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Around Belle Plaine
Distances
Nearest major airport
Tulsa International Airport (TUL)114 miles away
Closer regional airport
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Wichita, KS20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX320 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Belle Plaine; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Belle Plaine
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 4th DistrictRon Estes (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Belle Plaine had 1,467 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 158th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Sumner County grew from 25,631 residents in 1900 to 22,382 in 2020.
Sumner County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 38.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Haysville 3se, KS weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Sumner County
4,366 jobs at 483 businesses in Sumner County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Belle Plaine.
Nearest hospitals
Rock Regional Hospital, LLCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Derby12.5 miles
Wichita Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Wichita19.0 miles
William Newton HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Winfield20.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
2
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Belle Plaine
Museums (1 nearby)
Belle Plaine Historical Museum0.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Belle Plaine. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Belle Plaine ElemBelle Plaine
Pre-K–4
211
Public
0.7 mi
Belle Plaine MiddleBelle Plaine
5–8
162
Public
0.6 mi
Belle Plaine HighBelle Plaine
9–12
181
Public
0.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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