Bel Air, Kansas

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Bel Aire, Kansas

The City of Bel Aire, is located in South-Central Kansas within the state’s most populous county of Sedgwick and carries a rich and unique 46-year history dating to its original formation in January 1955 as an improvement district to incorporating as a 3rd Class city on November 26, 1980. The Improvement District was established in 1955 by T.E. Devlin and T.N. Pearson as a way to construct a water system to serve the area. In 1998, Bel Aire city officials received state recognition to become a City of the 2nd class under Kansas State Statutes.

Bel Aire abuts the city of Wichita to the Northeast, the state’s largest city. The city is also part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) which encompasses Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey counties. Bel Aire is a small bedroom community with a population of 6,014 (U.S. Census 2000). Residents occupy 2,024 housing units. The city has experienced a 60% population increase since becoming a 2nd class city on November 26, 1980. The tax base is primarily residential real estate, and the mill levy is one of the lowest of any surrounding communities of $104.136.

On the average Bel Aire resident’s enjoy 225 sunny days per year. Kansas is among the top 10 “sunniest” states in the country with more sunny days than Florida. Being located in the Central Great Plains, where warm air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with cold dry air from the Arctic region, resident’s experience four season climate and a wide range of weather the year round. Summers are usually warm and moderated by steady wind and relatively low humidity. Temperatures above 90 degrees occur an average of 63 days per year. Winters are usually mild with short periods of very cold weather. Temperatures below zero occur about four days per year. Rainfall averages about 29 inches per year, with 70 percent occurring during the growing season of April to September.

The City of Bel Aire enjoys a lofty perch in Sedgwick County, at the hub of northeast Wichita. Despite its unmatched accessibility to Wichita, it manages to preserve the small-town advantages of yesteryear: privacy, security, and a pervasive quiet that speaks of its neighborhood values.

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