Bellbrook, Ohio | |
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City Hall on Franklin Street, downtown
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Location of Bellbrook, Ohio |
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Location of Bellbrook in Greene County |
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Coordinates: 39°38′15″N 84°5′18″W / 39.63750°N 84.08833°WCoordinates: 39°38′15″N 84°5′18″W / 39.63750°N 84.08833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Greene |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Hon. Robert Baird |
Area | |
• Total | 3.13 sq mi (8.11 km2) |
• Land | 3.13 sq mi (8.11 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,943 |
• Estimate (2012) | 7,032 |
• Density | 2,218.2/sq mi (856.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 45305 |
Area code(s) | 937 |
FIPS code | 39-05102 |
GNIS feature ID | 1064403 |
Website | cityofbellbrook.org |
Bellbrook is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,943 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bellbrook was laid out in 1816. The name Bellbrook is an amalgamation of the name one of the city's founders, Stephen Bell, and brook, or the Little Sugar Creek. A post office called Bell Brook was established in 1817, and the name was changed to Bellbrook in 1895.
Initially a village, Bellbrook grew by way of annexation of territory from surrounding Sugarcreek Township. The first annexation, in 1970, helped push the population over 5,000 and led to Bellbrook achieving city status in 1974. With large amounts of build-able land, the area added over 1,000 housing units since the annexation. Today the city is largely developed with little land left for future development. Most of the development is taking place in neighboring Sugarcreek Twp.
Bellbrook is located at 39°38′15″N 84°5′18″W / 39.63750°N 84.08833°W (39.637609, −84.088348).
According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 3.13 square miles (8.1 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,943 people, 2,767 households, and 2,068 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,218.2 inhabitants per square mile (856.5/km2). There were 2,914 housing units at an average density of 931.0 per square mile (359.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White, 1.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.