Belle Plaine, Minnesota

About Belle Plaine

Set in the southern part of Minnesota, Belle Plaine is a close-knit town counting 7,444 people who proudly call it home.

Belle Plaine holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.97 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,247 residents per square mile.

📰 Belle Plaine News Today

• Fire at Belle Plaine senior living facility displaces 67 residents CBS News · Aug 14
• Fire forces seniors to evacuate facility in Belle Plaine kare11.com · Aug 14
• Fire at Belle Plaine senior living facility displaces 67 residents dailydispatch.com · Aug 17
• Fire forces evacuation at Belle Plaine senior living facility Bring Me The News · Aug 16
• Belle Plaine Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Belle Plaine Unique

• Positioned in southern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 7,444.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Belle Plaine

• Reception

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Belle Plaine

• Archery Park reviews ★
• Blaha Memorial Bird Sanctuary reviews ★
• Century Park reviews ★
• Chatfield Park reviews ★
• Court Square Park reviews ★
• Founders Park reviews ★
• Fountain Park reviews ★
• Heritage Park (Purple Park) reviews ★
• Hickory Park reviews ★
• Meadow Park reviews ★
• Prairie Park reviews ★
• Townsend Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Belle Plaine

• BELLE PLAINE JUNIOR HIGH
• BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH
• Belle Plaine ECSE
• Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper
• CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY
• EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
• OAK CREST ELEMENTARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Belle Plaine

🏘️ Nearby Communities