Belton, Missouri

About Belton

Belton is a thriving city in western Missouri, home to 25,861 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Belton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 14.41 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,795 residents per square mile.

📰 Belton News Today

• Go-karts, movies, and 600 homes: Inside Belton’s $250M Uptown proposal KCTV · Sep 22
• Carl Kirk Obituary (1930 - 2026) - Belton, MO - Lawrence Journal-World Lawrence Journal-World · Sep 26
• What's ahead for the $250 million funding tool for Belton's Uptown Entertainment District? KSHB 41 Kansas City · Sep 22
• Elijah Myers FloWrestling · Oct 5
• Donald Lynn "Donnie" Brown II Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Missouri headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Belton Unique

• Positioned in western Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 25,861.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Belton

• Brewbakers Bar and Grill — bar and grill
• Dutch Bros Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Five Guys
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Random's Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tokyo Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar — japanese
• Waffle House — american
• Applebee's — american
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Belton Museum · Museum
• Dryden Drug Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Belton

• Cleveland Lake reviews ★
• Bobcat Park reviews ★
• Cimarron Trails Park reviews ★
• Cleveland Lake Disc Golf Course reviews ★
• Country View Park reviews ★
• Lincoln Housing Park reviews ★
• Markey Park reviews ★
• Memorial Park reviews ★
• Shalimar Park reviews ★
• Smoot Peace Park reviews ★
• Wallace Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Belton

• BELTON HIGH
• BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
• CAMBRIDGE ELEM.
• GLADDEN ELEM.
• GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR.
• KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.
• MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.
• Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Belton Regional Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Belton

🏘️ Nearby Communities