Bemidji, Minnesota
Statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox
Location in Beltrami County and the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°28′25″N 94°52′49″W / 47.47361, -94.88028
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Beltrami
Founded
Incorporated	1896
Government
- Mayor	Richard Lehman
Area
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- Land	11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi (30. 5 km²)
- Water	1. 2 sq mi (3. 1 km²)  9. 11%%
Elevation	1,365 ft (416 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	11,917
- Density	1,011. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (390. 6/km²)
Time zone	Central (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	Central (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56601
Area code(s)	218
FIPS code	27-05068[1]
GNIS feature ID	0655325[2]
Website: www.ci.bemidji.mn.us

Bemidji (pronounced /bəˈmɪdʒiː/) is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 218 is one of the two original Telephone numbering plan codes for Minnesota, though it has been modified since inception Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Beltrami County is a County located in the northern part of the U Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 11,917 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Beltrami County is a County located in the northern part of the U ^[3] Bemidji lies on the southwest shore of Lake Bemidji, the northernmost lake feeding the Mississippi River. Lake Bemidji is a small glacially-formed Lake, approximately 11 mi² (28 km² in area in northern Minnesota in the United States. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to

Its name derives from the Ojibwe Bay-may-ji-ga-maug (Double-Vowel orthography: bemijigamaag)^[4], meaning "lake that traverses another body of water". The Ojibwe language is an Algonquian American Indian language spoken throughout the Great Lakes region and westward onto the northern plains On occasion in Ojibwe, the city of Bemidji is called Wabigamaang ("at the lake channel/narrows") because part of the city is situated on the Lakes Bemidji-Irving narrows, located on the south end of Lake Bemidji and extends to the eastern shore of Lake Irving.

Bemidji is the home to Bemidji State University, Northwest Technical College, and Oak Hills Christian College. Bemidji State University (BSU is a public state university in Bemidji Minnesota, USA located on the shores of Lake Bemidji. Oak Hills Christian College is a small private Nondenominational Christian college located on the Upper and Lower Marquette Lakes a few miles south of Bemidji Minnesota It's also headquarters of Bemidji Woolen Mills. Bemidji Woolen Mills, is a leading store and manufacturer of clothing and other items geared toward the outdoor living of the extreme north The statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, well-known landmarks, are downtown on the lakefront. Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are the names of a pair of large statues of the American folkhero Paul Bunyan and his ox located in Bemidji Minnesota. Lake Bemidji State Park offers year-round recreation. Lake Bemidji State Park is a state park near Bemidji, Minnesota.

Bemidji is home to one of five flight bases in the state for North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, a Level 1 Trauma Center in the twin cities, MeritCare Clinic which operates five facilities in Bemidji, and North Country Health Services. Robbinsdale is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer Dave Casper was born in Bemidji, as was actress Jane Russell. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL David John Casper (born February 2, 1952 in Bemidji Minnesota) is a retired American football player Jane Russell (born June 21) is an American film actress and Sex symbol.

Bemidji is also home base for Paul Bunyan Broadcasting, a group of sixteen radio stations in Bemidji, Baxter, Wadena and Alexandria. Paul Bunyan Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company based in Bemidji Minnesota.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Culture 4 Media 4.1 Newspapers 4.2 TV stations 4.3 Radio stations 4.4 Magazine 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (33. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²), of which, 11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 square miles (30. 5 km²) of it is land and 1. 2 square miles (3. 1 km²) of it (9. 11%) is water.

Four-lane U.S. Route 2, U.S. Route 71, and Minnesota State Highway 197 are three of the main routes in the city. US Route 2 is an east-west US Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US Route 71 is a north-south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways Currently Minnesota State Highway 197 is a Highway which runs through the city of Bemidji Minnesota. Minnesota State Highways 89 and 371 are nearby. Minnesota State Highway 89 is a Highway in northwest Minnesota which runs from Manitoba Highway 89 (near Pinecreek and continues south to its southern Minnesota State Highway 371 is a Highway connecting Minnesota 's northern lakes region with the central part of the state

The largest earthquake on record for the Bemidji area was recorded on September 3, 1917. It is claimed that it shook houses down in Bemidji and across northern Minnesota. (Little Falls Daily Transcript, September 4, 1917) The epicenter was about 95 miles away in Staples, Minnesota. Staples is a city in Todd and Wadena counties in the US state of Minnesota. It affected an area of 48,000 km², and was rated a magnitude 4. 4 with a maximum intensity of VI to VII. The closest and most recent quake occurred in Walker, MN on September 27, 1982 with a magnitude of 2. 0. [1]

