Editing Belle Rive, Illinois

{{other places|Belle Rive (disambiguation)}}
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'''Belle Rive''' is a village in [[Jefferson County, Illinois|Jefferson County]], [[Illinois]], United States. The population was 309 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1704806 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Mount Vernon, Illinois|Mount Vernon]] [[Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
In 1852, Edmund P. Grant bought about {{convert|480|acre|km2}} of federal land grants around what was to become Belle Rive. Grant was a wealthy land speculator from [[Montgomery County, Tennessee]]. At that time there was a corporation in [[Mount Vernon, Illinois|Mt. Vernon]] that was attempting to build a rail line from [[St. Louis]] to [[Evansville, Indiana]]. It seems likely that Grant was buying land in anticipation of the construction of the railroad, intending to build a town. This early attempt at building a railroad failed during a recession in the mid-1850s. Grant died in 1863, after being chased from Mt. Vernon by a mob objecting to his [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] politics.

Belle Rive was founded in 1871, coinciding with the opening of the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|St. Louis & Southeastern Railroad]].

Belle Rive got its name from [[Louis Groston de Saint-Ange de Bellerive]], who surrendered Illinois to the British in 1765.<ref>John W. Allen, ''Legends and Lore of Southern Illinois'' (1963), p. 46</ref> It is not clear if he was ever associated with the area near the village. See [[List of commandants of the Illinois Country]].

==Geography==
Belle Rive is located in southeastern Jefferson County. [[Illinois Route 142]] passes through the village, leading northwest {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Mount Vernon, Illinois|Mount Vernon]], the [[county seat]], and southeast {{convert|15|mi}} to [[McLeansboro, Illinois|McLeansboro]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Belle Rive has a total area of {{convert|1.03|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The village is drained by tributaries of Auxier Creek, an east-flowing stream in the [[Little Wabash River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 370
|1910= 312
|1920= 311
|1930= 278
|1940= 333
|1950= 313
|1960= 303
|1970= 279
|1980= 401
|1990= 396
|2000= 371
|2010= 361
|2020= 309
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 309 people, 194 households, and 135 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|301.17|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 155 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|151.07|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.27% of the population.

There were 194 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.63% were married couples living together, 11.34% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.41% were non-families. 23.71% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.79% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 1.95.

The village's age distribution consisted of 15.9% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,192, and the median income for a family was $42,061. Males had a median income of $41,118 versus $31,985 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $27,686. About 8.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==See also==
{{portal|Illinois}}
* [[List of municipalities in Illinois]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Belle Rive, Illinois}}
* [http://carolyar.com/Illinois/History.htm History of Belle Rive]
* [http://www.carolyar.com/Illinois/JEFFERSON/Jefferson352.htm History of Jefferson County]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051230175445/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/data_lan.html Illinois Land Sales]

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[[Category:Villages in Jefferson County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1871]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]