About Bemidji
Bemidji, MN is a close-knit town located in northern Minnesota counting 15,733 people who proudly call it home.
Bemidji holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 17.44 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 902 residents per square mile.
📰 Bemidji News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Bemidji Unique
- The only place in America named Bemidji — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in northern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 15,733.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Bemidji
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Headwaters Science Center · Museum
- Watermark Art Center · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bemidji
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Bemidji
- Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn
- BEMIDJI REGIONAL INTERDIST. COUNCIL
- BEMIDJI SENIOR HIGH
- FIRST CITY SCHOOL
- HORACE MAY ELEMENTARY
- J.W. SMITH ELEMENTARY
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY
- NORTH COUNTRY VOC. COOP. CTR.
- NORTHERN ELEMENTARY
- Schoolcraft Learning Community
- TREKNORTH HIGH SCHOOL
- Trek North Middle School
- Voyageurs Expeditionary MS
- Voyageurs Expeditionary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Sanford Bemidji Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Community Behavioral Health Hospital - Bemidji · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.