Beltrami, MN

Beltrami is a town in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,527 at the 2010 census. Beltrami is located along U.S. Highway 2 and State Highway 10 near the junction of the Canadian and American borders.

The first settlers arrived in 1856, when a group of Norwegians established a farmstead on the banks of the White Earth River about east of present-day Beltrami. The town was platted in 1871 and named for Count Bernadotte (Henrik Bernadotte), who had served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1859 to 1866 and as Foreign Minister from 1870 to 1876. A post office has been in operation at Beltrami since 1871.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,521 people, 581 households, and 437 families residing in the town. The population density was 381.4 people per square mile (147.8/km²). There were 615 housing units at an average density of 158.7 per square mile (61.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98% Norwegian American; 0% Native American; 0% Asian; 0% from other races; and 1% from two or more races