Belville is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,406 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area.
History
Belville was incorporated as a town in 1977.
Geography
Belville is located in northeastern Brunswick County directly across the Brunswick River and Cape Fear River from downtown Wilmington. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (10.45%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 2,406 people residing in the town, including 651 families.
The median age was 38.9 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.7 males age 18 and over.
There were 963 households in Belville, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.6% were married-couple households, 16.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,756
| 72.98%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 338
| 14.05%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 14
| 0.58%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 13
| 0.54%
|-
!scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 7
| 0.29%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 130
| 5.4%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 148
| 6.15%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
The town is served with public transport by Coastal Area Transit System, or CATS. Wilmington's airport, Wilmington International Airport, is the primary air gateway to Belville.
References
External links
- Town of Belville official website
- Belville, North Carolina's Lifestyle Magazine