Main Street in Historic Downtown Belmont

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 sons: R.L. Stowe, textile pioneer. His descendants still run Stowe Mills Inc.; Humpy Wheeler, general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway; NFL player Koren Robinson.

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 handicapped children, and formerly ran Sacred Heart College.

Population: 2000 census, 8,705           
                                                                                     
Tax rate: 47.5 cents per $100 valuation

City Offices: City Hall, 115 N. Main St. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Phone: (704) 825-5586.

Web site: www.cityofbelmont.org

Frequently called numbers
City Manager, Barry Webb: (704) 825-5586
Recreation Director, Sallie Stevenson: (704) 825-8191
Police: (704) 825-3792
Fire: (704) 825-0502

City Council
Mayor Richard Boyce: (704) 825-8935
Charles B. Flowers Sr.: (704) 825-9146
Martha Stowe
Charlie Martin: (704) 829-9355
Richard Cromlish: (704) 825-5097; (704) 825-2322
Ron Foulk

City Council meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m., except when re-scheduled on holidays.

Trash Service: Trash pickup Monday through Thursday by Waste Management, (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 .O. Box 431, Belmont.

Post Office: 208 Glenway St., (704) 825-6101. Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.

Belmont Branch Library: 125 Central Ave., (704) 825-5426. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Learn more about Belmont and other Gaston County towns at: www.discovergaston.com