Bellwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.

[3] The community takes its name from Bellwood, one of the James River Plantations.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15.0 km2), all of it land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 5,974 people, 2,323 households, and 1,598 families residing in the CDP.

25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.