Belpre
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city in Washington County, Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Washington
- Mayor
- Susan J. Abdella ( R )
- Total
- 3.57 sq mi (9.24 km )
- Land
- 3.49 sq mi (9.03 km )
- Water
- 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km )
- Elevation
- 659 ft (201 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 6,614
- Density
- 1,930.6/sq mi (745.42/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 (Eastern)
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 39-05424
- Website
- https://www.cityofbelpre.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Belpre
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Washington County
- Population
- 6728
- Area
- 9.239689
- Elevation
- 187
- Body of water
- Ohio River
- Official website
- www.cityofbelpre.com
- Image
- Capt. Jonathan Stone House.jpg
- Households
- 2974
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- different from
- Belpre
- Commons category
- Belpre, Ohio
- postal code
- 45714
- inception
- 1789-01-01
- IPA transcription
- ˈbɛlpriː
- water as percent of area
- 2.3152
- per capita income
- 29074
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Farmer's Castle fortification at Belpre during the Northwest Indian War
Belpre (historically spelled Belpré; pronounced /ˈbɛlpri/ BEL-pree) is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River across from Parkersburg, West Virginia. The population was 6,728 at the 2020 census. Its name derives from "Belle Prairie" (French for "beautiful meadow"), the name given to the valley by French trappers prior to the first American settlement at the site.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belpre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.