Bemidji

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Bemidji
Statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe in Bemidji, listed in the NRHP since 1996 [1]
Statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe in Bemidji, listed in the NRHP since 1996
Location of Bemidji, Minnesota and Beltrami Counties
Beltrami County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bemidji Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Beltrami County
Coordinates : 47 ° 28 ′  N , 94 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 28 ′  N , 94 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 13,431 (as of 2010)
Population density : 401.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 36.62 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of
which 33.46 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 416 m
Postal code : 56601
Area code : +1 218
FIPS : 27-05068
GNIS ID : 0655325
Website : www.ci.bemidji.mn.us
Mayor : Rita Albrecht
Bemidji Courthouse.jpg
The Beltrami Courthouse in Bemidji, listed in the NRHP since 1988

Bemidji [ bəˈmɪdʒiː ] is a city (with a status of " City ") and the administrative seat of Beltrami County in the north of the US state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Bemidji had 13,431 residents.

Surname

Bemidji is named after the Ojibwe expression bemijigamaag , "lake of the crossing waters".

geography

Bemidji is located about 300 kilometers northwest of the Twin Cities on the southwest coast of Lake Bemidji, through which the upper Mississippi flows, at 47 ° 28'25 "north latitude and 94 ° 52'49" west longitude. The city extends over 36.62 km 2 , which is spread over 33.46 km 2 of land and 3.16 km 2 of water.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 2183 -
1910 5099 133.6%
1920 7086 39%
1930 7202 1.6%
1940 9427 30.9%
1950 10,001 6.1%
1960 9958 -0.4%
1970 11,490 15.4%
1980 10,949 -4.7%
1990 11,245 2.7%
2000 11,917 6%
2010 13,431 12.7%
1900-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Bemidji had 13,431 people in 5,339 households. The population density was 401.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.18 people lived in each of the 5339 households.

The racial the population was composed of 81.3 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 11.3 percent Native American, 1.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 4.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.3 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 33,974 US dollars . The per capita income was $ 18,801. 23.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

education

Bemidji is home to several higher education institutions. In addition to Bemidji State University , these include Northwest Technical College and Oak Hills Christian College .

Infrastructure

About seven kilometers northwest of the city center is the Bemidji Regional Airport , one of the largest regional airports in Minnesota.

Others

Bemidji is known as the " curling capital" of the United States. The Bemidji Curling Club with Pete Fenson and Cassandra Potter has already won several medals at world championships and the Olympic Games for the USA. Furthermore, the first season of the television series Fargo mostly takes place in this city and its surroundings.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 96001311.Retrieved March 28, 2013
  2. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 88000665.Retrieved March 28, 2013
  3. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 28, 2013
  4. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved March 28, 2013

Web links

Commons : Bemidji, Minnesota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files