Bellevue, Washington
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Bellevue (/ˈbɛlvjuː/ BEL-vew) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area, and the fifth-largest city in Washington. It has variously been characterized as a satellite city, a suburb, a boomburb, or an edge city.[5][6] The population was 151,854 at the 2020 census.[2] The city's name is derived from the French term belle vue ("beautiful view").[7]
Bellevue is home to some of the world's largest technology companies. Before and after the 2008 recession, its downtown area has been undergoing rapid change with many high-rise projects being constructed. Downtown Bellevue is currently the second-largest city center in Washington state, with 1,300 businesses, 45,000 employees, and 10,200 residents.[8] In a 2018 estimate, the city's median household income was among the top five cities in the state of Washington.[9] In 2008, Bellevue was number one in
More than 145 companies have been located in Bellevue; companies currently headquartered there include PACCAR Inc, T-Mobile US, and Valve. The technology company Amazon was founded in Bellevue by Jeff Bezos.
History
The
Bellevue was first settled by European Americans in 1869 by William Meydenbauer and Aaron Mercer, who claimed homestead tracts several miles apart. Both moved away within a few years, and permanent residents did not arrive until 1879. By 1882, a community, consisting mostly of logging homesteaders, had established itself.[13] Once the land had been logged, it was gradually cleared, largely by Japanese immigrant labor in the early 20th century, to support small-scale farming on leased land plots.[15]
By the early part of the 20th century, Bellevue had acquired a reputation as a weekend getaway destination for Seattle residents, who would arrive by ferry at Meydenbauer Bay and spend the day at nearby Wildwood Park.[16] After the ferry landing was moved to Medina, however, tourism to Bellevue waned. To counter this decline, the Bellevue Strawberry Festival was conceived of in 1925, and by the 1930s it had grown to attract as many as 15,000 visitors. At the time, Bellevue was still a small town with around 2,000 residents.[17]
Prior to the opening of the
In 1942, the Bellevue Strawberry Festival was cancelled. The primary reason was that some 90 percent of the agricultural workforce in the area was of Japanese ancestry, and all of these farmers and their families had been forcibly interned in camps following the start of World War II.[20] The fair would not be revived for another 45 years. Following the expulsion of the ethnic Japanese farming community, a large quantity of farmland became available for development.[21] This made way for the initial development of the Bellevue downtown area.
Bellevue incorporated as a third-class city on the March 31, 1953.[22] Following the 1963 opening of a second bridge across the lake, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, the city began to grow more rapidly. The Crossroads community was annexed in 1964.[23] Lake Hills was annexed in 1969.[24] By the 1970 census, Bellevue had become the fourth most populous city in the state of Washington, behind only Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma.[25]
Bellevue remains one of the largest cities in the state, with several high-rise structures in its core and a burgeoning business community. The city experienced a building boom during the mid-2000s, with the building of developments such as Lincoln Square and the Bravern.[7]
Bellevue Square is located in downtown Bellevue and is now one of the largest shopping centers in the region. Opened in 1946,[7] the mall has undergone several significant phases of expansion since the 1980s.[citation needed]
The city's plans include the Bel-Red Corridor Project, a large-scale planning effort to encourage the redevelopment of the large
Geography
Bellevue lies between Lake Washington to the west and the smaller Lake Sammamish to the east. Much of Bellevue is drained by the Kelsey Creek watershed, whose source is located in the Larsen Lake and Phantom Lake green belt and whose outlet is near where Interstate 90 meets Lake Washington's eastern shore. The city is bisected by Interstate 405 running north–south, and the southern portion is crossed from west to east by Interstate 90. The State Route 520 freeway roughly delineates the upper reaches of Bellevue.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.47 square miles (94.46 km2), of which 31.97 square miles (82.80 km2) is land and 4.50 square miles (11.65 km2) is water.[27]
The city's name is derived from a
South of I-90, the city continues up Cougar Mountain, at the top of which is an unincorporated King County location called Hilltop. To the west of Cougar Mountain, Bellevue includes the Coal Creek, Somerset, and Factoria neighborhoods.
