Belleville, Michigan
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Belleville City of Belleville |
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| Motto: "Quality Living" | |||
 Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan |
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 Belleville
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| Coordinates: 42°12′N 83°29′W / 42.200°N 83.483°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Michigan | ||
| County | Wayne | ||
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| • Type | Council–manager government | ||
| • Mayor | Kerreen Conley | ||
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| • Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) | ||
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 3,991 | ||
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,919 | ||
| • Density | 3,500.9/sq mi (1,351.7/km2) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP codes | 48111-48112 | ||
| Area code(s) | 734 | ||
| FIPS code | 26-07020 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0621058 | ||
| Website | City of Belleville, Michigan | ||
Belleville is a city in Wayne County in the State of Michigan. The population was 3,991 at the 2010 census. It is the sister city of Machynlleth, Wales. Belleville is 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Ann Arbor and 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Detroit.
The community was named in honor of landowner James Bell by adroitly choosing the French word for "beautiful town". The hamlet was platted in 1847 with the main thoroughfares still used today designated Main, Liberty, and High Street. About 1881, the Belleville depot on the Detroit line of the Wabash Railroad began serving travelers from across the region and the country.
Belleville was established as a village in 1905, when its governance separated from Van Buren Township by an act of the State Legislature. Located on the Huron River which was a natural trade route, the village had long been a thriving center for lumber businesses with saw mills located along the shores of the river. The large expanses of woodlands were removed to make way for farmland, industry and increasing population.
To generate more electrical power in the region, in early 1926 the Detroit Edison Company built the French Landing Dam on the river east of Belleville, thereby creating Belleville Lake. Belleville Lake is the largest inland lake in Wayne County, stretching 6 miles and covering 1,200 acres. The traditional downtown is nestled on the southern shore of Belleville Lake. Belleville achieved city status on 14 May 1946.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km2), of which 1.14 square miles (2.95 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. Edison Lake (the proper name of Belleville Lake) was created by damming up the Huron River in two places. The Huron River flows into Lake Erie.
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