Belmont By the Numbers

Belmont , in 1898 consisted of seven dwellings. The same year, George V. Nauerth purchased what was then known as the Benjamin Young farm which was 75 acres. He platted it into one acre lots. Edison and Nauerth Avenues,( now known as Nordale and Bellaire Ave’s) were each one half mile long and were the only streets in the original plat.

The following year, 1899 the Dayton and Xenia Traction Company began laying their track and in January of 1900 the first traction car ran through Belmont. 

This was the real beginning of Belmont's development. From 1900 until 1910 there was a steady growth in population. The 1920s Census images are included here showing the rapid growth.  

As the Dayton area grew and manufacturing increased, particularly with the General Motors (GM) plant the population continued to grow.  Appalachian families moved to Dayton searching for jobs and many settled in East Dayton and eventually Belmont.  Black people also left the south in a series of migrations.  While many people who were Black lived in the western part of Montgomery County an increasing number has moved east over the last twenty-five years. 

The last twenty-five years has also increased the number of immigrants.   By the most recent census for 2020 the population of Belmont is upwards of 95,000 people and 48,000 households.