Belews Creek was originally named "Belews Creek Mill" and a post office has been located in the community since 1831 (Powell 1968, p. 37).

About 91% of the population is white, 7.4% African-American, 1.1% Hispanic, and 0.3% of other races.

The median household income is $50,345 with 2.6% of the population living below the poverty line.

Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1 ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990".

This article about a location in Forsyth County, North Carolina is a stub.