Bellevue, Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Jackson County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 16 ′ N , 90 ° 25 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,191 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 876.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 188 m |
| Postal code : | 52031 |
| Area code : | +1 563 |
| FIPS : | 19-05635 |
| GNIS ID : | 454496 |
Bellevue is a small town (with the status " City ") in Jackson County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa . In 2010 Bellevue had 2,191 inhabitants.
geography
Bellevue is on the west bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . Bellevue, which forms the center of the Bellevue Township , is 42 ° 07'37 "north latitude and 89 ° 15'20" west longitude. The city extends over 2.7 km², which is spread over 2.5 km² of land and 0.2 km² of water.
Bellevue State Park is seamlessly connected to the southern outskirts .
Neighboring towns are Sabula (34.1 km southeast), Preston (26.3 km south), Andrew (20.7 km southwest), La Motte (18.1 km west-northwest) and Saint Donatus (16.6 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Dubuque (38.1 km northwest), Rockford , Illinois (145 km east), the Quad Cities (97.2 km south) and Cedar Rapids (133 km west).
traffic
The oldest traffic route is the Mississippi, on which an important part of the flow of goods is still transported through the center of the USA. The river is kept navigable for large barges by dams, of which Lock and Dam No. 12 one located between Bellevue and the opposite bank of Illinois.
By Bellevue of the Iowa portion of the at this point runs along the Mississippi Great River Road forming US Highway 52 . The Illinois Highway 62, which leads to the southwest, branches off from this in the center of Bellevue .
A Canadian National Railway runs along the Mississippi through Bellevue .
The nearest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport, about 36.1 km northwest of Bellevue .
Individual evidence
- ↑ American FactFinder. Retrieved June 7, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 7, 2012
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 04000172. Retrieved June 7, 2012
