Bellevue, Iowa

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Downtown Bellevue, Iowa.

Bellevue is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,350 at the 2000 census. The town is located along the Mississippi River, next to Bellevue State Park.

Potter's Mill, a restaurant and bed and breakfast that was formerly a flour mill built in 1845 is located in Bellevue. Potter's Mill is currently named on the National Register of Historic Places.

[edit] Geography

Bellevue is located at 42°15′33″N, 90°25′35″W (42.259282, -90.426384)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (6.73%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,350 people, 942 households, and 629 families residing in the city. The population density was 935.4/km² (2,410.7/mi²). There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of 402.8/km² (1,038.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.79% White, 0.04% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 942 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% 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 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,293, and the median income for a family was $44,438. Males had a median income of $35,507 versus $20,791 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,928. About 5.0% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.