Profile for Belle Plaine, Iowa, IA

Local festivals include:

• Jumbo Well Days - Sept. 6-9, 2007
• Civil War Days - Sept. 14-16, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Belle Plaine Historical Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Belle Plaine

Cemeteries (25)

Communities (4)

Libraries (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Belle Plaine demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Benton County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 52208 ZIP code.

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31% of Belle Plaine residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Belle Plaine ancestry & family history guide.

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• Libraries in or near Belle Plaine

Post a query on a message board:

• Benton County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Cemetery record compendium
• Iowa cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Belle Plaine
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• Communities in Benton County

• Belle Plaine business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Iowa
• Local ordinances in Iowa (Partial selection)

• Crime in Benton County
• Arrests in Benton County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Iowa
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Belle Plaine was $16,321, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Benton County economic census
• Benton County economic summary
• Benton County employment growth
• Benton County unemployment rate
• Iowa economic data

14% of Belle Plaine residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Belle Plaine
• Colleges in Iowa
• Learning Disabilities Association in Iowa
• Schools in or near Belle Plaine
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• Yearbooks (old) of Iowa high schools

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• Air pollution in Benton County
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• Land contamination in Benton County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Iowa
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Benton County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Iowa

Belle Plaine festival dates:

• Jumbo Well Days - Sept. 6-9, 2007
• Civil War Days - Sept. 14-16, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Belle Plaine festival web sites:

• Jumbo Well Days

• ePodunk festival listings
• Iowa county fairs
• Iowa festivals (Iowa tourism department)
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• Belle Plaine items now on sale

• Benton County government
• Iowa state government
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Belle Plaine medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Belle Plaine
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• Museums in Iowa
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Benton County genealogy forum

Median rent in Belle Plaine, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $234.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $669.

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Libraries in Belle Plaine include Belle Plaine Community Library ... View libraries

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• Iowa library

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Newspapers in Belle Plaine include Belle Plaine Union

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• American Legion post locator
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• Community foundations (by state)
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Belle Plaine
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Benton County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Belle Plaine political report.

• Iowa Democratic party
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• Iowa elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Belle Plaine
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The average commute time for Belle Plaine workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Belle Plaine travel guide
• Airports near Belle Plaine
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• Iowa tourism bureau

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