Belleville is a city in Yell County,

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, United States. The population was 441 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Belleville is located at (35.091659, -93.449242). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 371 people, 140 households, and 105 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 176 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.67%

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, 0.81%

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, 7.55%

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, 5.66% from

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, and 4.31% from two or more races. 6.47% of the population were

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of any race. There were 140 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were

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living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $27,875. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $18,036 for females. The

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for the city was $10,482. About 20.9% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the

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, including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is provided by: * Danville School District, which leads to graduation from Danville High School. * Western Yell County School District, which leads to graduation from Western Yell County High School.

Notable person

Mary McCormic Mary McCormic (November 11, 1889DOB is from her grave marker; the DOD listed in thSocial Security Death Indexstates November 12, 1895; the grave marker is consistent with archival records, namely the 1910 US Census, which, places her DOB around ...

, opera singer

References

External links

Belleville, Arkansas
entry on the

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