Bellaire (Texas)

Bellaire
Location in Texas
Basic data
Foundation :	June 24, 1918
State :	United States
State :	Texas
County :	Harris County
Coordinates :	29 ° 42 ′  N , 95 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 29 ° 42 ′  N , 95 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	16,855 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1,793.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	9.4 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.4 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	13.1 m
Postcodes :	77401, 77402
Area code :	+1 713
FIPS :	48-07300
GNIS ID :	1330381
Website :	www.ci.bellaire.tx.us
Mayor :	Cindy Siegel

Bellaire is a city in Harris County in the US state of Texas in the United States of America and belongs to the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Metropolitan Area .

geography

The city is located on Interstate 610 in southeast Texas, is about 70 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of ​​9.4 km², without any significant water surface. The distance to Houston in the northeast is approximately 11 km.

history

William Wright Baldwin , President of the South End Land Company and Vice President of Burlington Railroad , founded Bellaire and Westmoreland Farms after he bought the 9,449 acre Rice Ranch in 1908 and named it after the homonymous town of Bellaire , Ohio , which was also used by its railroad was approached.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1930	390		-
1940	1124		188.2%
1950	10.173		805.1%
1960	19,872		95.3%
1970	19.009		-4.3%
1980	14,950		-21.4%
1990	13,842		-7.4%
2000	15,642		13%
2010	16,855		7.8%
1930-2000 2010

According to the 2000 census, 15,642 people lived here in 6,019 households and 4,321 families. The population density was 1,668.3 people per km². The racial the population is made up of 89.11% White, 0.84% ​​African American, 0.27% Native American, 6.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 1.85% other ethnic groups. About 1.52% are descended from two or more races, and 7.81% of the population are Spanish or Latin American.

Of the 6,019 households, 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.3% of these were married couples living together. 8.1% were single mothers and 28.2% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were single households and there were people living in 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.

27.6% of the population were under 18 years old, 3.9% 18 to 24, 29.9% 25 to 44, 26.8% 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 86.3 men.

The median income for a household in the 89,775 USD , and the median income for a family 104,200 USD. Males had a median income of $ 72,295 versus $ 49,766 for females. The per capita income was $ 46,674. 2.6% of the population and 1.9% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 2.5% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 5.1% were 65 or older.

crime

The crime rate has an index of 209.1 points. (Compare US national average: 329.7 points) In
2003 there were one murders, four rapes, 26 robberies, eight physical attacks on people, 133 break-ins, 247 thefts and 19 car thefts.

Famous residents

The actors Randy Quaid and Dennis Quaid , although born in Houston, grew up in Bellaire.

See also

• List of cities in Texas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
2. ↑ US Census data for 2010 ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 12, 2012 

Web links

Commons : Bellaire, Texas  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Handbook of Texas (English)