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History · Bellefonte

Bellefonte dates to 1951

Most of Bellefonte was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1963. Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1960.

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How Bellefonte began

When was Bellefonte founded?

1951

Bellefonte dates its founding to 1951 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 337 in 19602020 census: 92075 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.

What stands out about Bellefonte’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bellefonte are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Bellefonte’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bellefonte’s history is told.

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The story so far

Bellefonte, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bellefonte yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bellefonte is a home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bellefonte had a population of 920. Bellefonte is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). In 2013, according to new boundary definitions, the MSA had a population of 361,580. Being primarily residential, Bellefonte is a suburb of nearby Ashland, to which it is closely connected. Known for having tree-lined streets and exclusively upscale neighborhoods, the city is home to the private Bellefonte Country Club, which has an 18-hole golf course, a swimming pool, tennis courts and a ballroom. Bellefonte was first incorporated on July 3, 1951, beginning w…

Bellefonte was established in 1951. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 888 to 920 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Bellefonte on the map, 1953 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bellefonte. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bellefonte on the 1953 USGS mapBellefonte on the 1968 USGS mapBellefonte on the 1975 USGS mapBellefonte on the 1985 USGS map1953Ashland sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bellefonte.

People over time

Bellefonte, census by census

02004006008001,0001960198020002020Peak: 966

Between 337 and 966 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bellefonte’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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Questions about Bellefonte’s history

What year was Bellefonte founded?

In 1951, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1960 counted 337 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.