Beltrami County, Minnesota

Beltrami County is a located in the northern part of the  of. As of 2000, the population was 39,650. Its is. Portions of the and  s are in the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 7,914 (3,056 ). 6,489 km² (2,505 sq mi) of it is land and 1,425 km² (550 sq mi) of it (18.01%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,650 people, 14,337 households, and 9,749 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 16,989 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.66%, 0.36% or , 20.36% , 0.57% , 0.02% , 0.21% from , and 1.84% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were or  of any race. 21.6% were of, 19.7% and 5.6%  ancestry according to. 95.1% spoke and 2.4%  as their first language.

There were 14,337 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.30% were living together, 13.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13. In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 13.90% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,392, and the median income for a family was $40,345. Males had a median income of $30,434 versus $22,045 for females. The for the county was $15,497. About 12.90% of families and 17.60% of the population were below the, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

''On ePodunk : Beltrami County	& [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=20848 Beltrami Cty. ancestry] :'' German - 22%; Native-American tribe Chippewa - 19%; Norwegian - 18%