Bellville (Ohio)

Richland County

39-05284

Bellville is a village in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It belongs to the Metropolitan Statistical Area Mansfield. In the 2000 census, the village had 1773 inhabitants.

The town was named after the landowner Robert Bell.

Geography

The place is located on the Clear Fork Mohican River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.5 square kilometers, among which are no significant water areas.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were Bellville 1773 people. The population density was 237.7 people per km ². There were 799 housing units at an average 107.1 per km ². The population Bellvilles consisted of 98.82 % White, 0.23 % African American, 0.11 % Native American, 0.23 % Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 0.11 % reported from other races, and 0.51 % from two or more races. 0.90 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Bellvilles distributed to 751 households out of which 30.8 % were living in children under 18 years. 53.5 % married couples living together, 10.5 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8 % were non-families. 29.7 % of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 14.4 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size is 2.93.

The population was spread out with 25.7 % under the, 6.5 % 18 -24- year-old, 28.5 % 25 -44- year-old, 21.4% 45-64 year olds and 17.9 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 84.6 males.

The median household income in Bellville was 34 492 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 47 083 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 36 458 U.S. dollars, compared to 21,800 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 17,923 U.S. dollars. 9.3% of the population and 6.2% of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 15.8 % of minors and 5.1 % of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bellville is part of the Clear Fork Valley Local School District, only the Bellville Elementary School is located within the village. To visit the higher classes serve the Clear Fork Middle School and Clear Fork High School, located outside of Bellville.

Personalities

• Levi H. Dowling (1844-1911), writer, preacher and pastor