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Belle Plaine, Iowa
Belle Plaine is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,330 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area.
Belle Plaine was founded in 1862 when it was certain the railroad would be extended to that point. It was surveyed in March 1862 by George F. Kirby for its proprietor, John I Blair who platted it and filed the plat for record on 12 May 1862. (The date and surveyor were identical for Blairstown.) "Belle Plaine" is derived from the French meaning "beautiful plain".
Belle Plaine is located on both the historic Lincoln Highway and the cross country tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.23 square miles (8.37 km2), of which 3.22 square miles (8.34 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
The Iowa River flows roughly southeastward, just south of the city airport.
As of the 2020 census, Belle Plaine had a population of 2,330, with 1,058 households and 589 families. The population density was 733.0 inhabitants per square mile (283.0/km2). There were 1,222 housing units at an average density of 384.4 per square mile (148.4/km2). For every 100 females there were 101.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.9 males age 18 and over.
The median age was 44.4 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18, 24.4% were under the age of 20, 4.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24, 21.8% were from 25 to 44, 28.8% were from 45 to 64, and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.
Of households, 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.5% were married-couple households, 8.4% were cohabitating couples, 23.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 44.3% of households were non-families, 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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Belle Plaine, Iowa
Belle Plaine is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,330 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area.
Belle Plaine was founded in 1862 when it was certain the railroad would be extended to that point. It was surveyed in March 1862 by George F. Kirby for its proprietor, John I Blair who platted it and filed the plat for record on 12 May 1862. (The date and surveyor were identical for Blairstown.) "Belle Plaine" is derived from the French meaning "beautiful plain".
Belle Plaine is located on both the historic Lincoln Highway and the cross country tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.23 square miles (8.37 km2), of which 3.22 square miles (8.34 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
The Iowa River flows roughly southeastward, just south of the city airport.
As of the 2020 census, Belle Plaine had a population of 2,330, with 1,058 households and 589 families. The population density was 733.0 inhabitants per square mile (283.0/km2). There were 1,222 housing units at an average density of 384.4 per square mile (148.4/km2). For every 100 females there were 101.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.9 males age 18 and over.
The median age was 44.4 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18, 24.4% were under the age of 20, 4.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24, 21.8% were from 25 to 44, 28.8% were from 45 to 64, and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.
Of households, 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.5% were married-couple households, 8.4% were cohabitating couples, 23.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 44.3% of households were non-families, 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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