Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Bedford County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Bedford
Foundation :	March 9, 1771
Made up from:	Cumberland County
Demographics
Residents :	49,984  (2000)
Population density :	19 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2635 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map
Website : www.bedfordcounty.net

Bedford County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 49,984 people and a population density of 19 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Bedford .

history

The county was established on March 9, 1771. The name comes from Fort Bedford or the city of Bedford , which were named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford . The area of ​​the county was already settled before the arrival of European settlers. This is evidenced by excavations at the Bedford Village Archeological Site .

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District and the Espy House . 29 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 20, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2,635 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water. Bedford County is bordered clockwise: Blair County , Huntingdon County , Fulton County , the state of Maryland , Somerset County, and Cambria County .

Cities and towns

Map of Bedford County

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	39,468		-
1910	38,879		-1.5%
1920	38,277		-1.5%
1930	37,309		-2.5%
1940	40,809		9.4%
1950	40,775		-0.1%
1960	42,451		4.1%
1970	42,353		-0.2%
1980	46,784		10.5%
1990	47,919		2.4%
2000	49,976		4.3%
1900-1990 2000

Bedford Township Bedford Bloomfield Township Broad Top Township Coaldale Colerain Township Cumberland Valley Township East Providence Township East St. Clair Township Everett Harrison Township Hopewell Township	Hopewell Hyndman Juniata Township Kimmel Township King Township Liberty Township Lincoln Township Londonderry Township Mann Township Mann's choice Monroe Township Napier Township New Paris Pavia Township	Pleasantville Rainsburg Saxton Schellsburg Snake Spring Township South Woodbury Township Southampton Township St. Clairsville West Providence Township West St. Clair Township Woodbury Township Woodbury

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bedford County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 19 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 20, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 20, 2018.
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Bedford County, Pennsylvania  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 40 ° 1 ′  N , 78 ° 29 ′  W