Bellevue is bordered by the cities of
Cityscape
Neighborhoods within Bellevue include Bellecrest,
Climate
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Like much of the Puget Sound lowland, Bellevue has a mild oceanic climate. It also has frequent rain showers from October to May, with precipitation levels typically being over 2 inches (51 mm).[29] On average, the hottest month is July, while January is the coldest.[29] Bellevue gets an average of 32.02 inches (813 mm) of rain per year, based on data from 1981 to 2013. However, the city published an analysis of rainfall stating that 2016 saw an usually high 47.14 inches (1,197 mm) of rainfall, and that rainfall in 2014–2016 was trending unusually high.[30] The wet season of 2017, defined as the period from October through April, saw a similar rainfall of 47.26 inches (1,200 mm).[31]
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
70 (21) |
78 (26) |
89 (32) |
93 (34) |
108 (42) |
105 (41) |
100 (38) |
100 (38) |
90 (32) |
75 (24) |
64 (18) |
108 (42) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43 (6) |
47 (8) |
54 (12) |
58 (14) |
66 (19) |
70 (21) |
77 (25) |
78 (26) |
71 (22) |
60 (16) |
51 (11) |
44 (7) |
60 (16) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 32 (0) |
35 (2) |
38 (3) |
42 (6) |
47 (8) |
52 (11) |
55 (13) |
57 (14) |
52 (11) |
46 (8) |
40 (4) |
34 (1) |
44 (7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −5 (−21) |
−4 (−20) |
10 (−12) |
27 (−3) |
28 (−2) |
36 (2) |
42 (6) |
42 (6) |
35 (2) |
21 (−6) |
4 (−16) |
0 (−18) |
−5 (−21) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.49 (114) |
3.67 (93) |
3.84 (98) |
2.84 (72) |
2.10 (53) |
1.68 (43) |
0.97 (25) |
0.97 (25) |
1.71 (43) |
3.32 (84) |
4.92 (125) |
5.45 (138) |
35.96 (913) |
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Source 2: [33] |
Surrounding cities
Transportation
Bellevue is the main Eastside hub for both the local transit authority, King County Metro, and Sound Transit, the regional transit system. The Bellevue Transit Center, which serves both Metro and Sound buses, is located in the heart of the downtown business district and is connected to Interstate 405 by NE 6th St. and a direct-access Texas T HOV ramp. Local buses run into Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, Renton, and the University District;[34] regional buses go to Bothell, Lynnwood, Everett, Seattle, Renton, Kent and Auburn, among other cities.[35] An electric microtransit shuttle service operated by Circuit, Inc. began operating in August 2023; the app-based service is funded by the city's hotel room tax and fare-free for passengers.[36]
The 2 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system is planned to run from Seattle through Mercer Island and Bellevue before ending in Redmond. The $3.7 billion project was approved by voters in 2008 as part of the Sound Transit 2 ballot measure.[37] It began construction in 2016 and was scheduled to begin service in 2023, but was later delayed to 2024 due to construction issues.[38] The first section, from South Bellevue station to Overlake, is scheduled to open on April 27, 2024.[37]
The Bellevue City Council lobbied Sound Transit, the regional transit authority, to construct its light rail line underground through Bellevue's rapidly growing downtown.[39] The city government promised to devote between $104 million and $150 million toward a potential tunnel in the form of cash, services, free access to rights-of-way and one-time tax revenues that result from the East Link project. In November 2011, the city council signed an agreement with Sound Transit.[40] Tunnel construction started in early 2016 while the remainder of downtown Bellevue construction began in mid-2017.[41] As of July 2023, former Bellevue City Council member Claudia Balducci was a member of the Sound Transit Board of Directors.[42]
The City of Bellevue has undertaken an extensive "Bel-Red Area Transformation" process which seeks to plan some 900 acres (3.6 km2) in the Spring District in the city's northern portion,[43] all of which has been premised on the extension of light rail to the Eastside under Sound Transit 2.[44] The top-down and highly integrated land use and transportation planning has been similar to earlier planning for the Downtown.
Bellevue was also served by a
The city once had an operating airfield named Bellevue Airfield, which shut down in 1983.
