History · Bel-Ridge

Bel-Ridge’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bel-Ridge is a suburban city in northern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,132 at the 2020 census. Bel-Ridge is part of the Normandy Schools Collaborative. Bel-Ridge became a city in 2015 by a vote of the voters.

Bel-Ridge was established in 1947. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,737 to 2,132 (-22%). Half of its homes were built before 1954.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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Then & now

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