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Belding
Michigancity
Belding
Total population
5,960
Median home value
$163,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$60,373
Founded
1838
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Belding is a city in Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan, completely surrounded by Otisco Township, Michigan. The population was 5,937 at the 2020 census.
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History
In 1838, six years before John Green came to the area that later would bear his name, Levi Broas, Belding's first settler, arrived in the area. The community first was known as Broas Rapids, later Patterson Mills and even, during logging days, as Hog Wallow. The name Belding was chosen in 1871 to honor the Belding family.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.
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Race & ethnicity
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Climate
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Forecast for Belding, MI from NOAA NWS API.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library