Headwaters State Forest (part)
* Pine Island State Forest (part)
* Red Lake Peatland Scientific and Natural Area (part)
* Three Island Lake County Park
{{div col end}}
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==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Bemidji, Minnesota]]
|-4|16|0.69
|3|24|0.59
|16|36|0.86
|30|53|1.52
|43|67|2.67
|52|75|4.09
|57|79|4.33
|55|77|3.50
|45|66|2.75
|35|54|2.26
|19|34|1.12
|3|21|0.63
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="WX">{{Cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Bemidji MN |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMN0064 |access-date=November 6, 2011 |publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Bemidji have ranged from a low of {{convert|-4|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|79|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-50|°F}} was recorded in January 1950 and a record high of {{convert|101|°F}} was recorded in July 1975. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|0.59|in}} in February to {{convert|4.33|in}} in July.<ref name=WX/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 80
|1880= 10
|1890= 312
|1900= 11030
|1910= 19337
|1920= 27079
|1930= 20707
|1940= 26107
|1950= 24962
|1960= 23425
|1970= 26373
|1980= 30982
|1990= 34384
|2000= 39650
|2010= 44442
|2020= 46228
|estyear=2024
|estimate=46762
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Beltrami County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Beltrami County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Beltrami%20County,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|32,445
|70.2%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|519
|1.12%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|9,198
|20%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|268
|0.6%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|15
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|2,675
|5.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,108
|2.4%
|}

===2000 census===
[[File:BeltramiCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Beltrami County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 39,650 people, 14,337 households, and 9,749 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|15.8|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 16,989 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6.78|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 76.66% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 20.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.84% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 21.6% were of [[German people|German]], 19.7% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] and 5.6% [[swedish people|Swedish]] ancestry. 95.1% spoke [[English language|English]] and 2.4% [[ojibwa language|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 [[Marriage|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.

The county population contained 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.

Over half the children in the county are born out of wedlock. About a third are born to teenaged mothers. The county has about twice the state average in terms of high school dropouts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dey |first=Crystal |date=November 11, 2014 |title=Beltrami County children continue to struggle: New data shows higher than average poverty compared to state |url=http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/3610825-beltrami-county-children-continue-struggle-new-data-shows-higher-average-poverty |access-date=June 20, 2018 |publisher=Bemidii Pioneer}}</ref>

==Crime==
Between 1990 and 2005, the county had a suicide rate four times higher than the state.<ref name="Why Kids Kill">{{Cite book |last=Langman |first=Peter |title=Why Kids Kill |date=January 6, 2009 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |edition=First |page=137}}</ref> The county exceeds the state and national rates in both violent and property crimes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beltrami County, Minnesota |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/crime/county/minnesota/beltrami |access-date=June 20, 2018 |website=Sperling's Best Places}}</ref>

