Bellmead, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76705. The Survey maps it on the Waco East quadrangle. 10,494 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 436 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBellmead grew from 9,901 to 10,494 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, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. 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 | 9,901 | |
| 2020 | 10,494 | +593 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 printed 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1931 USGS Elm Mott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Waco East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
519 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 519 fires within 5 miles of Bellmead between 2003 and 2020, burning about 824 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 376 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 102 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2530031 |
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2520018 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2510037 |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15-2510008 |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2500034 |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 16-2510003 |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDFIRE-SPRING LAKE ROAD |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF155 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Bellmead: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendley Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Universal Atlas Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waco Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Burt Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H and B No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Young Brazos River Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellmead in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 23 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1997 | Lightning | Bellmead | 1 hurt | A man was struck and injured by lightning. |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Bellmead | $80,000 | Lightning struck a house and started a fire that resulted in major damage. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bellmead | $25,000 | Quarter to golfball size hail fell at the Highway 31 and Highway 84 split in northern Waco. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bellmead | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellmead | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree onto a car on Harrison Street in Waco. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Bellmead | $10,000 | A few roads in Bellmead were under water due to heavy rainfall over a 1-2 hour period. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellmead | $5,000 | Amateur radio reported that a Ryder truck was overturned by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Hwy 84 and Loop 340. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellmead | $3,000 | Metal roofing was blown onto a transmitter, resulting in a power failure for several hours. The roofing was blown down by high thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Bellmead | $1,000 | A USAF partner relayed a picture of flood waters on Elk Road (FM 2491) east of Waco. |
| April 1998 | Lightning | Bellmead | $1,000 | A lightning strike started a fire in a shed. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellmead | $1,000 | A fence and large tree limbs were blown down by high winds. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bellmead | - | Report of 1.5 inch hail from mPING. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Bellmead | - | Report of quarter size hail relayed by broadcast media. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Bellmead | - | Amateur radio reported golf ball sized hail in the city of Bellmead, TX. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Bellmead | - | A foot of water was flowing over a roadway near Interstate 35 and State Highway 84 in Bellmead. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Bellmead | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Bellmead. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellmead | - | Strong winds blew down trees. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Bellmead | - | Hen egg-size hail was reported near Bellmead. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Bellmead | - | Hen egg-size hail was reported near Bellmead. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Bellmead | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacy-Lakeview | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Ocaw | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| East Waco | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Northcrest | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Vemo | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Waco | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Wardlaw | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bannas Junction | 4.6 miles | 19 |
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 Bellmead | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q816011 | 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 1351850. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.






