Pinewood is a small

unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in section 33 of Buzzle Township in Beltrami County,

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, United States. Some local sources have estimated the area population at 147, however that number cannot be confirmed. It is approximately 19 miles northwest of

Bemidji Bemidji ( ) is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,574 at the 2020 census. According to 2022 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 15,946, makin ...

, where most community services are available.

History

The town of Pinewood was established in 1879, and had a station of the

Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is one of the primary United States railroad subsidiaries for the CPKC Railway , one of six U.S. Class I railroads, controlled through the Soo Line Corporation. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Saul ...

. At its peak Pinewood also had a Post Office, general store, mercantile store, sawmill, livery stable, and a hotel.

Notes

Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Beltrami County, Minnesota {{BeltramiCountyMN-geo-stub