Bemidji, Minnesota

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

• Rubado: Opportunity knocks for Amber Fryklund, Beavers under age-based eligibility model Bemidji Pioneer · Aug 18
• Ellen Benora Caldwell Obituary | Cease Family Funeral Homes | Bemidji, MN Tribute Archive · Aug 17
• Ellen Benora Caldwell Obituary (2026) - Bemidji, MN - Cease Family Funeral Home - Bemidji Legacy obituary · Aug 17
• Bemidji In Running For Merriest Christmas Town In The USA minnesotasnewcountry.com · Aug 17
• Fulton Brewing Partners with Bemidji Brewing, Forms New Minnesota Beverage Collective Minnesota Monthly · Aug 14

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

• 7 Brew — coffee shop (café)
• Applebee's — american
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Country Kitchen — american
• Mi Rancho — mexican
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Sparkling Waters — fine dining
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tara of Bemidji — thai
• Tutto Bene — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Headwaters Science Center · Museum
• Watermark Art Center · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bemidji

• Neilson Spearhead Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Algoma Park reviews ★
• Bemidji City Park reviews ★
• Bemidji Slough Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brinkman Park reviews ★
• Cameron Park reviews ★
• Diamond Point Park reviews ★
• East Lake Bemidji Park Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Gitigaan Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Gordon Falls Park reviews ★
• Library Park reviews ★
• North Country Park reviews ★

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.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bemidji

🏘️ Nearby Communities