Belleville

Also known as Belleville, Illinois, Belleville, IL

city in and seat of St. Clair County, Illinois, United States

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Belleville is a city in Illinois that serves as the county seat of St. Clair County, meaning it is the center of local government and administration for that county. As an established city in the southwestern portion of Illinois near St. Louis, it plays an important role in the region's local governance and community life.

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Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: St. Clair
Total: 23.49 sq mi (60.84 km )
Land: 23.23 sq mi (60.17 km )
Water: 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km )
Elevation: 499 ft (152 m)
Density: 1,825.2/sq mi (704.71/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Zip codes: 62220–62223, 62225, 62226
Fips code: 17-163-04858
Website: belleville.net

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Belleville
Population: 42404
Area: 59.594563
Elevation: 157
Official website: www.belleville.net
Image: Main Street, Belleville, IL.jpg
Households: 17824
Dialing code: 618

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Commons category: Belleville, Illinois
inception: 1814-00-00
P8168: Jeremias Schröder
water as percent of area: 1.1694
per capita income: 27896
P12749: Johannes Werner
postal code: 62226

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Belleville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It is a southeastern suburb of St. Louis. The population was 42,404 at the 2020 census, making it the most populated city in the Metro East region of Greater St. Louis, and in all of Southern Illinois south of Springfield. Due to its proximity to Scott Air Force Base, the city has a significant population of military and federal civilian personnel. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville and home to the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows.

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