Editing Bellevue, Idaho

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'''Bellevue''' is a city in [[Blaine County, Idaho|Blaine County]] in the [[Central Idaho|central]] part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Idaho]]. The population was 2,287 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], up from 1,876 in 2000.<ref name=spok>[http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/bellevue-id/ Spokesman-Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024816/http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/bellevue-id/ |date=2016-03-04 }} - 2010 census - Bellevue, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-26</ref>

It is located in the [[Wood River Valley]], about {{convert|18|mi|km}} south of the resort area of [[Ketchum, Idaho|Ketchum]] and [[Sun Valley, Idaho|Sun Valley]]. The city of [[Hailey, Idaho|Hailey]] and the [[Friedman Memorial Airport]] are a few miles north of Bellevue. The [[Big Wood River]] flows near downtown.

The [[Bellevue Historic District (Bellevue, Idaho)|Bellevue Historic District]] and the [[Henry Miller House (Bellevue, Idaho)|Henry Miller House]] are both listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Blaine County, Idaho|National Register of Historic Places]].

==History==
The Bellevue area was explored by fur trader [[Alexander Ross (fur trader)|Alexander Ross]] in 1824.

Bellevue was settled and chartered in 1882.<ref>{{cite book | last = Bancroft | first = Hubert Howe | title = History of the Pacific States of North America | publisher = The History Company | year = 1890 | url = https://archive.org/details/historypacifics12bategoog}}</ref> The city is located on a mile-wide plateau noted for its rich soil suitable for fruit growing.<ref name="Elliot">{{cite book | title = History of Idaho territory | publisher = Wallace W. Elliott | year = 1884 | isbn = 9780877701194 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=1B1OAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP1}}</ref> The nearby lands are also rich with resources, and Bellevue grew as a mining town. Between 1881 and the [[Panic of 1893|1893 crash of the silver market]], the mines near Bellevue produced more than $60 million worth of silver, lead and gold.<ref name="Clark">{{cite book | last = Clark | first = Bob | title = Scenic Driving Idaho | publisher = Morris Book Publishing | year = 1998 | isbn = 9781560446217 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wtg71nn8eVYC&pg=PP1}}</ref> Some of Bellevue's mines included Keystone, Palmas, Antelope, Big Camus, Phoenix, Paymaster, Silver Tide, and Monday Mine.<ref>{{cite book | last = Yale | first = Chas G. | title = List of Working Mines of the Pacific Coast | publisher = Geo. Spaulding | year = 1882 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cT4sAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1}}</ref>

The community soon had two newspapers, ''The Bellevue Daily Sun'' and ''The Bellevue Chronicle''. In 1880, the Bellevue M.E. Church was established, as was Bellevue [[Independent Order of Odd Fellows|IOOF]] Lodge No. 9. The International Hotel was built at Main and Oak, and could accommodate 75 guests. A mining smelter was also constructed.<ref name="Elliot"/>

From 1889 to 1895, it was the county seat of the short-lived [[Logan County, Idaho|Logan County]].<ref>{{cite journal|last= Idaho State Historical Society|date= May 1966|title= Alturas County|url= https://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0112.pdf|journal= Idaho State Historical Society: Reference Series|issue= 112|access-date= 4 December 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161224185537/https://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0112.pdf|archive-date= 24 December 2016|url-status= dead}}</ref>

A devastating fire engulfed the city's business district in 1905, started when the Seymour Saloon's bartender lit a match to investigate a gasoline leak.<ref>{{cite news | title = Bad Fire at Bellevue, Idaho | newspaper = [[The Spokesman-Review|Spokane Daily Chronicle]] | date = Nov 8, 1905 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TLdXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7_MDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bellevue-idaho&pg=4705%2C6799067}}</ref> In 1957, windows in Bellevue were shattered and the city was rocked when 8 tons of dynamite and 56 rounds of artillery shells accidentally detonated at a mine west of the city.<ref>{{cite web | title = Dynamite Blast Wrecks Panes in Bellevue | publisher = Lewiston Morning Tribune | date = Feb 11, 1957 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G3hfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=my8MAAAAIBAJ&dq=bellevue-idaho&pg=2010%2C4975768}}</ref>

The Wood River Rock Festival took place in 1971 in nearby Slaughterhouse Gulch. The festival was plagued by faulty sound equipment, cold weather, inadequate facilities, poor attendance, and grasshoppers. Eight people were arrested for drug possession, and three for drunk driving.<ref>{{cite news | title = Idaho Festival Sputters to Halt | newspaper = [[The Spokesman-Review|Spokane Daily Chronicle]] | date = Sep 6, 1971 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MaBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lfgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bellevue-idaho&pg=7381%2C1437139}}</ref>

In 2003, Bellevue was the location of the [[murders of Diane and Alan Scott Johnson]]. In 2012, Jon Anderson, a former mayor of Bellevue, committed a murder-suicide, killing his ex-wife and then himself.<ref>{{cite web | title = Autopsy confirms former Bellevue mayor's murder-suicide | publisher = KBOI2.com | date = February 15, 2012 | url = http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Autopsy-confirms-Bellevue-mayors-murder-suicide--139372638.html}}</ref>

