Editing Bell Acres, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Bell Acres''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States, part of the [[Pittsburgh Metro Area]]. The population was 1,505 according to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Bell+Acres+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==Geography==
Bell Acres is located at {{coord|40|35|32|N|80|10|34|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-04-23 |date=2011-02-12 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Its average elevation is {{convert|965|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name="GR3">{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |date=2007-10-25}}</ref>

==Surrounding neighborhoods==
Bell Acres has six borders, including [[Economy, Pennsylvania|Economy]] in Beaver County to the north and northwest, [[Franklin Park, Pennsylvania|Franklin Park]] to the east, [[Sewickley Hills, Pennsylvania|Sewickley Hills]] to the southeast, [[Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania|Sewickley Heights]] to the south, and [[Edgeworth, Pennsylvania|Edgeworth]] and [[Leet Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Leet Township]] to the southwest.

==Education==
Bell Acres is served by the Quaker Valley School District.

==Government and politics==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results<ref>{{cite web |last1=EL |title=2012 Allegheny County election |url=http://triblive.com/politics/2907065-74/pittsburgh-ward-hills-west-borough-braddock-east-elizabeth-north-park |website=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=EL |title=2016 Pennsylvania general election... |url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/electionresultsgen2016/ |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/106267/web.264614/#/detail/0004 |title=Election Night Reporting}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''50%'' ''511''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''47%'' ''482''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''16''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''52%'' ''439''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''44%'' ''373''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''4%'' ''32''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''61%'' ''491''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''38%'' ''306''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''9''
|}

'''The Borough Council''' is a seven-member body of lawmakers.<ref name="Bell Acres government">{{cite web |url=http://bellacresborough.org/government/ |title=Government: Borough Council |work=bellacresborough.org |publisher=Bell Acres Borough |access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref> Regular Council Meetings are held the second Monday of each month at 6:00&nbsp;p.m. at the Big Sewickley Creek Fire Hall.<ref name="Bell Acres homepage">{{cite web |url=http://bellacresborough.org/ |title=Bell Acres Borough – A Nice Place to Live |work=bellacresborough.org |publisher=Bell Acres Borough |access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! Name<ref name="Bell Acres government" /> !! Title
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| David Renfrew || Council President
|-
| Brock Meanor || Council Vice President
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| Christopher Abell || Councilor
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| Lane Grafton || Councilor
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| Charles Kulbacki || Councilor
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| Michelle Veeck || Councilor
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| Megan Wine || Councilor
|}
'''The Mayor of Bell Acres''' is Kenneth Alvania [[Democratic Party (United States)|(D)]].<ref name="trib_2021-11-03">{{cite web |url=https://triblive.com/local/sewickley/here-are-municipal-general-election-race-results-for-the-sewickley-area/ |title=Here are municipal general election race results for the Sewickley area |location=Tarentum, PA |last=Green |first=Katie |date=November 3, 2021 |work=TribLIVE.com |publisher=Trib Total Media |access-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103151300/https://triblive.com/local/sewickley/here-are-municipal-general-election-race-results-for-the-sewickley-area/ |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bell Acres government" />

==History==
Bell Acres was settled ''circa'' 1808. The area was originally established as Sewickley Township on June 28, 1854. Bell Acres was incorporated as its own borough on March 14, 1960.<ref name="phmc">{{cite web |url=http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf |title=Allegheny County - 2nd Class |access-date=2007-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810194157/http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> The community was named after Bell Farms.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7nYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rrYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2484%2C5728937 |title=Facts about Bell Acres |work=Beaver County Times |date=Feb 21, 1999 |access-date=2 December 2015 |pages=A3}}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:McMansions on Charleston Square.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Single family homes off Camp Meeting Road]]
{{US Census population
|1970= 1264
|1980= 1307
|1990= 1436
|2000= 1382
|2010= 1388
|2020= 1505
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census1990">{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><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><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=2013-10-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,382 people, 520 households, and 412 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|265.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 540 housing units at an average density of {{convert|103.6|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There were 520 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $61,094, and the median income for a family was $70,288. Males had a median income of $55,625 versus $29,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $41,202. About 1.9% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Allegheny County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]