Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
| Bellefonte, Pennsylvania | |
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Downtown Bellefonte
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| Motto: Central Pennsylvania's Victorian Secret | |
 Map showing Bellefonte in Centre County |
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 Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania |
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 Bellefonte
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| Coordinates: 40°54′53″N 77°46′29″W / 40.91472°N 77.77472°WCoordinates: 40°54′53″N 77°46′29″W / 40.91472°N 77.77472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Settled | 1795 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1806 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas J. Wilson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,187 |
| • Density | 3,510.1/sq mi (1,356.7/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Bellefotian |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) |
| Zip | 16823 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| Website | bellefonte |
| Designated | May 08, 1947 |
Bellefonte is a borough and the county seat of Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It lies about twelve miles northeast of State College and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The borough population was 6,187 at the 2010 Census. It houses the courthouse located downtown on the square. Bellefonte has also been home to five of Pennsylvania's governors as well as two other governors. All seven are commemorated in a monument overlooking Talleyrand Park.
The town features many examples of Victorian architecture as well as a natural spring, from which the town gets its name ("la belle fonte") bestowed by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord during a land-speculation visit to central Pennsylvania in the 1790s. However, the spring, which serves as the town's water supply, has been covered to comply with DEP water purity laws. The early development of Bellefonte had been as a "natural town." It started with one house and a crossroad, then iron was found and the town grew.
Bellefonte is located in the Nittany Valley of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians at 40°54′53″N 77°46′29″W / 40.91472°N 77.77472°W (40.914684, -77.774756).
It lies 12 miles northeast of State College, Pennsylvania.
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