Bellevue

Also known as Bellevue, Iowa, Bellevue, IA

city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Iowa
County: Jackson
Founded founder john d bell: July 2, 1836
Incorporated: February 5, 1851
Type: Council-Administrator
Total: 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km )
Land: 1.37 sq mi (3.56 km )
Water: 0.069 sq mi (0.18 km )
Elevation: 692 ft (211 m)
Density: 1,718.6/sq mi (663.57/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
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Article

Bellevue (/ˈbɛlvjuː/ BEL-vew) is a city in eastern Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The city lies along the Mississippi River (at Lock and Dam No. 12) and next to Bellevue State Park. In 2020, its population was 2,363; up from a count of 2,191 at the 2010 Census, making it the second-largest and only growing city in Jackson County.

The city lies in a valley created by two large bluffs (known as North and South Bluffs respectively), with the Mississippi River serving as the city's eastern border (the Illinois state border), and with the Mill Creek valley extending to the west. Geographically, it is part of the southernmost region of the Driftless Area, a portion of North America that escaped all three phases of the Wisconsinian Glaciation.