Bellaire is a city in southwestern Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 17,202. It is surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place. Bellaire is known as the "City of Homes", owing to its mostly residential character; but it has offices along the I-610 Loop within the city limits.
The Bellaire water tower, commemorating the city's little league team
A photograph of Bellaire, dated 1911, from the Houston Post archives
Teas Nursery, which was started by horticulturist Edward Teas; it was closed in 2010, later to become a park
Bellaire City Hall
Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the most populous city in Texas and fourth-most populous city in the United States. The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. According to the July 2022 census estimate, Harris County's population has shifted to 4,780,913 comprising over 16% of Texas's population. Harris County is included in the nine-county Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
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Image: Harris County 1910 Courthouse Restored Houston Texas
Firefighters on San Jacinto Street, circa 1914
Saint Mary Cathedral Basilica, seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston