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- Bemidji is 0% more densely populated than Northfield.
- People are 22.3% less likely to be married in Bemidji.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Bemidji.
 Northfield, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,114329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock27.638.4
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 Population - 201020,054  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,917285,036,114
 Population - 199014,684  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock29.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now41.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,054.393.4
 Land Area8.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Northfield, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2020.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Northfield, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 White80.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock8.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Northfield, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock28.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.6%50.2%
 Never Married48.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households6,198  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,75580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,497  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 5 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 18 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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