Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota Flag of Bemidji, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Bemidjiwithin Beltrami Countyin the state of Minnesota Location of the town/city of Bemidji in the state of Minnesota Bemidji is positioned in the US Bemidji - Bemidji Location in the United States Country United States State Minnesota Bemidji (/b m d i / b -mij-ee) is a town/city in Beltrami County (and county seat), in north west Minnesota, United States.
With a populace of 13,431 at the 2010 census, it is the biggest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth, Minnesota.
Bemidji homes many Native American services, which includes the Indian Health Service.
The town/city is the central core of the Red Lake Indian Reservation, White Earth Indian Reservation and the Leech Lake Indian Reservation.
Bemidji lies on the south west shore of Lake Bemidji, the northernmost lake feeding the Mississippi River and as such is deemed "The First City On The Mississippi." Bemidji is also called the "curling capital" of the U.S.
On occasion, in Ojibwe, the town/city of Bemidji is called Wabigamaang ("at the lake channel/narrows"), because part of the town/city is situated on the Lakes Bemidji/Irving narrows, positioned on the south end of Lake Bemidji, and extends to the easterly shore of Lake Irving.
Some sources also credit the name to Chief Bemidji, an Ojibwe chief. Bemidji Township was surveyed in 1874 and organized in 1896 twenty-four days after the village of Bemidji was chartered and is the earliest township in the county.
In 1897, the county attorney declared the initial Bemidji township organization illegal (no reason given) and the township reorganized June 26, 1897. Bemidji is near Chippewa National Forest, Itasca State Park, Lake Bemidji State Park, Big Bog State Recreation Area, and state forest areas.
Bemidji has 400 lakes inside 25 miles (40 km), 500 mi (800 km) of snowmobile trails and 99 mi (160 km) of cross nation ski trails.
Bemidji is home to many recreational affairs throughout the year.
The Bemidji Polar Days is a seven-day event held amid the winter months.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 14.14 square miles (36.62 km2), of which 12.92 square miles (33.46 km2) is territory and 1.22 square miles (3.16 km2) is water. Lake Bemidji Route 71, and Minnesota State Highway 197 are three of the chief routes in the city.
Minnesota State Highways 89 and 371 are nearby.
The biggest earthquake on record for the Bemidji region was recorded on September 3, 1917.
It is claimed that it shook homes down in Bemidji and athwart northern Minnesota. The epicenter was about 95 miles (153 km) away in Staples, Minnesota and affected an region of 48,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi) with a magnitude 4.4 with a maximum intensity of VI to VII.
Bemidji has a hemiboreal humid continental climate, Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification - short, warm summers; long, harsh winters.
The average mean annual temperature in Bemidji is 37.3 degrees Fahrenheit.
The coldest month is January with an average daily high of 16 degrees and an average daily low of -4 degrees.
The warmest month is July with an average daily high of 79 degrees and an average daily low of 57 degrees.
The average day Lake Bemidji freezes over is November 26 and the average day the ice goes off the lake is April 26. Climate data for Bemidji, Minnesota The median age in the town/city was 27.1 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,917 citizens , 4,669 homeholds, and 2,427 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 84.31% White American, 0.76% African American, 11.52% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other competitions, and 2.06% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 24.9% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
1894 photo of Carson's Trading Post, Bemidji's first white business.
Bemidji is a college town/city with strong arts influences.
The Concordia Language Villages are positioned near Bemidji and have been influential in the existence of a several language conversational groups (including French, Chinese, Norwegian, Spanish, Italian, and German) that meet weekly in small-town coffee homes.
Bemidji Community Theatre also provides live theatre for the Bemidji region when Paul Bunyan Playhouse is not in operation.
As a Division II team, Bemidji State was a hockey dynasty in the 80s and 90s.
Bemidji was in the title game 8 straight years, winning 5 Div II titles.
Both men's and women's rinks from the Bemidji Curling Club won the right to represent the United States in the 2005 World Curling Championship and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Curling team that took the bronze medal at the 2006 Olympics, is a native of Bemidji, as is Natalie Nicholson, who was the lead for the United States women's team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
A town/city popular vote for a Bemidji Regional Events Center passed by a slim majority of 43 votes out of 4,583 votes cast in November 2006. Opening in 2010, the center was retitled the Sanford Center and serves as home to the Bemidji State University hockey team.
Beginning in the spring of 2014, the Sanford Center is the home of the city's first-ever experienced sports team, the Minnesota Axemen of the Indoor Football League.
Bemidji is home to Bemidji State University, Northwest Technical College, and Oak Hills Christian College.
Public Education is served by Bemidji Area Schools, Trek - North Charter High School, Voyagers Charter High School and Schoolcraft Charter School.
Bemidji is also home to three private schools: St.
The City of Bemidji acts as a county-wide center for shopping, arts, entertainment, education, community services, worship, and government services.
The Bemidji Area includes parts or all of Beltrami (Pop.
The Bemidji region also includes the White Earth (Pop.
This places the Bemidji Area populace at 131,553. The Bemidji Pioneer is the small-town daily (except Mondays) newspaper. Most of Bemidji's TV stations primarily rebroadcast the tv stations of the Twin Cities.
88.5 FM KCRB MPR/NPR Classical music Minnesota Public Radio 89.7 FM KBSB FM 90 College radio/Top 40 (CHR) Bemidji State Univ.
91.3 FM KNBJ MPR/NPR News/Talk Minnesota Public Radio 95.5 FM KKZY KZY 95.5 Adult intact Paul Bunyan Broadcasting 96.7 FM KKCQ-FM Q Country Country Pine to Prairie Broadcasting 98.3 FM WBJI Babe Country 98.3 Country RP Broadcasting 99.1 FM KLLZ Z99 Classic modern Paul Bunyan Broadcasting 101.1 FM KBHP KB101 Country Paul Bunyan Broadcasting 104.5 FM KBUN-FM Sports Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Northwoods Woman, a bimonthly periodical presented from 2008-2013, launched in Bemidji, Walker and Park Rapids and encompassed articles about women who live and work in northern Minnesota. The following routes are positioned in the Bemidji area.
MN-89.svg Minnesota State Highway 89 MN-197.svg Minnesota State Highway 197 MN-371.svg Minnesota State Highway 371 Bemidji is served by Bemidji Airport, which has passenger services on 3 airlines, Delta Connection, Sun Country Airlines and Bemidji Airlines, the latter of which is based in the town/city of Bemidji.
Bemidji Airlines also operates cargo flights, while Corporate Air is the only airline to operate all-cargo-only flights to the airport, on behalf of Fed - Ex Express.
First National Bank of Bemidji Lake Bemidji United States Enumeration Bureau.
Bemidji Township.
"Home of the Minnesota Finalndia".
"Minnesota at a Glance: Earthquakes in Minnesota" (PDF).
"Monthly Climate Normals (1981-2010) - BEMIDJI, MN".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Bemidji Minnesota History: Original Inhabitants Meet White Settlers".
Bemidji Pioneer and Forum Communications Company.
Joe Froemming, "Bemidji is 'Fargo': From characters large and small to the town itself, a fictional Bemidji plays a large part in new, much-anticipated FX tv series," Bemidji Pioneer, April 18, 2014, https://bemidjipioneer.com/content/bemidji-fargo-characters-large-and-small-town-itself-fictional-bemidji-plays-large-role-new , accessed March 7, 2017.
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