Belton, Texas

About Belton

Belton is a thriving city in central Texas counting 25,635 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Belton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 20.25 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,266 residents per square mile.

📰 Belton News Today

• Belton Football Videos MaxPreps · Oct 10
• Rangers fall short at Belton, 42-15 KBTX News 3 · Oct 9
• Driggers and Northcott Rope Their Way to $80,000 Payday at COJO Championship in Texas NetNewsLedger · Oct 11
• Texas DPS releases aerial drone footage of capture of murder suspect Johnathan Allen Nance-Karl KWTX · Sep 17
• Game Teaser: Varsity Football Rudder High School vs. Belton High School Highlights NFHS Network · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Belton Unique

• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 25,635.
• Easy reach of Temple (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Belton

• Nami — japanese
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Schoepf's BBQ
• Scores Pizza & Wings — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Taqueria El Mexicano Grille — mexican
• The Gin at Nolan Creek
• Coronas De Oro
• Jaliscos Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Miller's Smokehouse — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bell County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Belton

• Liberty Park reviews ★
• Stillhouse Park reviews ★
• Beall Park reviews ★
• Chalk Ridge Falls Park reviews ★
• Chisholm Trail Park reviews ★
• Continental Park reviews ★
• Griggs Park reviews ★
• Harris Community Park reviews ★
• Heritage Park reviews ★
• Jaycee Park reviews ★
• Lakeview Park reviews ★
• Millennium Oaks Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Belton

• BELTON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL
• BELTON H S
• BELTON MIDDLE
• BELTON NEW TECH H S AT WASKOW
• CEDAR CREST
• CHISHOLM TRAIL EL
• HUBBARD BRANCH EL
• LAKEWOOD EL
• LEON HEIGHTS EL
• MILLER HEIGHTS EL
• NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL
• SOUTH BELTON MIDDLE
• SOUTHWEST EL
• SPARTA EL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Cedar Crest Hospital & Rtc · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Belton

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