Editing Bellefontaine, Ohio (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 170
|1830= 266
|1840= 475
|1850= 1222
|1860= 2599
|1870= 3182
|1880= 3998
|1890= 4245
|1900= 6649
|1910= 8238
|1920= 9336
|1930= 9543
|1940= 9808
|1950= 10232
|1960= 11424
|1970= 11255
|1980= 11798
|1990= 12142
|2000= 13069
|2010= 13370
|2020= 14115
|estyear=2023
|estimate=14073
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=26 April 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 13,069 people, 5,319 households, and 3,436 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1491.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,722 housing units at an average density of {{convert|652.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.93% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.53% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 5,319 households, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in the city was $37,189, and the median income for a family was $43,778. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,917. About 19.9% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.9% of those under the age of 18 and 10.9% of those ages 65 and older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 13,370 people, 5,415 households, and 3,420 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1331.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,115 housing units at an average density of {{convert|609.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 5,415 households, of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 34.8 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

===Micropolitan statistical area===
Bellefontaine is the center of the '''Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area''', as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. This [[United States micropolitan area|micropolis]] consists solely of [[Logan County, Ohio]]. The 2000 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> found 46,005 people in the micropolis, making it the 260th most populous such area in the United States. Among all U.S. statistical areas ([[Core based statistical area|CBSAs]]), the Bellefontaine micropolis ranks 622nd. In [[Ohio]], the Bellefontaine micropolis is the 37th most populous CBSA, and the 21st most populous micropolitan statistical area.

By comparison, the least populous [[metropolitan area]] in the United States, [[Carson City, Nevada]], has 52,457 residents. The least populous metropolitan area in Ohio is [[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]], with 79,555 residents. The Bellefontaine micropolis is not as populous as these, but does have a greater population than some micropolitan statistical areas traditionally considered to be small regional cities. (Examples: [[El Dorado, Arkansas]]; [[Clovis, New Mexico]]; and [[Red Wing, Minnesota]].)

Though official definitions of micropolitan statistical areas did not exist until 2003, the area now constituting the Bellefontaine micropolis grew in population by 8.7 percent between 1990 and 2000.