Belleville is a

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(CDP) in the

Kishacoquillas Valley The Kishacoquillas Valley, known locally as both Kish Valley and Big Valley, is an enclosed anticlinal valley in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians of Central Pennsylvania, and is located in Mifflin and Huntingdon counties. Geography The vall ...

Mifflin County Mifflin County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,143. Its county seat is Lewistown. The county was created on September 19, 1789, from parts of Cumberland County and Northumberlan ...

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, United States. The population was 1,827 at the 2010 census. Much of the population is

Amish The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churches ...

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History

Amish settled in the area by 1791. Mennonites arrived soon after and the two groups dominate the area's population. Though some Amish churches in the area allow members to drive motorized vehicles, most local Amish drive horse-powered buggies. The color of the buggy tops, yellow, white, or black, indicate the owner's church membership. The auction in Belleville is a popular destination every Wednesday. Locally grown produce, homemade baked goods, and farm-raised animals are available. A flea market is held at the same time. Children attend schools in the

Mifflin County School District The Mifflin County School District is a midsized, rural public school district located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The district boundaries coincide with the boundaries of Mifflin County, minus the southwestern municipalities of Kistler a ...

. Belleville PA Post Office 17004.jpg , Post Office, ZIP code 17004 Belleville is the place where World champion Horseshoe pitcher Darle Esh was born. He was classed in the top 3% in the world.

Geography

Belleville is located at (40.603376, -77.724822). Pennsylvania Route 655 is known as Main Street within the village, with residences and a few businesses spread out within about two blocks of Main Street. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,386 people, 572 households, and 407 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 589 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.64%

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, 0.07%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.14%

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, and 0.07% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.36% of the population. There were 572 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,352, and the median income for a family was $40,096. Males had a median income of $32,933 versus $21,490 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,202. About 2.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the

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, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

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