Map of Bellwood borough, Pennsylvania

Bellwood is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was at 1,829 as of the 2020 census.

Bellwood borough overview:
Name:	Bellwood borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Blair County
Incorporated:	1898
Elevation:	1,070 ft (330 m)
Total Area:	0.48 sq mi (1.23 km²)
Land Area:	0.48 sq mi (1.23 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,827
Population Density:	3,838.24/sq mi (1,482.19/km²)
Area code:	814
FIPS code:	4205384
GNISfeature ID:	1214940

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History

Bellwood’s first resident was Edward Bell who moved here with his wife, mother, and father John Bell in 1806. Edward Bell’s son, Martin Bell, founded the Sabbath Rest Foundry located in Antis Township (Pinecroft) so-called because he invented a new way to stoke the fires and leave them burn Sunday without having any person attend to them.

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Geography

Bellwood is located at 40°36′6″N 78°20′1″W / 40.60167°N 78.33361°W / 40.60167; -78.33361 (40.601566, -78.333616).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km), all land. Bellwood is a rural area situated in the Tuckahoe Valley, part of the Logan Valley area. Bellwood was originally called Bell’s Mills. The Borough of Bellwood is surrounded by the Township of Antis.