Welcome to Belmond ...

The city of Belmond is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belmond, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belmond has a population of 2,265 people<2> (see below for details).

Belmond is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Belmond is within the boundaries of the (641) area code.

The ZIP code for Belmond: 50421<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belmond had an population of 2,265 people. This is a decrease of 4.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belmond had a population of 2,376 people (which is 17.96% of the total population of Wright County). This makes Belmond the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Belmond represents 0.08% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 136th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,376 people, the population of Belmond decreased 7.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,560 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belmond.

Communities near Belmond ...

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

• Eagle Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
  • Eagle Grove is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Grove <5>
• Garner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <5>
• Clarion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <5>
• Britt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
  • Britt is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <5>
• Kanawha
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
  • Kanawha is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanawha <5>
• Goldfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <5>
• Dows
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
  • Dows is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dows <5>
• Latimer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
  • Latimer is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <5>
• Klemme
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
  • Klemme is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klemme <5>
• Thornton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 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 Belmond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belmond.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmond. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belmond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belmond ...

Looking for more information about Belmond? 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 Belmond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belmond.

Adding Belmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belmond 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 Belmond was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Belmond on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belmond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wright County: www.wrightcounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/