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	2,183		—
1910	5,099		133. 6%
1920	7,086		39%
1930	7,202		1. 6%
1940	9,427		30. 9%
1950	10,001		6. 1%
1960	9,958		−0. 4%
1970	11,490		15. 4%
1980	10,949		−4. 7%
1990	11,245		2. 7%
2000	11,917		6%

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 11,917 people, 4,669 households, and 2,427 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,011. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8 people per square mile (390. 6/km²). There were 4,948 housing units at an average density of 420. 1/sq mi (162. 2/km²). The racial makeup of the 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 races, and 2. 06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 14% of the population.

There were 4,669 households out of which 25. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34. 0% were married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48. 0% were non-families. 35. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 22 and the average family size was 2. 87.

In the city the population 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. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 87. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,072, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $28,312 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,264. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 13. 2% of families and 19. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 7% of those under age 18 and 10. 9% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

Bemidji is a progressive college town, with strong technology and art influences. The city's streets are lined with small shops and art sculptures. The community puts high importance on art, music, science, and religion. The city offers a quaint, laidback feel and lifestyle. Politically the city is relatively conservative. The Concordia Language Villages are located near Bemidji and this has perhaps been influential in the existence of several language conversational groups (including French, Norwegian, Spanish, Italian, and German) that meet weekly in local coffee houses. Concordia Language Villages (CLV, previously the International Language Villages is a world-language and culture education program whose mission is to prepare young people for responsible During the summer, the Paul Bunyan Playhouse operates a non-equity, summer stock theater. Summer Stock is also the title of a 1950 musical motion picture starring Judy Garland

The city is well known to fans of the sport of curling. Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared 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. The Bemidji Curling Club is a Curling club located in the city of Bemidji Minnesota. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The World Curling Championships are annual Curling events which showcase the world's best curlers organized by the World Curling Federation. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Pete Fenson, the skip of the U. Peter Fenson (born February 29, 1968 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American Curler, skip of the men's rink which represented S. curling team that took the bronze medal at the 2006 Olympics, is a native of Bemidji. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in

A city referendum for a Bemidji Regional Events Center passed by a slim majority of 43 votes out of 4583 votes cast in November 2006. The Bemidji Regional Events Center is a description of a 4000-seat multi-purpose Arena and Convention center in Bemidji Minnesota, United States The center is expected to cost $50 million. While the major tenant for the center is expected to be the Bemidji State University (BSU) hockey team, the current status of the men's hockey team is uncertain as it attempts to enter the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Information on this project can be found at Bemidji Events.

Media

Newspapers

• The Bemidji Pioneer - local daily newspaper www.bemidjipioneer.com

TV stations

Most of Bemidji's TV stations primarily rebroadcast the television stations of Minneapolis.

• KAWE 9 (digital 18) PBS, "Lakeland Public TV" -- the only locally-based TV station in Bemidji
• KCCW 12 (digital 20) CBS, rebroadcasts WCCO Minneapolis
• KFTC 26 MyNetworkTV, rebroadcasts WFTC Minneapolis
• K28DD 28 ABC, rebroadcasts KSAX Alexandria
• K30DK 30 Fox, rebroadcasts KMSP Minneapolis

