Welcome to Belle Prairie City ...

The town of Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County<1>.

The location of Belle Prairie City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Prairie City, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated March 30, 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Belle Prairie City: Belle Pr. City

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belle Prairie City has a population of 50 people<3> (see below for details).

Belle Prairie City is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Belle Prairie City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Belle Prairie City is within the (618) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belle Prairie City had an population of 50 people. This is a decrease of 7.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belle Prairie City had a population of 54 people. This makes Belle Prairie City the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 54 people, the population of Belle Prairie City decreased 10% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 60 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belle Prairie City.

Communities near Belle Prairie City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belle Prairie City.

• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• McLeansboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <5>
• Ina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
• Wayne City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <5>
• Bluford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <5>
• Enfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <5>
• Dahlgren
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <5>
• Bonnie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
  • Bonnie is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belle Prairie City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belle Prairie City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belle Prairie City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belle Prairie City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Prairie City. See our Newspapers Page for Belle Prairie City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Prairie City ...

Looking for more information about Belle Prairie City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Belle Prairie City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Belle Prairie City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belle Prairie City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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