What is the population of Bemidji, Minnesota?
The population of Bemidji, Minnesota was 11,917 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County, MinnesotaBeltrami CountyGeographic references. Bemidji is best known nationally as being the “curling capital” of the United States. The skip of the Bronze Medal winning men’s national curling team competing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in TurinTorino is Bemidji native Pete Fenson, 37, and the skip of the women’s national curling team, also competing at the Olympics, is fellow Bemidjian Cassandra Johnson, 24. Bemidji natives and sisters Kari Liapis Erickson and Stacy Liapis represented the US in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.