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Welcome to Bell County ...

Time Zone: Bell County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Belton is the Seat for Bell County.

Bell County was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bell had a population of 362,924 people. This is an increase of 16.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 312,849 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bell represented 1.24% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Bell County:

  • Bartlett
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Belton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Belton is located in Bell County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,196 people
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  • Copperas Cove
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Harker Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Killeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Killeen is located in Bell County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153,991 people
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  • Little River Academy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Nolanville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rogers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rogers is located in Bell County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
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    • Temple
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Temple is located in Bell County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy is located in Bell County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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