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Belton, Texas

Belt Junction
(Tarrant County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Belton had a population of 14,623 people ^<1>. This represents 0.07% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's 143rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	17,876	+22.25%	+2.78% since 2007
2007	17,392	+18.94%	+3.05% since 2006
2006	16,877	+15.41%	+4.04% since 2005
2005	16,222	+10.93%	+1.2% since 2004
2004	16,029	+9.61%
2003	16,031	+9.63%	+1% since 2002
2002	15,873	+8.55%	+0.51% since 2001
2001	15,793	+8%	+8% since 2000
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2000	14,623	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
140	Portland	S	219 mi [352.4 km]	16,490	11.22% increase
141	Donna	S	339 mi [545 km]	17,094	15.75% increase
142	Alamo	S	338 mi [543 km]	16,608	12.52% increase
-143-	Belton			17,876	22.25% increase
144	Hereford	NW	385 mi [619 km]	14,499	0.67% decrease
145	Humble	SE	150 mi [241.4 km]	14,899	2.19% increase
146	Sulphur Springs	NE	180 mi [289.7 km]	15,473	6.34% increase

Belton had 5,089 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Belton has an area ^<4> of 12.48 square miles [32.34 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Belton had a 2000 population density of 1,171 people per square mile [452.2 people/km²].

Bell County

The city of Belton is located in Bell County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 239,123 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 14,623 people, Belton contained 6.12% of the Bell County total.

In addition, where the community of Belton has a population density of 1,171 people per square mile [452.2 people/km²], Bell County averages 225.6 people per square mile [87.1 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Bell County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Belton and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Belton. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	17,876	22.25% increase
10 mi [16 km]	6	111,923	20.05% increase
15 mi [24 km]	9	231,422	26.72% increase
20 mi [32 km]	13	237,159	26.06% increase
25 mi [40 km]	19	246,895	24.98% increase
30 mi [48 km]	28	348,354	25.88% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Belton, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Temple	QF-4872176	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	59,654	9.43% increase
Killeen	QF-4839148	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	116,934	34.54% increase
Copperas Cove	QF-4816624	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	30,710	3.78% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Belton.

A Census Quickfact is available for Bell County (QF-48027).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Bell County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Burnet	QF-48053	SW	44,488	28.86% increase
Coryell	QF-48099	NW	72,654	3.14% decrease
Falls	QF-48145	E	16,900	8.74% decrease
Lampasas	QF-48281	W	21,197	18.57% increase
McLennan	QF-48309	NE	230,213	7.53% increase
Milam	QF-48331	SE	24,892	2.69% increase
Williamson	QF-48491	S	394,193	54.62% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Belton:

	State Code:	48 (Texas)
	County Code:	027 (Bell County)
	Place Code:	07492 (Belton)

	State & County Code:	48027 (Texas/Bell County)

	State & Place Code:	4807492 (Texas/Belton)

Belton is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Belton.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Belton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Belton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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