Map of Bellevue city, Nebraska

Bellevue (French for “beautiful view”; previously named Belleview) is a suburban city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, and had a population of 64,176 as of the 2020 Census, making it the third-largest city in Nebraska, behind Omaha and Lincoln, and the second largest city in the U.S. named “Bellevue,” behind Bellevue, Washington.

Originally settled by European Americans in the 1830s, Bellevue was incorporated in 1855 and is the oldest continuous town in Nebraska. It has been credited by the Nebraska State Legislature as being the state’s second-oldest settlement; previously it served as the seat of government in Nebraska.

Bellevue city overview:
Name:	Bellevue city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Sarpy County
Elevation:	1,001 ft (305 m)
Total Area:	21.71 sq mi (56.24 km²)
Land Area:	21.49 sq mi (55.65 km²)
Water Area:	0.23 sq mi (0.59 km²)
Total Population:	64,176
Population Density:	2,986.74/sq mi (1,153.17/km²)
Area code:	402/531
FIPS code:	3103950
GNISfeature ID:	2394120
Website:	http://www.bellevue.net/

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History

Bellevue was originally founded as a trading post for the Missouri Fur Company by Joshua Pilcher, but there were financial problems, and, eventually, Lucien Fontanelle became the owner of the post, and the first permanent resident of Bellevue. Moses Merrill founded a mission, which was the first Christian mission in Nebraska, in Bellevue. Since it was the oldest city in the Nebraska Territory, the residents were optimistic that Bellevue would become the capital of it, and the new territorial governor, Francis Burt, had already moved there, but shortly after, he died. The next governor selected Omaha as the capital instead. In 1921, the Offutt Air Force Base, housing the United States Strategic Command, was built south of Bellevue. The planes that dropped the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs were built there.

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Geography

Bellevue is located at an elevation of 1159 ft (353 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.02 square miles (41.49 km), of which 15.85 square miles (41.05 km) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km) is water. It is bounded on the east by the Missouri River.