Belleville, Illinois

Belleville is a city and the county seat of St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.^[3] The population was 42,404 at the 2020 census, making it the most populated city in Southern Illinois and the Metro East region of Greater St. Louis. 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.

Belleville, Illinois

United States

Illinois

St. Clair

1814

Patty Gregory

23.49 sq mi (60.84 km²)

23.23 sq mi (60.17 km²)

0.26 sq mi (0.67 km²)

502 ft (153 m)

42,404

1,825.16/sq mi (704.71/km²)

UTC−6 (CST)

UTC−5 (CDT)

62220-62223, 62225, 62226

618

17-163-04858

2394118^[2]

belleville.net

Belleville Historic District

Gustave Koerner House

Knobeloch-Seibert Farm

Education[edit]

Within Belleville are four high schools; namely, the public Belleville High School-East and Belleville High School-West, and the private Althoff Catholic High School and Governor French Academy. In addition, small portions of the city are within the districts for East St. Louis Senior High School, Mascoutah Community High School, and Freeburg Community High School.

Belleville is also home to numerous grade school districts, including Belleville School District 118, Belle Valley School District 119, Harmony Emge School District 175, Signal Hill School District 181, and Whiteside School District 115. Parochial grade schools include St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Augustine of Canterbury Church, St. Teresa, Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady Queen of Peace, and Zion Lutheran School.^[24]

Higher education in Belleville includes Southwestern Illinois College, a public community college. The city was formerly home to Lindenwood University – Belleville from 2009 to 2020.

Media[edit]

The Belleville News-Democrat, is the city's daily newspaper. The News-Democrat is part of the McClatchy chain and covers the Metro East region and Southwestern Illinois. The city is also served by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the area's major metropolitan daily. Belleville receives the signals of most radio and TV stations based in St. Louis.

Healthcare[edit]

Bethany Place in Belleville provides services for those with HIV/AIDS.^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]

(1775-1833), 3rd Governor of Illinois

Ninian Edwards

(1788-1865), 4th Governor of Illinois

John Reynolds

(1811-1860), 11th Governor of Illinois

William Henry Bissell

(1806–1880), Delaware Native American leader, scout, and rancher

Black Beaver

19th-century American homeopathic physician and writer

Charles Romyn Dake

American comedian, actress, and jazz singer

Lea DeLaria

American actor and dancer

Buddy Ebsen

American songwriter and musician

Jay Farrar

poet, writer, professor at St. Mary's University, Texas and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts^[29]

Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill

Professional golfer, winner of the 1968 Masters Tournament

Bob Goalby

American engineer and a former NASA astronaut

Sandra Magnus

former American professional basketball player

Darius Miles

(1834-1915), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

James T. Mitchell

Illinois state representative, sheriff, and businessman

Edward P. Petri

constructed the foundations for the scientific methodology development of professional social work and is considered as the mother of social casework.^[30]

Mary Ellen Richmond

musician, songwriter, author, and record producer

Jeff Tweedy

an American retired professional wrestler

Kevin Von Erich

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois from 2010 to 2015.^[31]

Stephen R. Wigginton

Paderborn, Germany^[32]

Belleville has one sister city:

Official website

The Belleville Historical Society

. City of Belleville, Illinois. 2013. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014.

Belleville, Illinois