Bear River
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°46′40″N 93°04′59″W / 47.77778°N 93.08306°W / 47.77778; -93.08306
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Itasca and Saint Louis
Township	Bearville Township and Morcom Township
Elevation	1,283 ft (391 m)
Population
• Total	10
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55723
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	660745[1]

Bear River is an unincorporated community in Itasca and Saint Louis counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Bear River is at the intersection of County Road 22 and County Road 916 (Saint Louis–Itasca Judicial Road), 24 miles west of Cook and 31 miles east of Effie. It is partly in Morcom Township in Saint Louis County, and partly in Bearville Township in Itasca County.

The Bear River, a tributary of the Sturgeon River, flows through the community.

Saint Louis County Highway 5 and Minnesota State Highway 65 are both nearby, as are the communities of Togo, Celina, and Side Lake.

Bear River is the home town of the Minnesota Twins mascot TC Bear.

• Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
• Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
• Mn/DOT map of Itasca County – Sheet 3 – 2011 edition
• Mn/DOT map of Saint Louis County – Sheet 3 – 2011 edition