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Bellevue, Nebraska

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Bellevue precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68005. The Survey maps it on the Omaha South quadrangle. 64,176 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level.

Bellevue within Sarpy County

On record in Bellevue

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 9 records

Population over time

2 figures

Bellevue grew from 50,137 to 64,176 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201050,137
202064,176+14,039 (+28%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

79 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Bellevue between 2011 and 2020, burning about 587 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined53
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking4
Fireworks4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
4 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
29 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
23 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
18 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sarpy County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bellevue: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Amick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Glenwood QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Sarpy County

Storms near this place

55 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellevue in 55 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 27 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1995HailBellevue$20,000,000A lunchtime hailstorm pounded parts of the Omaha metropolitan area, resulting in at least 12,000 damage claims. One to three inch hail produced damage estimates to homes and cars close to $20 million.
August 2002LightningBellevue$125,000Lightning struck a house in Bellevue igniting a fire that caused about $75,000 in damage to the structure and $50,000 damage to its contents.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindBellevue$30,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at between 75 and 85 mph knocked down a wall of a movie theatre that was under construction.
May 2000LightningBellevue$2,500Lightning struck a house causing around $2,500 worth of damage to the roof, blasting a 10-foot-widehole.
July 2004LightningBellevue$1,000Lightning struck Christmas lights which were still up on a Bellevue home. The lightning then traveled along a gutter and ignited a gas meter on the side of the house which was leaking natural gas. The resulting fire did minimal exterior damage.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindBellevue$1,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBellevue-The office received a public report of a tree that had snapped and fallen onto a home in Bellevue.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBellevue-The office received a public report of several large branches down.
April 2023Flash FloodBellevue-The Emergency manager reported street flooding in parts of Olde Towne near Harlan and Industrial Drive. No structures were impacted but there were several stalled vehicles.
June 2022HailBellevue-Public reported nickel to quarter sized hail on the south size of Bellevue via social media.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Public reported a peak measured wind gust of 81 mph.
March 2019FloodBellevue-East Mission and Mills County State Highway 10 toll road is impassable.
August 2018Flash FloodBellevue-Standing water was reported up to the side of homes in Green Acres mobile home park.
August 2018Flash FloodBellevue-Payne Drive into Hayworth Park was closed due to water over the roadway.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph downed a large branch which blocked a road near 32nd and Modification.
May 2012HailBellevue-Hail up to quarter-size was reported near 15th and Gaelic Streets and nickel-size along West 16th Avenue in Bellevue.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 60 mph downed trees and power lines forcing several streets to be barricaded by police.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 60 mph knocked down tree limbs in the Bellevue area causing some power outages.
June 2008FloodBellevue-Heavy rain over sections of the Missouri River basin on June 4th and 5th, that eventually brought significant flooding downstream of Sarpy county, caused high water and some flooding along sections of the river in Sarpy county. A camp ground and marina near the river in the southeast part of town was flooded for a while on Thursday June 5th into Friday the 6th.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph downed several large trees in the Bellevue area. The fallen trees damaged several vehicles.
March 2007HailBellevue-Hail up to nickel size was reported in and around the Bellevue area. The hail was reported by off-duty weather observers from Offutt and also amateur radio operators. One report was at 36th and Capehart.
May 2007Heavy RainBellevue-Rainfall of around 7 to 7.5 inches fell from Friday May 4th through Sunday May 6th in the Bellevue area. The heavy rain caused considerable ponding of water on several city streets and Highways in the area, and left area golf courses submerged in water which shut them down for several days afterward.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph downed a few trees in town causing power outages.
May 2006HailBellevue-Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported near 48th and Cornhusker.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph caused some tree damage at a golf course in town.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindBellevue-A thunderstorm wind gust was measured at 53 knots at Offutt AFB. The winds caused isolated damage to lawn and playground equipment in the area and also knocked down several large tree limbs in Bellevue.
June 2005HailBellevue-Hail up to around 1 inch in diameter fell from Bellevue toward Offutt AFB. This was from the cluster of storms that dropped a little larger hail just to the west in Papillion.
June 2005HailBellevue-The hail was accompanied by 60 mph winds and was from the second cluster of thunderstorms that moved across Sarpy county this evening.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph by the public.
August 2005HailBellevue-Near Bellevue West High School.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm winds estimated at least 60 mph downed some large tree limbs in town.
August 2004HailBellevue-Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter was reported from Bellevue to near Offutt AFB.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph rolled through Sarpy county. The winds were from the same group of storms that brought the wind damage to Douglas county and locations to the northwest. The strong winds downed large tree branches and some trees.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindBellevue-An off duty Offutt Afb employee reported thunderstorm winds downed numerous relatively large tree limbs.
April 2001HailBellevue-See the narrative for Douglas county for roughly the same time period.
August 1999Flash FloodBellevue-Although not as heavy as locations to the north, rainfall of 2 to 7 inches in a 24 hour period was reported over Sarpy county. Flash flooding was confined to mainly farm fields, but several roads, including 36th Street and Highway 370, were flooded.
August 1998LightningBellevue-Lightning struck 911 transmitter forcing sheriffs department to use cell phones for 20 minutes.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindBellevue-Wind estimated at TRACON site.
April 2010HailBellevue-no account filed
October 2007HailBellevue-no account filed
March 2006HailBellevue-no account filed
June 2005HailBellevue-no account filed
July 2005HailBellevue-no account filed
June 2004HailBellevue-no account filed
April 2002HailBellevue-no account filed
August 2002HailBellevue-no account filed
August 2002HailBellevue-no account filed
April 2001HailBellevue-no account filed
April 2001HailBellevue-no account filed
September 2001HailBellevue-no account filed
May 1999HailBellevue-no account filed
February 1998HailBellevue-no account filed
April 1998HailBellevue-no account filed
May 1997HailBellevue-no account filed
June 1996HailBellevue-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sarpy County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Paradise Park1.0 miles14
Fort Crook2.1 miles15
Avery2.5 miles15
Gilmore Junction2.5 miles15
Gilmore3.3 miles15
Capehart3.6 miles15
La Platte4.6 miles14
Rumsey5.5 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BellevueAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q643040The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 827304. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.