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History · Belgium

33% of Belgium’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Belgium’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Belgium are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18996 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1978. Watch Belgium change.Boom and bustPeaked at 578 in 1970; 358 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Belgium’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Belgium’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Belgium on the map, 1899 to 1978

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Belgium. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Belgium on the 1899 USGS mapBelgium on the 1900 USGS mapBelgium on the 1949 USGS mapBelgium on the 1950 USGS mapBelgium on the 1966 USGS mapBelgium on the 1978 USGS map1899Danville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Belgium.

People over time

Belgium, census by census

0100200300400500600192019401960198020002020Peak: 578

Peaked at 578 in 1970; 358 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Belgium’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Belgium, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Belgium yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Belgium is a village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area of Danville, Illinois. The population was 358 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 404 to 358 (-11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

WestvilleIts storyBDanville Township9 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGeorgetown TownshipIts storyA−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.