Editing Bellevue, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{distinguish|Bellevue Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Bellevue''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States, along the [[Ohio River]]. The population was 8,311 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Bellevue+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref> A suburb of [[Pittsburgh]], it is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]].

The borough was incorporated in 1867. There is a public park and [[public library|library]], the [[Andrew Bayne Memorial Library]].

==History==
The land on which the borough currently sits was once part of the [[Depreciation Lands]] reserved for [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] veterans.<ref name="pgprofile">{{cite news | title = Borough of Bellevue | url = http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/profile-bellevue.htm | newspaper = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | access-date = July 17, 2011}}</ref> The first landowners in the area were James Robinson and [[Hugh Henry Brackenridge]], purchasing parcels in 1799 and 1792 respectively.<ref name="pgprofile"/> At the time of its organization as a borough, Bellevue had exactly the minimum population for such a designation: 300 residents.<ref name="pghpress">{{cite news | title = Salute to Bellevue | newspaper = Pittsburgh Press | date = September 13, 1942 | pages = 8–9}}</ref>

Residents of the area tried unsuccessfully to obtain improvements from [[Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Ross Township]], but officials were opposed to development along Venango Trail (today [[U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania|Route 19]]).<ref name="pgprofile"/> In response, Bellevue was incorporated as a borough independent of Ross on September 7, 1867.<ref name="phmc">{{cite web | url = http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf | publisher = Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission | title = Allegheny County – 2nd Class | access-date = July 7, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110609103442/http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf| archive-date= 9 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> The name of the borough was chosen by J. J. East, a linguist and early resident of the borough, and means "beautiful view."<ref name="pgprofile"/>

Bellevue was always a "dry" town, even before [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]], meaning that the sale of alcohol in stores or restaurants was restricted. Sale of alcohol is currently regulated by the [[Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board]] (PLCB).<ref name="trib">{{cite news | url = http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_612317.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130131073438/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_612317.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 31, 2013 | title = Bellevue barber wants to end dry-town status | last = Kurutz | first = Daveen Rae | newspaper = Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | date = February 19, 2009 | access-date = July 7, 2011 }}</ref>  The borough's 2011 primary election included a referendum to permit limited alcohol sales at certain establishments; the proposal was defeated.<ref name="citizen">{{cite news | first = Connie | last = Rankin | url = http://www.thecitizen.us/article/bellevue-voters-defeat-referendum | title = Bellevue voters defeat referendum | date = May 20, 2011 | newspaper = The Citizen | location = Bellevue, Penna. | access-date = July 7, 2011}}</ref>  A similar proposal in 2015 passed.<ref>[http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/12/11/alcohol-sales-to-begin-tonight-in-bellevue/ "Bellevue No Longer A Dry Town"], KDKA News Pittsburgh, 2015-12-11.</ref>

===Architecture===
Bellevue contains over 1,000 buildings over 100 years old. In 2016, to recognize 150 years since the borough's founding, Bellevue's Community Development Corporation (CDC), ''Bona Fide Bellevue'', launched a historic building plaque program, consisting of inventorying all the buildings in Bellevue. Of over 2,600 buildings, just over 730 had been approved locally "historic." Over 150 property owners voluntarily elected to purchase a plaque signifying the historic nature of their buildings.

Three buildings have been further recognized as historic:

*Andrew Bayne House - 34 North Balph Avenue - built 1875. Andrew Bayne Public Library. Recognized by Pittsburgh History Landmarks Foundation (PHLF).
*Andrew S. and Elizabeth Miller House - 366 Lincoln Avenue - built 1902. Currently a restaurant. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 and recognized by PHLF.
*Marius Rousseau House - 100 Watkins Avenue - built 1906. Private residence. Recognized by PHLF.

==Geography==
Bellevue is located at {{coord|40|29|38|N|80|3|13|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, or 9.09%, is water.  Its average elevation is {{convert|997|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>

===Surrounding and adjacent communities===
Bellevue has three land borders with [[Avalon, Pennsylvania|Avalon]] to the northwest, [[Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Ross Township]] to the north and east, and the Pittsburgh neighborhood of [[Brighton Heights (Pittsburgh)|Brighton Heights]] to the southeast.  Across the Ohio River to the southwest, Bellevue adjoins [[Stowe Township, Pennsylvania|Stowe Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 384
|1880= 915
|1890= 1418
|1900= 3416
|1910= 6323
|1920= 8198
|1930= 10252
|1940= 10488
|1950= 11604
|1960= 11412
|1970= 11586
|1980= 10128
|1990= 9126
|2000= 8770
|2010= 8370
|2020= 8311
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><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><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 8,770 people, 4,389 households, and 1,953 families residing in the borough.<ref name="GR2" /> The population density was {{convert|8,768.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,770 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,769.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 88.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.65% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3
1.4% of the population.

There were 4,389 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.5% were non-families. 48.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,481, and the median income for a family was $42,382. Males had a median income of $30,683 versus $26,596 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,246. About 7.8% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
[[Val Pennington]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bellevuepa.org/government | title=Bellevue Mayor Council Elected Officials }}</ref> Mayor
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==Education==
Bellevue is served by the [[Northgate School District]].

==Notable people==
*[[Martha Atwell]], radio director<ref>Howes, Durward, ed. (1937). ''[https://archive.org/details/americanwomenoff02howe/page/26/mode/2up?q=%22Atwell+Martha%22 American Women : The Official Who's Who Among the Women of the Nation, Vol. II (1937–38)]''. Los Angeles, CA: American Publications, Inc. p.&nbsp;26. [[OCLC|435906904]].</ref>
*[[Thomas McKee Bayne]], former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]
*[[Matthew Driscoll (basketball)|Matt Driscoll]], head men's basketball coach for [[University of North Florida]]
*[[Ron Frenz]], comic book artist for [[Marvel Comics]]
*[[Jerry Interval]], portrait photographer
*[[Philip Childs Keenan]], astronomer and co-developer of the [[Stellar classification#Yerkes spectral classification|MKK]] stellar spectral classification scheme
*[[Sam Parks, Jr.]], golfer, 1935 [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] champion
*[[Tom Sherman (American football)|Tom Sherman]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] quarterback

==See also==
*[[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bellevue, Pennsylvania|Bellevue}}
* [http://www.bellevuepa.org Borough website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223059/http://www.bellevueboro.com/resources/2011+Primary+Election+Results.pdf 2011 official election results]

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1796]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
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