Editing Belville, North Carolina

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'''Belville''' is a town in [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 2,406 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Belville_town,_North_Carolina?g=160XX00US3704950 |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Wilmington, NC metropolitan area]].

==History==
Belville was incorporated as a town in 1977.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lNpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oh4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1847%2C5052526 | title=Belville | work=Star-News | date=May 24, 1998 | access-date=November 1, 2015 | pages=28}}</ref>

==Geography==
Belville is located in northeastern Brunswick County directly across the [[Brunswick River (North Carolina)|Brunswick River]] and [[Cape Fear River]] from downtown [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.3|sqkm|order=flip}}  is land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip}}  (10.45%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Belville town, North Carolina |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3704950 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185922/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3704950 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=February 10, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 102
|1990= 66
|2000= 285
|2010= 1936
|2020= 2406
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Belville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3704950&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,756
| 72.98%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 338
| 14.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 14
| 0.58%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 13
| 0.54%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 7
| 0.29%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 130
| 5.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 148
| 6.15%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,406 people, 954 households, and 651 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 285 people, 108 households, and 84 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|70.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 142 housing units at an average density of {{convert|35.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 81.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.75% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 2.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.81% of the population.

There were 108 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,536, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $23,929 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,482. About 7.4% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those 65 or over.

== Infrastructure and transport ==
U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina|17]], [[U.S. Route 74|74]] and [[U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina|76]], traveling concurrently as the Andrew Jackson Highway/Ocean Highway, form the northern edge of the town and cross the rivers from there into Wilmington. The town lacks the presence of [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate highways]], though [[Interstate 140 (North Carolina)|Interstate 140]] loops around Belville and its surrounding communities to the north and west, and is accessible via the Andrew Jackson and Ocean Highways.<ref>{{Cite web |title=151 Backhoe Rd NE |url=https://maps.apple.com/place?address=151%20Backhoe%20Rd%20NE,%20Leland,%20NC%20%2028451,%20United%20States&ll=34.214938,-78.026349&q=Dropped%20Pin |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=maps.apple.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The town is served with public transport by Coastal Area Transit System, or CATS. Wilmington's airport, [[Wilmington International Airport|Wilmington International]] Airport, is the primary air gateway to Belville.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bestplaces.net/transportation/city/north_carolina/belville | title=Belville, NC Commuting }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Belville Town Hall |url=https://maps.apple.com/place?address=497%20Olde%20Waterford%20Way,%20Unit%20205,%20Belville,%20NC%20%2028451,%20United%20States&auid=7115265605177636926&ll=34.216280,-78.022052&lsp=9902&q=Belville%20Town%20Hall |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=maps.apple.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofbelville.com/ Town of Belville official website]
* [http://www.northbrunswickmagazine.com/ Belville, North Carolina's Lifestyle Magazine]

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[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Brunswick County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Cape Fear (region)]]