==Communities==
===Cities===
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* [[Bemidji, Minnesota|Bemidji]] (county seat)
* [[Blackduck, Minnesota|Blackduck]]
* [[Funkley, Minnesota|Funkley]]
* [[Kelliher, Minnesota|Kelliher]]
* [[Solway, Minnesota|Solway]]
* [[Tenstrike, Minnesota|Tenstrike]]
* [[Turtle River, Minnesota|Turtle River]]
* [[Wilton, Minnesota|Wilton]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
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* [[Alaska Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Alaska Township]]
* [[Battle Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Battle Township]]
* [[Bemidji Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Bemidji Township]]
* [[Benville Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Benville Township]]
* [[Birch Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Birch Township]]
* [[Buzzle Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Buzzle Township]]
* [[Cormant Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Cormant Township]]
* [[Durand Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Durand Township]]
* [[Eckles Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Eckles Township]]
* [[Frohn Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Frohn Township]]
* [[Grant Valley Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Grant Valley Township]]
* [[Hagali Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Hagali Township]]
* [[Hamre Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Hamre Township]]
* [[Hines Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Hines Township]]
* [[Hornet Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Hornet Township]]
* [[Jones Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Jones Township]]
* [[Kelliher Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Kelliher Township]]
* [[Lammers Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Lammers Township]]
* [[Langor Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Langor Township]]
* [[Lee Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Lee Township]]
* [[Liberty Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Liberty Township]]
* [[Maple Ridge Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Maple Ridge Township]]
* [[Minnie Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Minnie Township]]
* [[Moose Lake Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Moose Lake Township]]
* [[Nebish Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Nebish Township]]
* [[Northern Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Northern Township]]
* [[O'Brien Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|O'Brien Township]]
* [[Port Hope Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Port Hope Township]]
* [[Quiring Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Quiring Township]]
* [[Roosevelt Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Roosevelt Township]]
* [[Shooks Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Shooks Township]]
* [[Shotley Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Shotley Township]]
* [[Spruce Grove Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Spruce Grove Township]]
* [[Steenerson Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Steenerson Township]]
* [[Sugar Bush Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Sugar Bush Township]]
* [[Summit Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Summit Township]]
* [[Taylor Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Taylor Township]]
* [[Ten Lake Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Ten Lake Township]]
* [[Turtle Lake Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Turtle Lake Township]]
* [[Turtle River Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Turtle River Township]]
* [[Waskish Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Waskish Township]]
* [[Woodrow Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Woodrow Township]]
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===Unorganized territories===
{{div col|colwidth=26em}}
* [[Brook Lake, Minnesota|Brook Lake]]
* [[Lower Red Lake, Minnesota|Lower Red Lake]]
* [[North Beltrami, Minnesota|North Beltrami]]
* [[Shotley Brook, Minnesota|Shotley Brook]]
* [[Upper Red Lake, Minnesota|Upper Red Lake]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
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* [[Elbow Lake, Becker County, Minnesota|Elbow Lake]]
* [[Little Rock, Beltrami County, Minnesota|Little Rock]]
* [[Ponemah, Minnesota|Ponemah]]
* [[Red Lake, Minnesota|Red Lake]]
* [[Redby, Minnesota|Redby]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
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* Andrusia
* Aure
* Carmel
* Debs
* Four Town
* [[Hines, Minnesota|Hines]]
* Jelle
* [[Pennington, Minnesota|Pennington]]
* [[Pinewood, Minnesota|Pinewood]]
* [[Puposky, Minnesota|Puposky]]
* Quiring
* [[Saum, Minnesota|Saum]]
* Secluded Acres
* [[Shooks, Minnesota|Shooks]]
* [[Waskish, Minnesota|Waskish]]
* Werner
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==Government and politics==
From the [[New Deal coalition|New Deal]] realignment in [[1932 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1932]] through [[1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1996]], Beltrami County leaned Democratic, selecting the Democratic nominee in every presidential election save [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]]'s landslides in [[1952 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1952]] and [[1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1956]] and [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]'s in [[1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1972]]. In [[2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2000]], [[George W. Bush]] became the first Republican to carry the county since 1972. Bush fell short of a majority, with third parties (particularly [[Green Party of the United States|Green]] nominee [[Ralph Nader]]) doing well statewide, but his 48.5% vote share was higher than any Republican's from 1964 to 1996 save Nixon in 1972 and [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] in [[1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1984]]. Beltrami returned to the Democratic column in the next three elections, but in [[2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2016]], [[Donald Trump]] became the second Republican since 1972 to carry the county, winning a bare majority; in [[2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2020]], he won it again with a slightly higher percentage, but the margin of victory shrank due to the decrease in vote share for third party candidates. Trump continued this trend in 2024 when he increased his share of the vote to nearly 52%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://officialdocuments.sos.mn.gov/Files/GetDocument/145965 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422114344/https://officialdocuments.sos.mn.gov/Files/GetDocument/145965 |archive-date=2025-04-22 |url-status=live|title=2024 State Canvassing Board Certificate|last=Simon|first=Steve|author-link=Steve Simon|date=November 21, 2024|work=[[Minnesota Secretary of State]]|access-date=May 13, 2025}}</ref>
{{PresHead|place=Beltrami County, Minnesota|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=April 17, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,062|2,221|239|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,318|4,386|518|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,182|6,507|268|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,511|7,036|166|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,705|5,490|61|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,126|6,020|434|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,817|4,092|53|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,974|3,807|16|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,482|4,653|22|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,184|5,967|15|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|3,912|5,034|619|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,947|5,194|252|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,214|7,540|531|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|6,481|7,432|1,624|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|7,414|7,481|103|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|6,652|7,566|162|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|5,204|7,210|3,573|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|5,806|8,006|2,036|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|8,346|7,301|1,570|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|10,237|10,592|302|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|9,762|12,019|455|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|9,637|11,818|596|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|10,783|8,688|2,093|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|12,188|11,426|575|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|12,898|11,493|483|Minnesota}}
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On January 7, 2020, in response to Trump's executive order, the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners voted to prohibit refugees from resettling in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2020 |title=Beltrami Co. becomes first in state to reject refugee resettlement |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/01/07/beltrami-co-rejects-refugee-resettlement |access-date=January 7, 2020 |publisher=MPR News}}</ref>

<br />
{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2020 |title=Beltrami County Board of Commissioners |url=https://www.co.beltrami.mn.us/Government/Commissioners.html |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Craig Gaasvig
|District 1
|-
|
|Commissioner 
|Joe Gould
|District 2
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Scott Winger
|District 3
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Tim Sumner
|District 4
|-
|
|Commissioner
|John Carlson
|District 5
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2023-2025)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Steve Green (politician)|Steve Green]] [https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1251]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 2
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Matt Grossell]] [https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15461]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 2A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Matt Bliss]] [https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15458]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 2B
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2023-2025)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Pete Stauber]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Pete Stauber |url=https://stauber.house.gov/ |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=Representative Pete Stauber |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|[[Minnesota's 8th congressional district|8th]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Amy Klobuchar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar |url=https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=www.klobuchar.senate.gov}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic]]
|N/A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Tina Smith]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.smith.senate.gov/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Senator Tina Smith |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic]]
|N/A
|}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Beltrami County, MN |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27007_beltrami/DC20SD_C27007.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812180350/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27007_beltrami/DC20SD_C27007.pdf |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27007_beltrami/DC20SD_C27007_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Bemidji Public School District]]
* [[Blackduck Public School District]]
* [[Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools]]
* [[Kelliher Public School District]]
* [[Red Lake Public School District]]
* [[Grygla Public School District]]

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Beltrami County, Minnesota]]
* [[Red Lake (Minnesota)|Red Lake]], the largest lake that is entirely in Minnesota.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051111224223/http://www.co.beltrami.mn.us/ Official website]
* [http://drpanorama.com/PanoPage.aspx?TourID=275 360 Degree Virtual Tour]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} of 2011 Beltrami County Fair

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Beltrami County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota|Lake of the Woods County]]
|Northeast = [[Koochiching County, Minnesota|Koochiching County]]
|East      = [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca County]]
|Southeast = [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]]
|South     = [[Hubbard County, Minnesota|Hubbard County]]
|Southwest = [[Clearwater County, Minnesota|Clearwater County]]
|West      = [[Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County]] and [[Marshall County, Minnesota|Marshall County]]
|Northwest = [[Roseau County, Minnesota|Roseau County]]
}}

{{Beltrami County, Minnesota}}
{{Minnesota}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Minnesota counties on the Mississippi River]]