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Bedford

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Also known as Bedford, Indiana, Bedford, IN, Bedford Indiana

city in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Indiana
County
Lawrence
Township
Shawswick
Type
Mayor-Council
Mayor
Sam Craig ( R )
Total
12.21 sq mi (31.62 km )
Land
12.21 sq mi (31.62 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
699 ft (213 m)
Density
1,129.6/sq mi (436.13/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( Eastern )
Area codes
812 and 930
Fips code
18-04114
Website
bedford .in .gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Bedford, Indiana postcard. 1909 A panoramic photograph of Bedford, Indiana's downtown, specifically the Courthouse Square in Lawrence County. Bedford is a city in Shawswick Township and the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 13,792. That is up from 13,413 in 2010. Bedford is the principal city of the Bedford, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises all of Lawrence County.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bedford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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