Bellville, Texas

Bellville, Texas
Stores along Holland Street on the courthouse square
Stores along Holland Street on the courthouse square
Motto: 
"A Texas Experience"
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Coordinates: 29°56′50″N 96°15′31″W / 29.94722°N 96.25861°W / 29.94722; -96.25861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAustin
Area
 • Total2.68 sq mi (6.93 km2)
 • Land2.66 sq mi (6.88 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
292 ft (89 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,206
 • Density1,588.48/sq mi (613.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77418
Area code979
FIPS code48-07432[2]
GNIS feature ID1372492[3]
Websitewww.cityofbellville.com

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.[4] 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.[5]

State Highway 36 and State Highway 159 intersect at Bellville, as do FM 529, FM 1456, and FM 2429.[6]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bellville city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "Austin County, Texas".
  6. ^ Brangham, William (February 17, 2017). "Between this vegetarian cafe and a 'Trump' cafe in Texas, a political chasm". PBS. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

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