Belleville, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Belleville, Kansas
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Belleville, Kansas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Republic
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area_total_km2 = 5.1
area_land_km2 = 5.0
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 2.0
area_land_sq_mi = 1.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2239
population_density_km2 = 445.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1153.0

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 471
elevation_ft = 1545
latd = 39 |latm = 49 |lats = 25 |latNS = N
longd = 97 |longm = 37 |longs = 49 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 66935
area_code = 785
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blank_info = 20-05600GR|2
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blank1_info = 0472835GR|3
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Belleville is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,239 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Republic CountyGR|6.

Geography

Belleville is located at coor dms|39|49|25|N|97|37|49|W|city (39.823548, -97.630183)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.02%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,239 people, 1,045 households, and 606 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,153.0 people per square mile (445.6/km²). There were 1,259 housing units at an average density of 648.4/sq mi (250.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.35% White, 0.27% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 1,045 households out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the city the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 34.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 79.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,692, and the median income for a family was $36,515. Males had a median income of $24,743 versus $16,964 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,989. About 5.4% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

The Boyer Gallery is located here.

Notable residents

* Larry Cheney, Major League Baseball player
* Dean Nesmith, former professional football player and head athletic trainer for KU

References

External links

* [http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Belleville/ City of Belleville, KS Website]
* [http://www.usd109.org Republic County Schools USD-109 Website]