Tenstrike, Minnesota
human settlement in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States of America
Tenstrike is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tenstrike had a population of 186. It is 21 miles northeast of Bemidji.
History
A post office called Tenstrike has been in operation since 1899.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.47 square miles (11.58 km2), of which 3.26 square miles (8.44 km2) is land and 1.21 square miles (3.13 km2) is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 201 people, 82 households, and 59 families living in the city. The population density was 61.7 inhabitants per square mile (23.8/km2). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 37.1 per square mile (14.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.0% White, 3.5% Native American, and 1.5% from two or more races.
There were 82 households, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.0% were non-families.
The public source identifies “Tenstrike, Minnesota” as human settlement in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tenstrike, Minnesota and human.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2049872. Authority coordinates are 47.657, -94.675. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1899 and 2010.
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