Editing Bellwood, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair]]
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| government_type                 = Borough Council
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = David J. Snyder Jr. 
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| established_title               = Settled
| established_date                = 1877
| established_title1              = Incorporated
| established_date1               = 1898
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| population_total                = 1827
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| postal_code                     = 16617
| area_code                       = [[Area code 814|814]]
| website                         = [http://www.bellwoodantis.net/ Bellwood-Antis Community]
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'''Bellwood''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[Altoona, PA]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was at 1,829 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 31, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all  land. Bellwood is a rural area situated in the Tuckahoe Valley, part of the [[Antis Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Logan Valley]] area.  Bellwood was originally called Bell's Mills.<ref name=bellwood>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellwoodantis.net/earlyset.html|title=BA.net-The Early Settlement of Antis Township|publisher=|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>  The Borough of Bellwood is surrounded by the [[Antis Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania|Township of Antis]].

==History==
[[File:Bellwood PA Presby PHS053.jpg|thumb|right|Historic photo of the Bellwood Presbyterian Church]]
Bellwood's first resident was Edward Bell who moved here with his wife, mother, and father John Bell in 1806. Edward Bell's son, Martin Bell, founded the Sabbath Rest Foundry located in Antis Township ([[Pinecroft, Pennsylvania|Pinecroft]]) so-called because he invented a new way to stoke the fires and leave them burn Sunday without having any person attend to them.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 600
|1890= 1146
|1900= 1545
|1910= 2277
|1920= 2620
|1930= 2560
|1940= 2772
|1950= 2559
|1960= 2330
|1970= 2395
|1980= 2114
|1990= 1976
|2000= 2016
|2010= 1828
|2020= 1829
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1812
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|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</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|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,016 people, 776 households, and 555 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,361.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 822 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,778.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 776 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,595, and the median income for a family was $40,091. Males had a median income of $28,869 versus $17,424 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,323. About 5.6% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Community==
[[File:Bellwood, PA municipal building, Aug. 2024.jpg|thumb|Bellwood Municipal Building]]
The tight knit community has many special events that occur throughout the year. There are car shows and firemen conventions that occur each year. Each holiday usually has a parade that leads down Main Street. It has great pride in its hometown football team, The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils; especially when they play their backyard neighbor, [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]].

The borough manages a highway department responsible for road maintenance, a police department with 24-hour coverage, and a volunteer fire department.

The borough has a historical amusement park, [[DelGrosso's Amusement Park]], founded in 1907. The park was sold to George Rinard in 1928, who in turn sold it to Fred Delgrosso in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mydelgrossopark.com/park-info/history/|title=History of DelGrosso's Amusement Park Tipton PA|website=www.mydelgrossopark.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref>

==Education==
The school district is [[Bellwood-Antis School District]]<!--UNI 03300-->.<ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42013_blair/DC20SD_C42013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blair County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42013_blair/DC20SD_C42013_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Jennie Margaret Gheer]], missionary
* [[Steve Hatfield]], Canadian football player

==Nearby communities==
Nearby communities include [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]], [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]], [[Coalport, Pennsylvania|Coalport]], [[Duncansville, Pennsylvania|Duncansville]], [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]], [[Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania|Hollidaysburg]], [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon]], [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]], [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]], [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]], and [[Warriors Mark Township, Pennsylvania|Warriors Mark]].

==See also==
{{portal|Pennsylvania}}
* [[List of boroughs in Pennsylvania]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bellwood, Pennsylvania}}
* [http://www.bellwoodantis.net Bellwood-Antis Community Site]
* [http://tome.bapl.lib.pa.us Bellwood-Antis Public Library]
* [http://tuckahoe.blwd.k12.pa.us Bellwood-Antis School District]
* [http://www.bellwoodfootball.com Bellwood Football (BAHS Football)]
* [http://www.lysinger.com/sportsmen.htm Bellwood Sportsmen's Association]

{{Blair County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:1898 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Blair County, Pennsylvania]]