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Independence, MO vs Bemidji, MN

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- People living in Bemidji are 10.0% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Independence
 Independence, MOBemidji, MNUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock43.3%49.4%
 Baptist13.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic10.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.3%2.1%
 Lutheran1.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Methodist5.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian11.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.3%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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