Bellaire is a village in the U.S. state of

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. It is the

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of Antrim County. The population was 1,053 in 2020 census. The village is split between Forest Home and Kearney townships. The historic Antrim County Courthouse is located in Bellaire. The ''Antrim Review'', the county's newspaper of record, is headquartered in Bellaire.

History

The Bellaire post office opened under the name ''Keno'' on June 20, 1879 and changed to Bellaire on May 26, 1880. Also, in 1880, Bellaire became the county seat of Antrim County, a position that Elk Rapids had previously had. The Chicago & West Michigan Railroad built a depot in Bellaire in 1891, and the East Jordan & Southern Railroad built another line into the town in 1901. For years, Bellaire was a major railroad center in Antrim County, so the town attracted many industrial corporations. For example, the wooden bowl company (which made wooded utensils) built a factory in Bellaire because of the ease of transportation. Bellaire remained a transportation center until 1962, when the East Jordan and Southern abandoned their trackage through Bellaire, and the

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(which was using the former Chicago and West Michigan line) followed suit in 1982. Bellaire is home to the Short's Brewing Company.

Geography

The village is located on the boundary between Forest Home Township on the west and Kearney Township on the east, separated by the Intermediate River with the larger portion within Kearney Township. The Bellaire ZIP code, 49615, serves large portions of both townships, as well as portions of Central Lake Township to the north, Chestonia Township to the east, Custer Township to the south, and Helena Township to the southwest.49615 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau, 200 census M-88 passes through the village, with Central Lake approximately 8 miles to the north and Mancelona approximately 10 miles to the southeast. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,086 people, 456 households, and 277 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 549 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.2%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.7% Native American, 0.6%

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, 0.5% from

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, and 0.9% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 456 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the village was 42.2 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 30.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,164 people, 489 households, and 315 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 545 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.25%

, 0.17%

, 0.26% Native American, 0.34%

, 0.17% from

, and 1.80% from two or more races.

of any race were 2.23% of the population. There were 489 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.80. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $32,243, and the median income for a family was $44,625. Males had a median income of $31,950 versus $20,893 for females. The

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for the village was $18,327. About 3.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

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{{authority control Villages in Antrim County, Michigan Villages in Michigan County seats in Michigan Populated places established in 1879 1879 establishments in Michigan