Belmont Fast Facts

Incorporated:

1895

Former Names:

The Point, Garibaldi

Roots:

Development began around a colonial-era fort and headed north when the railroad moved across Gaston County in the 1870s.

Slogan:

City of Diversified Textiles

Historic Sites:

Home of John Davidson McLean, listed on historic properties list; marker of site of log cabin home of Dicky Hanks, uncle of Abraham Lincoln's mother; Belmont Abbey Church, listed on the National Register; one of the few basilicas in the U.S.

Famous Residents:

• R.L. Stowe, textile pioneer and founder of Stowe Mills Inc., which operated in Belmont 108 years until 2009
• Humpy Wheeler, former general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway
• Koren Robinson, former NFL player with the Seatlle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers
• Anthony Hamilton, R&B, soul, and neo-soul singer-songwriter and record producer
• Doris Satterfield (1926–1993), born in Belmont, three-time All-Star outfielder and member of two All-American Girls Professional Baseball League champion teams
• Fortune Feimster, raised in Belmont, staff writer and regular cast member of Chelsea Lately and After Lately·       

Other claims to fame:

Belmont Abbey College, founded by a group of Benedictine monks in 1876; Sisters of Mercy, which runs Holy Angels, a home for physically and mentally challenged children and adults, and formerly ran Sacred Heart College.

Population:

2010 Census, 10,076                                                                               

Tax rate:

47.5 cents per $100 valuation 

City Offices:

City Hall, 115 N. Main St.

Office Hours:

• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Phone:

• 704-825-5586

Websites:

• www.cityofbelmont.org

• www.visitbelmontnc.org

• www.belmontdowntown.org

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Map:

CLICK HERE for location of City Hall

Frequently called numbers:

City Manager:

Adrian Miller

• 704-825-5586

Recreation Director

Brian McGonagle

• 704-825-8191

Police:

• 704-825-3792 

Fire:

• 704-825-0502

City Council

• Mayor Charlie Martin
• Martha Stowe
• Ron Foulk
• Richard Turner
• Ryan Schrift
• Doug Gadd

City Council Meeting:

• First Monday of each month at 7 p.m., except when re-scheduled on holidays. 

Trash Service

• Trash pickup Monday through Thursday by Waste Pro
• 704-824-2011

Recycling Service:

• Recycling is curbside pick up.

Utilities:

• Pay water and sewer bills at City Hall, 115 N. Main St., during normal business hours or mail to  P.O. Box 431, Belmont. NC 28012

Post Office:

208 Glenway St.

• 704-825-6101.

Belmont Branch Library:

125 Central Ave., Belmont

• 704-825-5426