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County Information
Organized 1893
Its county seat is Bemidji.
Portions of the Leech Lake and Red Lake Indian reservations are in the county.
Beltrami County was named after the Italian count Beltrami, an early explorer of the area. In 1887 Beltrami County
was part of one of the state’s original nine counties, Becker County. The legislature authorized the creation of
Beltrami County in 1893 with 137 townships.
Nineteen townships were given to Roseau County in 1895, reducing Beltrami County to 118 full and 37 fractional
townships. On May 17, 1897, Beltrami County was fully organized with Bemidji as the county seat.
In 1902, Clearwater County was created by vote of the residents of Beltrami County. Twenty-eight full and two fractional
townships went to the new county.
On January 1, 1923, Lake of the Woods County was created. Beltrami County reached its present size of 1,604,695
acres or 62 full and 17 fractional townships.
Official County Website
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Townships:
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Cities
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Alaska Township
Battle Township
Bemidji Township
Benville Township
Birch Township
Buzzle Township
Cormant Township
Durand Township
Eckles Township
Frohn Township
Grant Valley Township
Hagali Township
Hamre Township
Hines Township
Hornet Township
Jones Township
Kelliher Township
Lammers Township
Langor Township
Lee Township
Liberty Township
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Maple Ridge Township
Minnie Township
Moose Lake Township
Nebish Township
Northern Township
O'Brien Township
Port Hope Township
Puposky Township
Quiring Township
Roosevelt Township
Shooks Township
Shotley Township
Spruce Grove Township
Steenerson Township
Sugar Bush Township
Summit Township
Taylor Township
Ten Lake Township
Turtle Lake Township
Turtle River Township
Waskish Township
Woodrow Township
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Bemidji
Blackduck
Funkley
Kelliher
Solway
Tenstrike
Turtle River
Wilton
Unorganized
Upper Red Lake
Brook Lake
Shotley Brook
North Beltrami
Lower Red Lake
Little Rock CDP
Ponemah CDP
Red Lake CDP
Redby CDP
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Bemidji..........Platted in 1896
Nymore.........Platted in 1902, was included in the City of Bemidji in 1923
Blackduck..... Platted in 1900
Funkley.........Platted in 1903
Kelliher..........Platted in 1903
Solway..........Platted in 1898
Tenstrike.......Platted in 1900
Turtle River....Platted in 1900
Wilton............Platted in 1903
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