| Belle Prairie City, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.2236°N -88.5558°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hamilton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Crouch |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.13 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.13 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.44 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 476 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 49 |
| Population Density Km2: | 43.19 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 111.87 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62828 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-04793 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2396587 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Belle Prairie City, Illinois |
| Footnotes: | [2] |
Belle Prairie City is an incorporated town in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 49 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Belle Prairie City is located in northern Hamilton County southeast of the city of Mount Vernon and 4miles south of Interstate 64 via Exit 100. It is 10miles north of McLeansboro, the Hamilton County seat.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Belle Prairie City has a total area of 0.44sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the 2020 census[4] there were 49 people, 33 households, and 31 families residing in the town. The population density was 111.87PD/sqmi. There were 23 housing units at an average density of 52.51/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.96% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.
There were 33 households, out of which 57.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.39% were married couples living together, 54.55% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.06% were non-families. 6.06% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.06% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.27.
The town's age distribution consisted of 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 63.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.8 males.
The median income for a family was $34,107. Males had a median income of $44,167 versus $33,036 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,993. About 25.8% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.