Welcome to Belle Fourche ...The city of Belle Fourche is located in Butte County<1> and is the County Seat for Butte County. The pronunciation of Belle Fourche: bel -- FOOSH<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Fourche, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Belle Fourche has a population of 5,682 people<3> (see below for details). Belle Fourche is 3,020 feet [920 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Belle Fourche is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Belle Fourche lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Belle Fourche: 605 The ZIP code for Belle Fourche: 57717<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belle Fourche had an population of 5,682 people. This is an increase of 1.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.47% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Belle Fourche had a population of 5,594 people (which is 55.15% of the total population of Butte County). This makes Belle Fourche the county's most populous community. The population of Belle Fourche represents 0.69% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 21st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,594 people, the population of Belle Fourche increased 22.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,565 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Belle Fourche. Communities near Belle Fourche ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belle Fourche.
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 Fourche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belle Fourche. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belle Fourche. 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 Fourche. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Fourche. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belle Fourche. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Fourche ...Looking for more information about Belle Fourche? 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 Fourche, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belle Fourche. Adding Belle Fourche to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Belle Fourche 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 (so far) for Belle Fourche was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Fourche. Footnotes ...
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