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Belton is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,623 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bell County.

Belton is located at 31.058904, -97.463382.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.1 km² (13.2 mi²). 32.3 km² (12.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (5.09%) is water.

Belton is just south of Temple, Texas and north of Salado, Texas on IH-35.

Belton is home to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, a university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. UMHB has an enrollment of around 2,700.

For recreation, Belton has two major lakes: Belton Lake and Stillhouse Hollow Lake. The Bell County Expo Center is located in Belton and is the home of the CenTex Barracudas arena football team. There is also a water park, SummerFun USA. Another notable recreation point is BLORA which is part of Ft. Hood and is located on Lake Belton.

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