Bedford, Iowa
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![The Taylor County Courthouse in Bedford, built in 1892 in neo-Romanesque style, listed in the NRHP since 1981 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:TAYLOR_COUNTY_COURTHOUSE.jpg) The Taylor County Courthouse in Bedford, built in 1892 in neo-Romanesque style, listed in the NRHP since 1981 |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1866 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Taylor County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 40 ′ N , 94 ° 43 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,440 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 345.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.17 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 342 m |
| Postal code : | 50833 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-05365 |
| GNIS ID : | 454471 |
| Website : | www.bedfordia.org |
| Mayor : | Matt Dukes |
 Built in 1857 former Hotel Bedford House , since 1977 in the NRHP listed |
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Bedford is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Taylor County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Bedford had 1,440 residents, the number of which decreased to 1,406 by 2013.
geography
Bedford is located in the southwest of Iowa on the west bank of the eastern headwaters of the One Hundred and Two River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Platte River and the Missouri River . The border with the neighboring state of Missouri runs seven miles south. About 100 km west of Bedford, the Missouri River forms the border between Iowa and Nebraska .
The geographical coordinates of Bedford are 40 ° 40'01 "north latitude and 94 ° 43'17" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 4.17 km² and forms the center of Bedford Township .
Neighboring towns to Bedford are Gravity (11.7 km north), Conway (15.5 km northeast), Maloy (27.7 km east), Sheridan in Missouri (25 km southeast), Hopkins in Missouri (15.8 km southwest) and New Market (20.2 km west-northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital, Des Moines (189 km northeast), Columbia , Missouri (392 km southeast), St. Joseph , Missouri (110 km south), Kansas City , Missouri (192 km in the same direction), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (189 km west) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (163 km northwest).
traffic
The Iowa Highway 148 runs north-south direction as the main road through Bedford and crosses the north of the metropolitan area the Iowa Highway 2 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Bedford Municipal Airport there is a small airfield for general aviation located 5 km south . The closest commercial airports are Omaha Eppley Airfield (168 km northwest) and Des Moines International Airport (182 km northeast).
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 720 | - | |
| 1880 | 1763 | 144.9% | |
| 1890 | 1643 | -6.8% | |
| 1900 | 1977 | 20.3% | |
| 1910 | 1883 | -4.8% | |
| 1920 | 2073 | 10.1% | |
| 1930 | 2100 | 1.3% | |
| 1940 | 2151 | 2.4% | |
| 1950 | 2000 | -7% | |
| 1960 | 1807 | -9.7% | |
| 1970 | 1733 | -4.1% | |
| 1980 | 1692 | -2.4% | |
| 1990 | 1528 | -9.7% | |
| 2000 | 1620 | 6% | |
| 2010 | 1440 | -11.1% | |
| 2013 estimate | 1406 | -2.4% | |
| 1870-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Bedford had 1,440 people in 614 households. The population density was 345.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.29 people lived in each of the 614 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 52.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.2 percent were 65 years or older. 52.8 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,875 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,863. 17.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- James Patton Flick (1845–1929) - Republican MP for the US House of Representatives (1889–1893) - lived and is buried in Bedford for most of his life
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000271. Retrieved March 19, 2015
- ↑ City of Bedford - Mayors' Office.Retrieved March 19, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000560. Retrieved March 19, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 19, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 19, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Bedford Municipal Airport Accessed on March 19, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Accessed March 19, 2015
