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Welcome to Belle Prairie City ...

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

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<2> (see below for details).

Belle Prairie City is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Belle Prairie City: 618 & 730<4>

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 (which had 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)
  • Fairfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McLeansboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
    • 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)
  • Bluford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Enfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dahlgren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bonnie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Belle Prairie City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belle Prairie City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Belle Prairie City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Belle Prairie City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.