Belmont, WV is a small rural community located in southern West Virginia with a population of 918 people. With a population density of 2,091 people per square mile compared to the US population density of 93 people per square mile, Belmont provides plenty of room to spread out and explore the outdoors. Local businesses and organizations include J & A Auto Parts, The Oaks Restaurant & Lounge, Belmont Grange # 375, and Belmont UMC Community Garden. Year-round outdoor activities include hiking and camping at Shavers Fork River or Blackwater Falls State Park, fishing in one of the many nearby lakes or rivers, and playing disc golf at Bellepoint Disc Golf Course. There are also several sporting events that take place in the area throughout the year including basketball games at Belmont High School as well as youth soccer and baseball tournaments held at Pietro Athletic Complex.
The population in Belmont is 918. There are 2,250 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Belmont is 43.3, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Belmont is 2.5, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Belmont
- 46.4% are married
- 15.7% are divorced
- 28.8% are married with children
- 22.8% have children, but are single
Race in Belmont
- 97.9% are White
- 0.4% are Black
- 0.0% are Asian
- 0.0% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 0.8% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 0.9% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander