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Bellville
Texascity
Bellville
Total population
4,221
Median home value
$284,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$59,583
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bellville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Austin County. The city's population was 4,206 at the 2020 census. Bellville is on the eastern edge of the Texas-German belt, and Bellville is known for its German culture and descendants of those Germans still call Bellville home.
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History
Bellville was named for Thomas B. Bell, one of Stephen F. Austin's earliest colonists, after his brother and he donated land for the new county seat established by voters in 1846. San Felipe had been the county seat before the war for independence. From 1860 to 1869, The Bellville Countryman served as Bellville's newspaper, and was published by John Patterson Osterhout.
Geography
Bellville is located in Northern Austin County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Bellville has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,654
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves3,020
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves2,850
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,681
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,411
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,258
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,244
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,024
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2024-04-024 km SSW of Round Top, Texas
- M 2.6 — 2021-08-243 km NNW of Hallettsville, Texas
- M 2.9 — 2017-10-205 km W of Flatonia, Texas
- M 3.1 — 2015-02-193 km N of Hallettsville, Texas
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Texas
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bellville
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 154 mi
- Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 162 mi
- Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 230 mi
- Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-28 · 234 mi
- Wildfire Dos Pistolas, Brooks, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 234 mi
- Wildfire McKee Draw, Edwards, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 243 mi
- Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 248 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-17 08:30 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET