The village is split between Forest Home and Kearney townships.

The historic Antrim County Courthouse is located in Bellaire.

The Antrim Review, the county's newspaper of record, is headquartered in Bellaire.

For years, Bellaire was a major railroad center in Antrim County, so the town attracted many industrial corporations.

For example, the wooden bowl company (which made wooded utensils) built a factory in Bellaire because of the ease of transportation.

Bellaire remained a transportation center until 1962, when the East Jordan and Southern abandoned their trackage through Bellaire, and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (which was using the former Chicago and West Michigan line) followed suit in 1982.

33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.