Bedford County
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county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Founded
- December 7, 1807
- Named after
- Thomas Bedford
- Seat
- Shelbyville
- Largest city
- Shelbyville
- Total
- 475 sq mi (1,230 km )
- Land
- 474 sq mi (1,230 km )
- Water
- 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 55,273
- Density
- 105.99/sq mi (40.92/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- www .bedfordcountytn .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,237. Its county seat is Shelbyville. Bedford County comprises the Shelbyville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN Combined Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bedford County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.