Bell Acres, Pennsylvania

Bell Acres is located at 40°35′32″N 80°10′34″W.[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13 km²), all of it land. Its average elevation is 965 feet (294 m) above sea level.[5]

Bell Acres has six borders, including Economy in Beaver County to the north and northwest, Franklin Park to the east, Sewickley Hills to the southeast, Sewickley Heights to the south, and Edgeworth and Leet Township to the southwest.

Bell Acres is served by the Quaker Valley School District.

Mayor: 4 Year Term

Ken Alvania (D)

Council: 4 Year Term

Dave Renfrew (R) President of Bell Acres Council

Brock Meanor (R) Vice President of Bell Acres Council

Chris Abell (D)

Dennis Young (R)

Michelle Veeck (R)

Greg Wagner (R)

Meghan Wine (R)

School tax millage rate- The Quaker Valley SD (shared with twelve other municipalities) in 2017 was 18.40. This ranked 35th highest/most expensive out of Allegheny County's 45 school districts, between West Allegheny SD (34th highest) and North Allegheny SD (36th highest).[8]

Bell Acres was settled around 1808. The area was originally established as Sewickley Township on June 28, 1854. Bell Acres was incorporated as its own borough on March 14, 1960.[9] The community was named after Bell Farms.[10]

Single family homes off Camp Meeting Road

At the 2000 census there were 1,382 people in 520 households, including 412 families, in the borough. The population density was 265.3 people per square mile (102.4/km²). There were 540 housing units at an average density of 103.6 per square mile (40.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.66% White, 1.09% African American, 0.65% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22%.[12]

There were 520 households, 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 18.8% of households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median household income was $61,094 and the median family income was $70,288. Males had a median income of $55,625 versus $29,375 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $41,202. About 1.9% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.