Minnesota, Scott County
Where Belle Plaine's records are kept. Belle Plaine has its own city government, public library and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Belle Plaine's own offices, along with State of Minnesota offices; the Scott County offices are on our Scott County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
QuickFacts table from the Census Bureau for Belle Plaine city, Minnesota, with a 2025 population estimate of 7,632 and figures on age, race and Hispanic origin, housing, income, poverty and land area.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
Search indexes of Minnesota birth records from 1900 to 1934, death records from 1904 to 2001 and state censuses from 1865 to 1905, plus the society's library catalog and immigration guides.
Open official site Minnesota Historical Society Family History ResearchCounty court
Minnesota's federal bankruptcy court, with courthouses in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and Fergus Falls; its site links PACER case lookup, electronic proof of claim filing, unclaimed funds and a free advice clinic.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of MinnesotaCounty court
Minnesota Judicial Branch search of state court cases, statewide or by county, by party name, case number, citation number or attorney, across civil, criminal, family and probate cases, with document, hearing and judgment searches.
Open official site Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)Vital records
Fills mail and fax orders for Minnesota birth records since 1900 and death records since 1908. Only eligible people may get certified copies, and county offices can often fill orders while you wait.
Open official site Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension list of missing children and adults and unidentified people in Minnesota, searchable by name, case type and county. Cases must first be reported to local police and entered in NCIC.
Open official site Minnesota BCA Missing and Unidentified Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Minnesota Department of Corrections search page for individuals and fugitives, linked from the department home page among its family and visitor resources.
Open official site Minnesota DOC Search for Individuals and FugitivesPolice & jail
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension guide to the Minnesota Criminal History System. Conviction data is public for 15 years after a sentence ends; arrests without a conviction and juvenile records are not public.
Open official site Minnesota BCA Criminal History InformationCity records
Belle Plaine's city site, with online payments and forms, agendas and minutes, permit applications, parks and recreation, the economic development authority, planning and zoning, maps and city jobs.
Open official site City of Belle PlaineCity records
Part of the Scott County Library System, the Belle Plaine library lends large print and audio books, music, DVDs, magazines, e-books and toys, with extended self-service access from 6 am to 10 pm.
Open official site Belle Plaine Public LibraryPolice & jail
The city police department handles dog and firearm licenses, house watch and ride-along requests, vulnerable adult checks, bicycle and business registration, citizen complaints, a community crime map and its policies.
Open official site Belle Plaine Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
13 more Belle Plaine sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Belle Plaine, a place of 7,395 people, is in Scott County, whose county seat is Shakopee. Court and property records sit with Scott County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Minnesota. Belle Plaine's own offices are in the cards above, and our Scott County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 0 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Minnesota has no coal AML program; its underground mines are iron mines on the Mesabi Range.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Minnesota is run by the Minnesota Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Belle Plaine.
Deeds for property in Belle Plaine are recorded by the Scott County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Scott County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Minnesota come from the state vital records office, Minnesota Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.