Belmond Map
Belmond is a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States. It is located along U.S. Highway 69, 14 miles (23 km) by road from Clarion, the county seat. The population was 2,376 in the 2010 census, a decline from 2,560 in the 2000 census.
On October 14, 1966, an F5 tornado ripped apart the community, destroying or damaging about 600 homes and 75 businesses. Six people were killed and large swaths of the town were left in ruins.
Belmond was impacted by major flooding in the June 2008 Midwest floods, along with many other parts of the state of Iowa.
Nearby cities include Clarion, Klemme, Kanawha, Thornton, Latimer.