Editing Bel Aire, Kansas

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{{Short description|City in Sedgwick County, Kansas}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Bellaire, Kansas]], in Smith County}}
{{Infobox settlement
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'''Bel Aire''' is a city in [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick County]], [[Kansas]], United States,<ref name="GNIS"/> and a [[suburb]] of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]].<ref name=City>{{cite web | title = City of Bel Aire - Our Community | publisher = City of Bel Aire | url = http://www.belaireks.org/ourcommunity.cfm | access-date = 2011-01-22 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006141242/http://www.belaireks.org/ourcommunity.cfm | archive-date = 2010-10-06 }}</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 8,262.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Bel Aire, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2005337 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114160408/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2005337 |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Bel Aire, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/belairecitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827065635/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/belairecitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 27, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Bel Aire was founded in January 1955 when a group of local residents petitioned the county government to create it as an improvement district for water.<ref name=History>{{cite web | title = City of Bel Aire - Celebrating 30 Years | publisher = City of Bel Aire | url = http://www.belaireks.org/30thAnniversary.cfm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101015034205/http://www.belaireks.org/30thAnniversary.cfm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2010-10-15 | access-date = 2013-03-06 }}</ref>

On November 26, 1980, Bel Aire formally incorporated as a city, despite a two-year legal dispute with the Wichita city government over whether or not it had the right to do so. The case ultimately went to the [[Kansas Supreme Court]], which ruled in Bel Aire's favor.<ref name=History/>

==Geography==
Bel Aire lies on the north side of the East Fork of Chisholm Creek, roughly {{convert|6|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of the [[Arkansas River]] in the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands region of the [[Great Plains]]. Located on the south side of [[K-254 (Kansas highway)|K-254]] in south-central Kansas, Bel Aire is within the [[Wichita metropolitan area]], bordered by Wichita to the south and west and bordered by [[Kechi, Kansas|Kechi]] to the north.<ref name=CountyMap>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Sedgwick County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = June 2009 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/sedgwick.PDF | access-date = 2011-01-22| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101217084720/http://ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/sedgwick.PDF| archive-date= 17 December 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=KDOT>{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2003 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = 2011-01-22}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.83|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1990 = 3695
| 2000 = 5836
| 2010 = 6769
| 2020 = 8262
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 9537
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
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| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br/>2010-2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
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Bel Aire is part of the [[Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 8,262 people, 3,080 households, and 2,234 families in Bel Aire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,221.5 per square mile (471.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 3,258 housing units at an average density of 481.7 per square mile (186.0/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 74.27% (6,136) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (72.25% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 9.92% (820) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.5% (41) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 4.56% (377) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% (3) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 2.01% (166) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.7% (719) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 7.6% (628) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 3,080 households, 32.5% had children under the age of 18; 59.3% were married couples living together; 22.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 22.6% of households consisted of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 36.4% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

23.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 110.9 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $84,605 (with a margin of error of +/- $20,847) and the median family income was $98,750 (+/- $21,163).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $44,161 (+/- $5,434) versus $33,880 (+/- $3,945) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $38,015 (+/- $7,931).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 4.8% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.6% of those under the age of 18 and 1.0% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Bel%20Aire%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===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=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 6,769 people, 2,465 households, and 1,854 families living in the city.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=March 6, 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|991.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,554 housing units at an average density of {{convert|373.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.8% of the population.

There were 2,465 households, of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.21.

The median age in the city was 36 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 5,836 people, 1,976 households, and 1,618 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,680.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,024 housing units at an average density of {{convert|929.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.02% of the population.

There were 1,976 households, out of which 47.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $66,937, and the median income for a family was $72,091. Males had a median income of $50,236 versus $35,298 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,202. About 3.7% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

==Education==
The city is served by [[Wichita USD 259]] and [[Circle USD 375]] public school districts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Public Schools {{!}} Bel Aire, KS|url=http://www.belaireks.gov/151/Public-Schools|access-date=2020-12-23|website=www.belaireks.gov}}</ref> Bel Aire has two private schools as well: Sunrise Christian Academy (Pre-K to 12) and Resurrection Catholic School (Pre-K to 5).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Private Schools in Bel Aire, KS|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-private-schools/t/bel-aire-sedgwick-ks/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Niche|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Private Schools {{!}} Bel Aire, KS|url=http://www.belaireks.gov/152/Private-Schools|access-date=2020-12-23|website=www.belaireks.gov}}</ref>

The [[Northeast Magnet High School]], operated by [[Wichita USD 259]] public school district, is located in Bel Aire.

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{See also|Sedgwick County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Sedgwick County, Kansas}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bel Aire, Kansas}}
* [https://www.belaireks.gov/ City of Bel Aire]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260550 Bel Aire - Directory of Public Officials]

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[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Sedgwick County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1955]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Kansas]]