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Population (year 2000): 1,708. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,618 (-5.3% change)
Males: 846 (49.5%), Females: 862 (50.5%)
Sumner County
Zip code:
67013
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $38,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,900 (year 2000)
Races in Belle Plaine:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Two or more races (4.4%)
- American Indian (2.6%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Other race (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (25.9%), United States
(14.9%), English (13.7%), Irish (9.3%), French (5.4%),
Scotch-Irish (2.7%).
Elevation: 1230 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Belle Plaine
- High school or higher: 89.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Belle Plaine city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Belle Plaine:
- SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
WELLINGTON, KS)
- WICHITA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WICHITA,
KS)
- VIA CHRISTI REHABILITATION CENTER INC (about 22
miles; WICHITA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Belle Plaine:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 16 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID:
IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 19 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 60 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belle Plaine:
- WELLINGTON MUNI (about 9 miles; WELLINGTON, KS; ID:
EGT)
- HAMILTON FIELD (about 12 miles; DERBY, KS; ID: 1K3)
- COOK AIRFIELD INC (about 15 miles; DERBY, KS; ID:
K50)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Belle Plaine:
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WICHITA, KS;
Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 92
miles; STILLWATER, OK; FT enrollment: 16,937)
- LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; LANGSTON, OK;
FT enrollment: 2,324)
Public high school in Belle Plaine:
- BELLE PLAINE HIGH (Students: 292; Location:
822 N MERCHANT; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Belle Plaine:
- BELLE PLAINE ELEM (Students: 359; Location:
614 N MERCHANT; Grades: PK - 05)
- BELLE PLAINE MIDDLE (Students: 206; Location:
724 N MERCHANT; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Belle Plaine:
- BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $39,803; Location: 222 W. 5TH, BOX 700; 15,546
books; 43 audio materials; 40 video materials; 30 serial
subscriptions)
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