Place:Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States

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NameBemidji
Alt namesBermidjisource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS27001287
TypeCity
Coordinates47.467°N 94.867°W
Located inBeltrami, Minnesota, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
Pony Lake Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bemidji is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates Bemidji's population as of 2021 at 15,279, making it the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth.

As a central city for three Indian reservations, Bemidji is the site of many Native American services, including the Indian Health Service. Near Bemidji are the Red Lake Indian Reservation, White Earth Indian Reservation, and the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Bemidji lies on the southwest shore of Lake Bemidji, the northernmost lake feeding the Mississippi River; it is nicknamed "The First City on the Mississippi". Bemidji is also the self-proclaimed "curling capital" of the U.S. and the alleged birthplace of legendary Paul Bunyan.

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