Bellevue (Washington)

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Bellevue
Downtown Bellevue
Downtown Bellevue
Location in Washington
King County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bellevue Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1869
State : United States
State : Washington
County : King County
Coordinates : 47 ° 36 ′  N , 122 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 36 ′  N , 122 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
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

Population development

year Residents¹
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

Commons : Bellevue, Washington  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/council-members.htm accessed on November 21, 2014
  2. a b City Profile - History. www.ci.bellevue.wa.us, accessed on March 17, 2009 (English).