Government and politics
Bellevue has a
Politically, the city leans strongly Democratic,[
Education
The vast majority of the city is served by the
Portions of Bellevue also lie within the boundaries of Lake Washington School District, Renton School District and Issaquah School District.[50]
At the higher education level the city is home to Bellevue College, part of the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system.
Bellevue is home to
Economy
Bellevue is an economic hub of the Seattle region's Eastside and home to the headquarters of various sizes, including the U.S. operations for many international firms. Since 2005, the city has become a hub for software engineering and other technology development centers. These include
In 2019, Amazon[53] and Facebook[54] announced plans to open large engineering centers in Bellevue with plans to add several thousand employees.[55] In 2018, Google also opened a major engineering facility in downtown Bellevue.[56] As of 2020[update], there are several high-rise office buildings in Downtown Bellevue that are under construction or in active planning and design phases, including Bellevue 600, part of a major Amazon campus.[57][58] Several high-rise residential buildings are also planned in downtown, spurred in part by future light rail service, on former retail and low-rise commercial lots.[59][60] As of 2024[update], Amazon has 12,000 employees in Bellevue and has reduced its workforce in Seattle.[61]
Rank | Employer | Bellevue FTEs |
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1 | Microsoft | 8,700 |
2 | T-Mobile | 6,300 |
3 | Amazon | 3,100 |
4 | Overlake Hospital | 2,800 |
5 | Bellevue School District | 2,500 |
6 | City of Bellevue | 1,900 |
7 | Bellevue College | 1,800 |
8 | Concur | 1,700 |
9 | Salesforce | 1,300 |
10 | Symetra Financial | 1,000 |
The city has numerous thriving commercial districts, with four major shopping centers:
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 254 | — | |
1910 | 150 | −40.9% | |
1920 | 1,213 | 708.7% | |
1930 | 1,071 | −11.7% | |
1940 | 1,177 | 9.9% | |
1950 | 7,658 | 550.6% | |
1960 | 12,809 | 67.3% | |
1970 | 61,196 | 377.8% | |
1980 | 73,903 | 20.8% | |
1990 | 86,874 | 17.6% | |
2000 | 109,569 | 26.1% | |
2010 | 122,363 | 11.7% | |
2020 | 151,854 | 24.1% | |
2022 (est.) | 152,767 | [3] | 0.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[63] 2020 Census[2] |
As of 2018, one in three Bellevue residents was born outside the United States, most likely due to the prevalence of multinational technology companies in the city. Around 23% of Bellevue's well-educated workforce are in engineering or science-related industries. About half of its residents identify as a person of color or ethnic minority.[62]
According to a 2018 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $113,698.
In 2006, Bellevue was rated one of the 25 safest cities in America,[65] based on the per-capita incidence of violent crime.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 151,854 people, 62,394 households in the city.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[66] | Pop 2010[67] | Pop 2020[68] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
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78,698 | 72,397 | 66,063 | 71.83% | 59.17% | 43.50% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
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2,100 | 2,700 | 3,918 | 1.92% | 2.21% | 2.58% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
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301 | 349 | 255 | 0.27% | 0.29% | 0.17% |
Asian alone (NH) | 19,011 | 33,659 | 61,539 | 17.35% | 27.51% | 40.53% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 248 | 219 | 254 | 0.23% | 0.18% | 0.17% |
Other race alone (NH) | 261 | 342 | 821 | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.54% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 3,123 | 4,152 | 7,933 | 2.85% | 3.39% | 5.22% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5,827 | 8,545 | 11,071 | 5.32% | 6.98% | 7.29% |
Total | 109,569 | 122,363 | 151,854 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2010 census
As of the
There were 50,355 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97.
The median age in the city was 38.5 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 45,836 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $62,338, and the median income for a family was $76,868. Males had a median income of $56,456 versus $37,124 for females. The
Arts and culture
Cultural events
Bellevue is the site of the annual Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair (originally Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair), held since 1947 during the last weekend in July.
The biennial Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition draws thousands of visitors to the Downtown Park to view up to 46 three-dimensional artworks from artists around the country.
