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Population in July 2007: 1,884. Population change since 2000: -6.1%
 

Males: 954  (47.3%)
Females: 1,062  (52.7%)

Blair County

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16617.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,500 (it was $34,595 in 2000)
Bellwood  $35,500
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,100 (it was $67,100 in 2000)
Bellwood  $80,100
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Bellwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bellwood: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.0%), Irish (13.4%), English (9.7%), Italian (5.1%), Dutch (4.3%), United States (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/01/1898

Elevation: 1020 feet

Land area: 0.46 square miles.

Population density: 4119 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Bellwood

  • High school or higher: 84.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bellwood borough

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

11 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bellwood:  0.9% ($600)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (102.7 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (113.5 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (223.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Tipton, PA (3.4 miles ), Altoona, PA (7.8 miles ), Tyrone borough, PA (8.1 miles ), Birmingham, PA (10.0 miles) , Hollidaysburg borough, PA (12.4 miles ), Williamsburg borough, PA (13.2 miles ), Duncansville borough, PA (14.0 miles ), Ramey borough, PA (14.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.60 N, Longitude: 78.33 W


45 people in nursing homes

Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in Bellwood by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 41100
    per 100,000 197.550.751.30.00.0
Assaults 21762
    per 100,000 98.850.7359.3307.9104.3
Burglaries 00634
    per 100,000 0.00.0308.0153.9208.6
Thefts 1276611
    per 100,000 592.6354.8308.0307.9573.5
Auto thefts 00410
    per 100,000 0.00.0205.351.30.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 176.4) 102.739.5137.688.858.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.05
US city average:  3.00

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Bellwood-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 41% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.2 miles away from the Bellwood city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/19/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused $200,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bellwood:
  • TYRONE HOSP (about 6 miles; TYRONE, PA)
  • ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
  • BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ALTOONA, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bellwood:
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 22 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 39 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 41 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bellwood:
  • COVE VALLEY (about 13 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID: 6G6)
  • BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 18 miles; NEWRY, PA; ID: 7G4)
  • MID-STATE (about 26 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; ID: PSB)

Amtrak stations near Bellwood:
  • 8 miles: ALTOONA (1231 11TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 8 miles: TYRONE (10TH & LOGAN AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bellwood:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 8 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 43 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 65 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 71 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
Public high school in Bellwood:
Public elementary/middle schools in Bellwood:
Library in Bellwood:
  • BELLWOOD ANTIS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $120,162; Location: 526 MAIN ST; 34,998 books; 453 audio materials; 1,332 video materials; 81 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bellwood and their reported violations in the past:

BELLWOOD BORO WATER SYS (Population served: 3162, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2006. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUN-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUN-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and FEB-16-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-16-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-19-2004)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-19-2004)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Bellwood compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bellwood (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Tellers Window Facility at Bellwood Operations Center, branch established on 1979-05-14; Bellwood Branch at Main And Cambria Streets, branch established on 1962-07-02. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • First Commonwealth Bank: Bellwood Branch at Stadium Drive And Old Route 220, branch established on 1998-03-06. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $5,983.0 mil, Deposits: $4,327.9 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 111 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$3,720$22,3201$124
Financial Administration 0$0 1$859
Streets and Highways 4$8,617$25,8510$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$8,055$32,2204$2,533
Police - Other 0$0 1$531
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$199
Totals for Government 9$20,391$27,1888$4,246



Bellwood government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $91,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $302,000
    Police Protection: $141,000
    Central Staff Services: $48,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    Libraries: $6,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $96,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,593,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,457,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $136,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $25,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $261,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $218,000
    Highways: $34,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $118,000
    Individual Income: $99,000
    NEC: $47,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $276,000

3.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.19%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Blair County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cambria County, PA  0.45% ($28,300 average AGI)
from Bedford County, PA  0.24% ($27,168)
from Huntingdon County, PA  0.18% ($26,977)


3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.39%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Blair County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cambria County, PA  0.37% ($30,783 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA  0.26% ($36,287)
to Bedford County, PA  0.23% ($29,536)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bellwood:
  • WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WTRN (1340 AM; 1 kW; TYRONE, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WRTA (1240 AM; 1 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALTOONA TRANS-AUDIO CORP, INC.)
  • WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
  • WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bellwood:
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
  • WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bellwood:
  • W41CF (Channel 41; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W32AX (Channel 32; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WATM-TV (Channel 23; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
  • WTAJ-TV (Channel 10; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WKBS-TV (Channel 47; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W57AH (Channel 57; BROCKPORT, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
  • WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)

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