In 2009, Bellevue's city clerk, Lacey Ann Loughmiller, was sentenced to 180 days in jail after being convicted of embezzling almost $14,000 from the city.<ref>{{cite web | title = Former Idaho city clerk sentenced for embezzlement | publisher = NWCN.com | date = Dec 2, 2009 | url = http://www.nwcn.com/news/idaho/Former-Idaho-city-clerk-sentenced-for-embezzlement-78323722.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130710185326/http://www.nwcn.com/news/idaho/Former-Idaho-city-clerk-sentenced-for-embezzlement-78323722.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 10, 2013 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
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| Jan high F  =34.9
| Feb high F  =37.7
| Mar high F  =48.0
| Apr high F  =58.9
| May high F  =67.4
| Jun high F  =76.6
| Jul high F  =87.5
| Aug high F  =85.5
| Sep high F  =76.0
| Oct high F  =60.8
| Nov high F  =44.8
| Dec high F  =34.2
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| Jan mean F  =25.4
| Feb mean F  =28.5
| Mar mean F  =37.6
| Apr mean F  =46.8
| May mean F  =54.3
| Jun mean F  =61.9
| Jul mean F  =70.8
| Aug mean F  =69.3
| Sep mean F  =60.4
| Oct mean F  =47.7
| Nov mean F  =34.8
| Dec mean F  =25.4
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| Jan low F  =15.9
| Feb low F  =19.2
| Mar low F  =27.1
| Apr low F  =34.6
| May low F  =41.1
| Jun low F  =47.1
| Jul low F  =54.0
| Aug low F  =53.1
| Sep low F  =44.7
| Oct low F  =34.5
| Nov low F  =24.8
| Dec low F  =16.5
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| Jan precipitation inch  =2.06
| Feb precipitation inch  =1.50
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.41
| Apr precipitation inch  =1.11
| May precipitation inch  =2.07
| Jun precipitation inch  =1.29
| Jul precipitation inch  =0.61
| Aug precipitation inch  =0.71
| Sep precipitation inch  =0.84
| Oct precipitation inch  =1.75
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.73
| Dec precipitation inch  =2.44
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 892
|1900= 356
|1910= 702
|1920= 526
|1930= 375
|1940= 502
|1950= 528
|1960= 384
|1970= 537
|1980= 1016
|1990= 1275
|2000= 1876
|2010= 2287
|estyear=2019
|estimate=2456
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,287 people, 849 households, and 571 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1555.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 926 housing units at an average density of {{convert|629.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 16.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 28.8% of the population.

There were 849 households, of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.7% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.27.

The median age in the city was 35 years. 29.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,876 people, 679 households, and 486 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,577.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 724 housing units at an average density of {{convert|608.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 11.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 19.35% of the population.

There were 679 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,438, and the median income for a family was $49,276. Males had a median income of $33,056 versus $24,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,094. About 6.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Students are served by the [[Blaine County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16013_blaine/DC20SD_C16013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blaine County, ID|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st16_id/schooldistrict_maps/c16013_blaine/DC20SD_C16013_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Bellevue Elementary School is the zoned elementary school.<ref name=Schoolzones2011>{{cite web|url=http://www.blaineschools.org/District/Neighborhood_School_Boundaries.aspx|title=Blaine County School District : Neighborhood School Boundaries|publisher=Blaineschools.org|access-date=November 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929021025/http://www.blaineschools.org/District/Neighborhood_School_Boundaries.aspx|archive-date=September 29, 2011}}</ref> Alturas Elementary, a [[magnet school]], is in nearby [[Hailey, Idaho|Hailey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blaineschools.org/Page/4069|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929225014/https://www.blaineschools.org/Page/4069|title=BCSD #61 School Transportation Zones|publisher=[[Blaine County School District]]|archive-date=2020-09-29|access-date=2024-03-12}}</ref> is located in the south of the city.

Middle school students go to Wood River Middle School. High school students attend [[Wood River High School (Idaho)|Wood River High School]] in [[Hailey, Idaho|Hailey]].<ref name=Schoolzones2011/>

The county is in the catchment area, but not the taxation zone, for [[College of Southern Idaho]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/budget/publications/Legislative-Budget-Book/2016/1.Education/1-079.Community%20Colleges.pdf|chapter=Community Colleges|title=Legislative Budget Book|publisher=[[Idaho Legislature]]|year=2016|page=1-81 (PDF p. 3/9)}} - See area 1 in: {{cite web|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title33/T33CH21/SECT33-2101/|title=TITLE 33 EDUCATION CHAPTER 21 JUNIOR COLLEGES|publisher=[[Idaho Legislature]]|access-date=2024-03-12}}</ref>

==Transportation==
*[[File:ID-75.svg|25px]] - [[Idaho State Highway 75|SH-75]] - Sawtooth Scenic Byway

The city is served by [[Idaho State Highway 75|State Highway 75]], a two-lane undivided highway that connects [[Shoshone, Idaho|Shoshone]] to [[Challis, Idaho|Challis]]. The highway travels over [[Galena Summit]] and through the [[Sawtooth National Recreation Area]] and is designated as the "Sawtooth Scenic Byway."<ref>[http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/sawtooth.aspx Idaho Byways - Sawtooth Scenic Byway] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627084716/http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/sawtooth.aspx |date=2009-06-27 }} - accessed 2011-12-06</ref> Bellevue is the southern terminus of the Wood River Trail, a 20-plus mile paved non-motorized path that connects Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wood River Trail - BCRD |url=https://bcrd.org/summer-trails/our-summer-trails/wood-river-trail/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=bcrd.org/ |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Walt Doan]], professional baseball player
* [[Kaitlyn Farrington]], Olympic gold medalist in women's halfpipe (snowboarding), Sochi, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/02/15/3030097/idaho-olympic-star-cant-wait-to.html|title=Idaho Olympic star Kaitlyn Farrington 'can't wait to come home'|publisher=Idaho Statesman|access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bellevueidaho.us/ Bellevue City Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140215072256/http://www.visitidaho.org/community/bellevue Bellevue Tourism]

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