Belding
A city in Ionia County, Michigan — population 5,738 as of 2020.
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Belding wastewater plant built for growth
This city's new and improved $45 million wastewater treatment plant was opened to the public for the first time on Wednesday. Attendees, including members of the public, most of the Belding City Council and other city staff, were offered tours of the new facility, led by Fleis &…
Real Estate & Development
GENERAL ELECTION PREVIEW: 2 Belding attorneys face off for judgeship
Two Belding attorneys will face off Nov. 3 for an open seat on the Ionia-Montcalm Circuit Court bench. Lori Shearer, 51, and Ed Sternisha, 57, are seeking to replace Judge Suzanne Kreeger, who is not seeking another term. The post GENERAL ELECTION PREVIEW: 2 Belding attorneys…
Government & Civic
Enrollment on the rise
After years of declining enrollment, Belding Area Schools may be experiencing a significant reversal. Preliminary enrollment figures have the district on pace to gain approximately 40 students this fall, which would bring enrollment to around 1,680 students — its highest level…
Education
‘Just folks from Belding’
For 133 years, the Belding Good Fellowship Club has given local residents a reason to gather, eat dinner and enjoy each other’s company. Except for a couple of world wars and pandemics, the club has held its annual meeting every year since 1893. About 30 members of the social…
Community Groups & Organizations
The winning stitch
Destinany Mobley’s Mitten Quilt Co. stitched together a winning pitch Thursday, earning the Greenville entrepreneur the grand prize of $10,000 at the sixth annual MiPitch competition at the Candlestone Inn in Belding. A total of $18,000 in prize money was up for grabs, with…
Local Business
Belding debates Belrockton rental fees
The Belding City Council is taking another look at rental fees for the Belrockton Historical Museum after a debate over whether the $15-a-day rate paid by the Silk City Quilters Club adequately covers costs. The museum is used as a community center, with space rented to various…
Government & CivicIn and around Belding
See & do
- Alvah N. Belding Library
- BEL-Belding Exploration Lab
- Belding Riverside Park
- Belding War Memorial
- Club Phoenix
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Belding by the numbers
- Area
- 4.72 sq mi (12.23 km²), 0.18 sq mi water
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- 2,157
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $60,373
- Median house value
- $163,800
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- 120 PLEASANT ST, BELDING, MI 48809