Radio stations

FM radio

• 88. is an administrative ward in the Kinondoni district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the WCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated Television station that serves the Minneapolis-St CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. WCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated Television station that serves the Minneapolis-St WFTC, channel 29 is a MyNetworkTV -affiliated station licensed to Minneapolis Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis- St MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company WFTC, channel 29 is a MyNetworkTV -affiliated station licensed to Minneapolis Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis- St The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. KSAX is a US Television station based in Alexandria Minnesota, which is rebroadcasted on KRWF in Redwood Falls Minnesota. Alexandria is a city in and the County seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. KMSP-TV, channel 9 is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation -owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Minneapolis Minnesota 5 KCRB Minnesota Public Radio, classical music / NPR
• 89. Minnesota Public Radio ( MPR) a 501(c(3 non-profit organization is one of the premier Public radio stations producing programming for radio Internet Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music 7 KBSB College radio Top 40 (Bemidji State University), "FM 90"
• 91. KBSB (897 FM) is a Radio station licensed to Bemidji Minnesota, USA the station serves the Bemidji area Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and Bemidji State University (BSU is a public state university in Bemidji Minnesota, USA located on the shores of Lake Bemidji. 3 KNBJ Minnesota Public Radio, news / NPR
• 92. Minnesota Public Radio ( MPR) a 501(c(3 non-profit organization is one of the premier Public radio stations producing programming for radio Internet News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth 3 KBJI-LP 3ABN Christian network
• 92. Low-power broadcasting is the concept of Broadcasting at very low power and low cost to a small community area Three Angels Broadcasting Network, or 3ABN for short is a nonprofit 24-hour television and Radio networks which primarily focuses on Christian Christian radio is a Radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christian message. 7 W224AB Christian, KBHW translator
• 95. Christian radio is a Radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christian message. Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN is a trademark of Moody Bible Institute, and is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States. 5 KKZY Adult Contemporary, "KZY"
• 98. KKZY (955 FM, "KZY 955" is a Radio station is based in Bemidji Minnesota, USA and airs an Adult contemporary music format Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in 3 WBJI Classic country, "Real Country"
• 99. WBJI (983 FM) known as "Real Country 983" is a Radio station is based in Bemidji Minnesota, (licensed to Blackduck Minnesota, Classic Country is a radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades Real Country is a 24-hour radio format produced by ABC Radio. 1 KLLZ Classic Rock, "Z99"
• 101. KLLZ-FM (991 FM, "Z99" is a Radio station broadcasting from Bemidji Minnesota (licensed to Walker Minnesota) and airs a Classic Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s 1 KBHP Country "KB101"
• 102. KBHP (1011 FM, "KB101" is one of the most listened to Radio stations in northern Minnesota Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. 5 KKWB-FM easy listening (new-under construction)
• 103. Easy listening music is a style of Popular music and radio format that emerged in the mid-20th century evolving out of swing and Big band music 7 KKBJ Hot Adult Contemporary, "Mix 103. KKBJ-FM (1037 FM) known as "Mix 1037" is a Radio station based in Bemidji Minnesota, that airs a Hot adult contemporary format Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in 7"
• 104. 5 WQXJ-FM True Oldies Channel
• 105. WQXJ (1045 FM, "True Oldies 1045" is an Oldies radio station is based in Bemidji Minnesota. The True Oldies Channel is a syndicated radio programming stream hosted by American radio personality Scott Shannon. 3 KAXE "Northern Community Radio", translator K234AD, Community/IPR/NPR
• 107. Community radio is a type of Radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more Independent Public Radio ( IPR) is a Public radio network in Minnesota. 1 KKEQ Contemporary Christian music, "Q107", audible signal on most radios, based in Fosston, MN but targets Bemidji listeners

AM radio

• 820 WBKK-AM Classic Country with Polka (new-under construction)
• 1360 KKBJ News/Talk
• 1450 KBUN KFAN Sports network, "The Fan"

Magazine

• Best of Bemidji Quarterly Magazine - direct mailed magazine to every home in the greater Bemidji area, BOB features ads from local businesses with no editorial copy. KKEQ (1071 FM) known on-air as Your Q FM, is a Christian Radio station in Fosston Minnesota. Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is Fosston is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the ' Grand Forks - ND Classic Country is a radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades The polka is a fast lively Central European Dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas KKBJ (1360 AM) known as "Talkradio 1360" is a Radio station based in Bemidji Minnesota, that airs a talk format Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues KFAN (1130 AM) is a Sports Talk radio station in the Minneapolis-St KFAN (1130 AM) is a Sports Talk radio station in the Minneapolis-St Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a Radio format devoted entirely to Discussion and Broadcasting of sporting events. Most ads are coupons. www.bestofbemidji.com

Gallery

Paul And Babe	Courthouse	Bemidji Fed Building	A downtown street
Lake Bemidji	Paul Bunyan Drive SW	City Bass	Madeline Takes Flight
Blue Chain Jane	Ira Eagle Boy	Box Of Dreams	Escape From The Depths
Lake Bemidji In The Spring	Downtown Bemidji	Downtown Bemidji

References

External links

• City of Bemidji, MN -- Official site
• Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce
• The Bemidji Pioneer Newspaper
• MeritCare Clinic
• North Country Regional Hospital
• Best of Bemidji Quarterly Magazine

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