In celebration of its strawberry farming history, Bellevue holds an annual Strawberry Festival on the fourth weekend in June at Crossroads Park.[69] The festival initially began in 1925, and continued to 1942 when many Bellevue's strawberry farmers were incarcerated as part of the Japanese Internment. In 1987 the festival was resumed as a one evening event, and in 2003 it was expanded back to a multi-day festival.[70]
Bellevue is host to the Northwest Ukrainian International Festival, founded in 2017 and one of the largest Ukrainian culture festivals in the United States.[71] Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the Grand Kyiv Ballet has been based at the International Ballet Academy in Bellevue.[72]
Places of interest
The Bellevue Arts Museum first opened in 1975, then moved to Bellevue Square in 1983. In 2001, the museum moved into its own building, designed by Steven Holl. The museum subsequently ran into financial difficulties and was closed to the public in 2003. After a lengthy fundraising campaign, a remodel, and a new mission to become a national center for the fine art of craft and design, the museum reopened on June 18, 2005 with an exhibition of teapots.[73]
The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art - now closed - contained one of the largest doll collections in the world—more than a thousand dolls—displayed on two floors of a Victorian-style building,[74] which is now the site of the KidsQuest Children's Museum.
Near Interstate 405 is Meydenbauer Center, a convention center that brings corporate meetings and charity events to the downtown area. Meydenbauer also includes a 410-seat theater which attracts operas, ballets, and orchestral performances.[75]
The city government has planned to build a performing arts center, tentatively named the Tateuchi Center (named for philanthropist Ina Tateuchi), since the 1980s.[76] It would include a 2,000-seat concert hall, offices, and creative spaces at a site in Downtown Bellevue. The $200 million project is partially funded with private donations and grants from the city and county governments.[77]
Sports and recreation
Since the 1970s, the city has taken an active role in ensuring that its commercial development does not overwhelm its natural land and water resources.[78] Today, the Bellevue Parks and Community Services Department manages more than 2,500 acres (10 km2) of parks and open spaces, including the Downtown Park and the Bellevue Botanical Garden, as well as several playgrounds, beach parks, and trails. More than 5,500 Bellevue residents participate in volunteer activities through this department annually.[79]
Bellevue was home to the
The city has a small baseball stadium, Bannerwood Park, that has a listed capacity of 700 spectators.[82] The Seattle Redhawks of the Western Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division I baseball team, have played their home games in Bellevue since 2010.[83]
Notable people
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- William S. Ayer, former president and CEO of Alaska Airlines[84]
- Ricky Horror, guitarist and backing vocalist of Motionless in White
- Peter Horton, actor[85]
- James Love, Director, Knowledge Ecology International[86]
- Rob McKenna, former Attorney General of Washington[87]
- Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft[88]
- Gabe Newell, owner of Valve
- Timothy Omundson, actor[89]
- Layne Staley, former lead singer of Alice in Chains
- Ann Reinking, Broadway actress, dancer and choreographer
- Larry Sanger, Wikipedia co-founder[90]
- Ann Wilson, co-founder of Heart[91]
- Nancy Wilson, co-founder of Heart[91]
Athletes, coaches, and sportscasters
- Budda Baker, professional football player, safety for Arizona Cardinals[92]
- Sue Bird, former basketball player for Seattle Storm
- Michael Brantley, Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder for the Houston Astros[93]
- Matthew Boyd, MLB pitcher
- Matt Hague, former MLB first baseman who is currently a minor league hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Tim Lincecum, former MLB pitcher
- Fredy Montero, MLS player for Seattle Sounders FC[94]
- John Olerud, former MLB player for Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners[96]
- Megan Rapinoe, soccer player for Seattle Reign FC and USWNT
- Detlef Schrempf, former All-Star NBA player for Seattle SuperSonics
- Matthew Sheldon, professional soccer player for the Charleston Battery
- Robert Stock, MLB player[97]
- Chuck Swirsky, NBA broadcaster for Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors
- Matt Tuiasosopo, former professional baseball player and the current 3rd base coach for the Atlanta Braves
Sister cities
Bellevue has the following
See also
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