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Bellville, Texas | |
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Motto: "A Texas Experience" | |
Coordinates: 29°56′50″N96°15′31″W / 29.94722°N 96.25861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Austin |
Area | |
• Total | 2.68 sq mi (6.93 km2) |
• Land | 2.66 sq mi (6.88 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,206 |
• Density | 1,588.48/sq mi (613.32/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 77418 |
Area code | 979 |
FIPS code | 48-07432 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1372492 [3] |
Website | www |
Bellville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Austin County. The city's population was 4,206 at the 2020 census. [4] Bellville is on the eastern edge of the Texas-German belt, and Bellville is known for its German culture and descendants of those Germans still call Bellville home. [5]
State Highway 36 and State Highway 159 intersect at Bellville, as do FM 529, FM 1456, and FM 2429. [6]
Bellville was named for Thomas B. Bell, one of Stephen F. Austin's earliest colonists, after his brother and he donated land for the new county seat established by voters in 1846. San Felipe had been the county seat before the war for independence.
Bellville is located in Northern Austin County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Bellville has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), all land. [4]
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The Köppen climate system describes the weather as humid subtropical, designated as Cfa on weather maps. [7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 500 | — | |
1890 | 807 | 61.4% | |
1930 | 1,533 | — | |
1940 | 1,347 | −12.1% | |
1950 | 2,112 | 56.8% | |
1960 | 2,218 | 5.0% | |
1970 | 2,371 | 6.9% | |
1980 | 2,860 | 20.6% | |
1990 | 3,378 | 18.1% | |
2000 | 3,794 | 12.3% | |
2010 | 4,097 | 8.0% | |
2020 | 4,206 | 2.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 2,709 | 64.41% |
Black or African American (NH) | 476 | 11.32% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 17 | 0.4% |
Asian (NH) | 44 | 1.05% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 11 | 0.26% |
Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 97 | 2.31% |
Hispanic or Latino | 852 | 20.26% |
Total | 4,206 |
As of the 2020 United States census, 4,206 people, 1,614 households, and 923 families were residing in the city.
As of the census [2] of 2000, 3,794 people, 1,425 households, and 966 families lived in the city. The population density was 1,452.0 inhabitants per square mile (560.6/km2). There were 1,566 housing units with an average density of 599.3 per square mile (231.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.89% White, 11.68% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 3.95% from other races, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.97% of the population.
Of the 1,425 households, 34.7% had children under 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were not families. About 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the age distribution was 26.4% under 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,806, and for a family was $49,730. Males had a median income of $36,719 versus $21,685 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,671. About 4.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
Bellville Independent School District serves Bellville.
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