Welcome to Belle Plaine ...

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

The location of Belle Plaine 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 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<3> (see below for details).

Belle Plaine is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Belle Plaine is within the boundaries of the (620) area code.

The ZIP code for Belle Plaine: 67013<5>

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 (or 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.

• Derby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
• Haysville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <6>
• Wellington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <6>
• Mulvane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
  • Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <6>
• Rose Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <6>
• Clearwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <6>
• Douglass
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
  • Douglass is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <6>
• Conway Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Springs
  • Conway Springs is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway Springs <6>
• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Former name for Oxford:
  • Hapawalla
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sumner County: www.co.sumner.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/