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Bellefontaine, Ohio
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43311. The Survey maps it on the Bellefontaine quadrangle. 14,115 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,243 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresBellefontaine grew from 13,370 to 14,115 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,370 | |
| 2020 | 14,115 | +745 (+6%) |
Then and now
1913 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1913 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 930 shownMuseums hold 930 specimens collected within 10 miles of Bellefontaine between 1862 and 1975: 880 Animalia, 27 Fungi, 20 Plantae, 2 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A Schwartz, A. D. Selby, A. R. Gaufin and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. | 1911 | Errard P. | Bellefontaine |
 | Enallagma exsulans (Hagen, 1861) | 1930 | E. Williamson & et al. | [Not Stated] |
 | Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F.Müll.) Watt | 1937 | Brooks; Barghoorn. Howard. | Soringhills, Harison, OH. Ohio bog |
 | Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. | 1862 | W. M. Canby | Belfontaine. |
 | Nasturtium officinale R.Br. | 1862 | W. M. Canby | Bellefontaine |
 | Protographium marcellus (Cramer, 1777) | 1869 | not recorded | Bellefontaine |
 | Otus asio naevius (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) | 1874 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Trautman, M. A. (Mary Auten) | Logan, Ohio, USA |
 | Solenostoma crenuliforme (Austin) Steph. | 1877 | not recorded | |
 | Gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) | 1889 | McCormick, L. M. | Oberlin, Logan, Ohio, USA |
 | Gallinago gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) | 1889 | McCormick, L. M. | Beaver Creek, Logan, Ohio, USA |
 | Dendroica virens virens (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1891 | McCormick, L. M. | Oberlin, Logan, Ohio, USA |
 | Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) | 1893 | not recorded | Logan Co., Ohio |
All 930 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
5 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bellefontaine: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Johnson's Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Logan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Logan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ropp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
60 of 73 shownThe National Weather Service names Bellefontaine in 73 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 34 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 12 flood, 9 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Lightning | Bellefontaine | 1 hurt | A 19 year-old boy suffered minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby tree. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $250,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were damaged across Logan County. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $100,000 | Numerous trees and large branches were downed across the area due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Some of the branches were blocking the Route 33 and 68 exit ramp. Roof damage also occurred to several buildings in the area. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $60,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Several barns were also damaged or destroyed along with some minor damage to a few homes. |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall caused flooded roads in Bellefontaine. Also, part of the road and a bridge were washed out on Township Road 151. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $40,000 | Straight-line thunderstorm winds destroyed a large shed and severely damaged two machinery sheds. |
| February 2011 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $25,000 | Flooding is a continuation from earlier flash flooding in the area. Several roads were impassible and evacuations occurred in a trailer park due to the precipitation. Flooding began around 0645 EST on February 28th and continued until around 0900 EST on March 2nd. Damage estimates during March were around twenty-five thousand dollars. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $25,000 | Flooding is a continuation from earlier flash flooding in the area on February 28th. Several roads were impassible and evacuations occurred in a trailer park due to the precipitation. Flooding began around 0645 EST on February 28th and continued until around 0900 EST on March 2nd. Damage estimates during February were around twenty-five thousand dollars. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $20,000 | A large tree fell onto a house on Wright Street, damaging the house. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | $15,000 | Mary Rutan Hospital was flooded by water. Also, numerous roads were closed throughout Logan County due to high water. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | A few power poles were downed along Township Highway 199 West. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | Numerous roads were flooded across the county due to heavy rainfall. |
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | Multiple roads were closed due to flash flooding. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | Several 2 inch diameter tree limbs downed. A tree fell on an automobile in Bellefontaine, causing some damage. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | A few trees fell on homes. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | Many trees downed. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $7,000 | A power pole was snapped and a tree fell down on a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $5,000 | Several trees were downed in the Bellefontaine area. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $5,000 | A large limb fell onto a car. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down in the city of Bellefontaine. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $5,000 | A barn was blown down on Township Road 200. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $5,000 | Trees were downed, some on power lines. |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | Three cars were stranded in high water. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down in the area due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | A few roads were flooded across the county. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | A telephone pole was also knocked down. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | Numerous roads were flooded and closed across the county. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | Power poles were knocked down. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | A tree was blown down onto State Route 508. A large limb was also knocked down on State Route 57. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | Trees knocked down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $3,000 | Several trees knocked down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down between Bellefontaine and West Liberty. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $2,000 | Numerous roads were closed due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $2,000 | A 60 mph wind gust was estimated near Bellefontaine. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $2,000 | A few trees were knocked down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $2,000 | Two trees were downed. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $1,000 | A large tree was downed. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $1,000 | A very large Alpine spruce was uprooted. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $1,000 | A tree was downed in Bellefontaine due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Bellefontaine | $1,000 | Water was overflowing onto a roadway from a drainage ditch. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $1 | Thunderstorm winds toppled two large trees. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | - | Water was rushing over the roadway. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Bellefontaine | - | High water was reported on Troy Street. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Bellefontaine | - | A road was closed due to high water. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Bellefontaine | - | Several roads remained closed due to flooding. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | - | Video captured extensive flooding on streets up to houses on Washington and Ludlow Streets. The ditches had rapidly moving water. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Bellefontaine | - | Numerous roads remained closed due to flooding. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | - | Water was reported over a portion of U.S. 68 north of Bellefontaine. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Bellefontaine | - | Several roads were closed throughout Logan County due to high water. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Bellefontaine | - | There were numerous reports of high water due to heavy rainfall in and around Bellefontaine. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | - | An Ohio Department of Transportation Sensor measured the wind gust. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Bellefontaine | - | There were reports of minor street flooding near the center of Bellefontaine town due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | - | A few roads were flooded. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | - | Numerous roads in town were closed due to high water. |
| April 1998 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | - | Heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded. |
Newspapers printed here
0 digitised pages1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Bellefontaine Republican | 1855 to 1905 |
What the paper printed
16,081 wordsFront pages of the local paper, read from the Library of Congress scans: 5 issues spread across its run from 1898 to 1904, 16,081 words in total. Each is reproduced on its own page, exactly as the recogniser returned it.
These pages read less well than anything else here, and the number is worth stating: about three words in four come through cleanly, against nine in ten for the building records. An 1896 broadsheet sets eight-point type in seven columns on microfilm, which is the hardest thing in this archive to read by machine. We tested our own recognisers against the Library's and they were not better, so the Library's text is what appears, with the wholly unreadable columns removed. Read it as a guide to what the paper covered, and follow the link to the scan before quoting anything.
| Issue | Paper | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1898-09-02 | The Bellefontaine Republican | 852 words |
| 1898-10-04 | The Bellefontaine Republican | 5,010 words |
| 1898-11-01 | The Bellefontaine Republican | 4,104 words |
| 1898-11-25 | The Bellefontaine Republican | 1,165 words |
| 1904-12-27 | The Bellefontaine Republican | 4,950 words |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron City | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Southtowne Meadows | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Zanesfield | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| McMorran | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Valley Hi | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Royal Coach Estates | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Gretna | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Harper | 5.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bellefontaine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q815891 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064407. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.