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Bellevue was officially incorporated on March 21, 1953.
Bellevue is located at 47°35'51" North, 122°9'33" West (47.597554, -122.159245) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 87.8 km² (33.9 mi²). 79.6 km² (30.8 mi²) of it is land and 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.29% water.
Bellevue is home to City University and Bellevue Community College.
The headquarters of Expedia.com, PACCAR, drugstore.com, Attachmate, InfoSpace , and T-Mobile USA are located in Bellevue, as well as branch offices of many other technology companies, such as Sierra Entertainment. With its immediate proximity to RedmondRedmond is a city located in King County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 45,256. History Redmond is named for Luke McRedmond, who purchased land there on September 9, 1870. It was incorporated as a city on December 3, home of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation , headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the world's largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of software, and direct highway access to Seattle via Interstate 90Interstate 90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States. It begins in Seattle, Washington at Atlantic Street and 4th Avenue S. next to Safeco Field and ends in Boston, Massachusetts at Logan International Airport. Length 3112. 82 miles (5009. and Washington State Route 520Washington State Route 520 is a freeway in the state of Washington, U. It extends 14 miles from Seattle in the west to Redmond in the east. Originating at Interstate 5 in Seattle at the north end of Capitol Hill, it crosses Portage Bay on a viaduct, runs, it is home to a large number of technology companies, most started in the 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn. The city has numerous thriving commercial districts. It also immediately borders the Lake WashingtonLake Washington is the second largest natural lake in Washington state, USA, behind Lake Chelan, and the largest lake in King County. It is situated between Seattle to the west, Bellevue to the east, Renton to the south, and Kenmore to the north, and surr "Gold Coast" district of tiny but extremely affluent towns ( MedinaMedina is a city located in King County, Washington, on the eastern shore of Lake Washington opposite Seattle. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,011. History Medina was officially incorporated on August 19, 1955. Geography Medina, Hunts Point, Clyde Hill, and Yarrow Point), whose residents include Bill Gates and control a large portion of the local wealth.
In the summer of 2004, Bellevue is to host the first annual Penny Arcade Expo.