Guide to Bejou Minnesota

Bejou (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

157

109

110

-5

-5.32

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.30

0.34

0.38

0.40

+0.02

+5.26

Density (persons per sq. mile)

523.33

320.59

289.47

250.05

222.50

-27.55

-11.02

Housing Units

-4

-8.70

Households

+2.78

Persons Per Household

2.22

2.82

2.61

2.41

-0.20

-7.66

Bejou is a city in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. US Highway 59 and County Road 1 are main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.40 square miles (1.04 km2), all of it land. The elevation is 1,220 feet above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 89 people, 37 households, and 21 families residing in the city. The population density was 222.5 inhabitants per square mile (85.9/km2). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 105.0 per square mile (40.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 76.4% White, 18.0% Native American, 1.1% Asian, and 4.5% from two or more races.

There were 37 households of which 18.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.24.

The median age in the city was 45.5 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.9% were from 25 to 44; 38.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.8% male and 47.2% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

BEJOU Township and its railway village received this name, changed in pronunciation and spelling, from the French words Bon jour ("Good day") of the former fur traders and voyageurs. It is the common Ojibwe salutation on meeting friends or even strangers, used like the familiar English and American greeting, "How do you do?" The city in sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, incorporated as a village on January 13, 1921, was created by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) in 1904 as a railroad village; its post office began in 1906.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Main Street looking west, Bejou Minnesota, 1914
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Lake Name

Size
(acres)

Lake info

Lake Map

Rec Map

Topo Map

Beaulieu

262

Little Vanose

143

360 Networks 1393 140th Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 938-4182
Bejou Fuel & Grocery 218 N Highway 59 Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-5091
C & S Ranch 1439 Hwy 59 PO Box 2103 Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-2695 Web: www.candsranch.com
Clark Dailey Construction 3159 460th Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 945-3108
D and G Lounge 500 Main Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-5116
Farmer-Lender Mediation 1526 170th Avenue Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-5785 Web: www.extension.umn.edu/ community/Mediation
GT Group Telecom USA 1393 140th Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 938-4182
Immanuel Lutheran Church 400 Roosevelt Avenue Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-5017
J C & J Trucking 1385 140th Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-5122
Larson Parts & Repair Inc 901 US Hwy 59 Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-2774
Lean To Tavern 532 Main Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-0468
McCollum Hunting Preserve 1466 170th Avenue Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-2468 Public hunting preserve. No limit hunting for pheasant, chukar and ducks. Hunting dogs and guide available for fee. Bird cleaning available. No license required. Overnight facilities include cabin's and clubhouse
Pederson Bros Farm 3077 County Highway 178 Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 938-4243
Plasterers Local 633 602 1st Avenue Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-2270
Sirjord Farms 2875 470th Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 356-8288
The Station 300 County Road 1 Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 936-5770
Triangle Ag LLC 1389 140th Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-9356
US Post Office 525 Main Street Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: (218) 935-5708
VFW Post 1226 Bejou, MN 56516 Phone: n/a

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