Belknap, Illinois

About Belknap

Belknap is a tiny community in southern Illinois with an estimated population of 86.

Officially, Belknap is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.06 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 81 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Belknap Unique

• With 86 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Belknap

• Cache River State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Grassy Slough Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Michael W. Wolff Memorial Wetlands · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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