Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 667.
28% of the land in Bell Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 87, 9,939 acres with 14.9 miles of trail. Bell Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 601 in 1970, a peak of 925 in 1990, 686 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1971 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Bell Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bell Township.
The trail network density for Bell Township comes to 0.9 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. There are 53 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 10,009 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 87 | 14.9 mi | 9,939 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 174 | 0.2 mi | 70 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 16° and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just a tenth of Bell Township’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 52, to 207. Its mean commuting time is 36 minutes. Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Bell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Bell Township who smoke cigarettes: 21%. Of 26 CDC measures, Bell Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 and trails it on 14. Among adults in the town, 16% report frequent physical distress and 14% have diabetes.
| Bell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bell Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Bell Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 60 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 16 claims here since 1996. Also worth knowing: 81% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bell Township
About 1 of every 100 Bell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Bell Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 686 at the 2020 census.
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Bell Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.