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Welcome to Belle Plaine ...

The city of Belle Plaine is located in Sumner County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Plaine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belle Plaine has a population of 1,552 people<2> (see below for details).

Belle Plaine is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Belle Plaine: 620

The ZIP code for Belle Plaine: 67013<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belle Plaine had an population of 1,552 people. This is a decrease of 7.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belle Plaine had a population of 1,681 people (which is 6.97% of the total population of Sumner County). This makes Belle Plaine the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Belle Plaine represents 0.06% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,681 people, the population of Belle Plaine decreased 1.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,708 people).

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

Communities Also Named Belle Plaine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Belle Plaine - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belle Plaine.

Communities near Belle Plaine ...

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

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 Plaine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belle Plaine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belle Plaine. 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 Plaine.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Plaine. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belle Plaine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Plaine ...

Looking for more information about Belle Plaine? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Belle Plaine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belle Plaine.

Adding Belle Plaine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belle Plaine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belle Plaine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Belle Plaine post office opened in 1871.

We also found Belle Plaine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Plaine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Sumner, 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 Plaine.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Belle Plaine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Belle Plaine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Belle Plaine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/