Belle Plaine, Kansas

**Belle Plaine** is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 1,467 people lived there.

## History

Belle Plaine was created in 1871. Belle Plaine is a French name, and it means "beautiful plain".  In 1883, Belle Plaine was a station and shipping point for the Southern Central & Fort Scott Railway. By 1910, it was at the junction of two railroads, the Missouri Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.  The first post office in Belle Plaine was created in April 1871.

## Geography

Belle Plaine is at  (37.393428, -97.279548). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

Belle Plaine has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Belle Plaine has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,467 people, 588 households, and 411 families living in Belle Plaine. Of the households, 70.7% owned their home and 29.3% rented their home.

The median age was 37.8 years. Of the people, 89.3% were White, 1.4% were Native American, 0.5% were Black, 0.1% were Asian, 1.5% were from some other race, and 7.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.9% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,681 people, 630 households, and 466 families living in Belle Plaine.

## Education

Belle Plaine is a part of Belle Plaine USD 357 public school district.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine - Directory of Public Officials
- Belle Plaine Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 357, local school district
- Historical
- Belle Plaine Historical/Genealogical Society
- Maps
- Belle Plaine City Map, KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Belle Plaine, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Belle-plaine-water-tower.jpg
- **image caption**: Belle Plaine water tower (Jan 2017)
- **image map**: Sumner_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Belle_Plaine_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Sumner Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner 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**: Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1871
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1884
- **named for**: _beautiful plain_
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.83
- **area land sq mi**: 0.83
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.15
- **area land km2**: 2.15
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1221
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1467
- **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**: 67013
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-05500
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394114