Belleville, Kansas

**Belleville** is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Republic County. In 2020, 2,007 people lived there.

## History

Belleville was created in 1869. It incorporated as a city in 1878. It was named for Arabelle Tutton, the wife of a member of the town company.

The first post office in Belleville was created in February 1870.

## Geography

Belleville is at  (39.824337, -97.633855). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 2,007 people, 919 households, and 490 families living in Belleville. Of the households, 68.9% owned their home and 31.1% rented their home.

The median age was 46.8 years. Of the people, 93.7% were White, 0.5% were Native American, 0.5% were Asian, 0.2% were Black, 0.2% were Pacific Islanders, 0.3% were from some other race, and 4.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,991 people, 949 households, and 533 families living in Belleville.

## Media

_The Belleville Telescope_ is the local newspaper. It was created in 1870. It has been publishing regularly since 1873.

## Famous people

- Larry Cheney (1886–1969), Major League Baseball player
- Nick Hague (born 1975), NASA astronaut, Colonel in United States Air Force, born in Belleville
- Dean Nesmith, professional football player and noted athletic trainer

## Other websites

- City
- City of Belleville
- Belleville - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 109, local school district
- Historical
- Belleville History
- Historical photos of Belleville
- Maps
- Belleville City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Belleville, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Republic Co Kansas Courthouse.JPG
- **image caption**: Republic County Courthouse (2010)
- **image map**: Republic_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Belleville_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Republic County, Kansas, Republic County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Republic Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Republic County, Kansas, Republic County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Republic County, Kansas, Republic
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1869
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1887
- **named for**: Arabelle Tutton
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 2.09
- **area land sq mi**: 2.06
- **area water sq mi**: 0.04
- **area total km2**: 5.42
- **area land km2**: 5.33
- **area water km2**: 0.10
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1545
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 2007
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66935
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-05600
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485546