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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Bell County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in Central Texas and its county seat is Belton.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 370,647. Bell County is part of the Killeen–Temple, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas.
In 2010, the center of population of Texas was located in Bell County, near the town of Holland.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1800 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 4,799
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| 1870 | 9,771
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| 1880 | 20,518
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| 1890 | 33,377
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| 1900 | 45,535
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| 1910 | 49,186
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| 1920 | 46,412
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| 1930 | 50,030
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| 1940 | 44,863
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| 1950 | 73,824
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| 1960 | 94,097
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| 1970 | 124,483
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| 1980 | 157,889
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| 1990 | 191,088
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