Bellevue (Washington)
| Bellevue | |
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 Downtown Bellevue |
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| Location in Washington | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1869 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Washington |
| County : | King County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 36 ′ N , 122 ° 10 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
122,363 (as of 2010) Seattle |
| Population density : | 1,477.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 94.5 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 82.8 km 2 (approx. 32 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 26 m |
| Postcodes : | 98004-98009, 98015 |
| Area code : | +1 425 |
| FIPS : | 53-05210 |
| GNIS ID : | 1512000 |
| Website : | www.ci.bellevue.wa.us |
| Mayor : | Claudia Balducci |
Bellevue is a city in the US state of Washington . It is located east of Seattle in King County and according to the last census in 2010 had a population of 122,363. Bellevue belongs to the Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, which according to the official estimate of the US Census Bureau had a population of around 3.8 million in 2016.
history
The town's history goes back to 1869. After coal mining had begun in Coal Creek two years earlier , intensive forestry was practiced in the area of what is now Bellevue to supply the coal mines with timber. The city has had its current name since 1880.
At the turn of the 20th century, Bellevue was an agricultural town whose residents traded as far as the Seattle area , and with the establishment of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1904 in more distant areas. In 1940 the city was given a direct road connection to Seattle with the construction of a bridge over Lake Washington .
The HTC America Inc. , the American branch of the HTC Corporation , is based in Bellevue. The publisher and maker of Steam and game developer Valve as well as ArenaNet and T-Mobile US are also based in Bellevue.
sons and daughters of the town
- Peter Horton (* 1953), actor, producer and director
- Glen Eberle (born 1963), biathlete
- Andrew Drury (born 1964), jazz drummer
- Ed Fries (* 1964), manager, consultant and (computer game) developer
- Larry Sanger (* 1968), philosopher
- Jennie Reed (* 1978), racing cyclist
- Tim Lincecum (born 1984), baseball player
- Luke Sikma (* 1989), basketball player
- Becca Gardner (born 1990), actress
- Budda Baker (born 1996), American football player
- Kenny Ridwan (* 1999), actor
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 73.903 |
| 1990 | 95.213 |
| 2000 | 112,495 |
| 2010 | 122,363 |
| 2016 | 141,400 |
¹ 1980-2010 : census results; 2016 US Census Bureau estimate
Web links
- City of Bellevue (English)
- Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/council-members.htm accessed on November 21, 2014
- ↑ a b City Profile - History. www.ci.bellevue.wa.us, accessed on March 17, 2009 (English).