Bedford County, Virginia

administration
Bedford County Courthouse
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Bedford
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building 122 E. Main Street Suite 202 Bedford, VA 24523-2000
Foundation :	1753
Made up from:	Albemarle County Lunenburg County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	68,676 (2010)
Population density :	35.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1992 km²
Water surface :	38 km²
map

Website : www.co.bedford.va.us

Bedford County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 the county had 60,371 people and a population density of 31 people / km². The county seat is Bedford .

geography

Bedford County is located just southwest of the geographic center of Virginia, about 60 km to the west and about 65 km to the south from North Carolina , and has an area of 1992 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Amherst County , Campbell County , Pittsylvania County , Franklin County , Roanoke County , Botetourt County, and Rockbridge County .

history

It was formed in 1753 from parts of Albemarle County and Lunenburg Counties and named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford , a Foreign Secretary of Great Britain. Bedford County was formed into Campbell County in 1782 and Franklin County in 1786.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	10,531	-
1800	14,125	34.1%
1810	16,148	14.3%
1820	19.305	19.6%
1830	20,246	4.9%
1840	20,203	-0.2%
1850	24,080	19.2%
1860	25,068	4.1%
1870	25,327	1 %
1880	31.205	23.2%
1890	31,213	0%
1900	30,356	-2.7%
1910	29,549	-2.7%
1920	30,669	3.8%
1930	29.091	-5.1%
1940	29,687	2%
1950	29,627	-0.2%
1960	31,028	4.7%
1970	26,728	-13.9%
1980	34,927	30.7%
1990	45,656	30.7%
2000	60,371	32.2%
2010	68,676	13.8%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Bedford County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Bedford County had 60,371 people in 23,838 households and 18,164 families. The population density was 31 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.18 percent white, 6.24 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.43 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.74 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.74 percent of the population.

Of the 23,838 households, 32.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 65.4 percent were married couples living together, 7.5 percent were single mothers, 23.8 percent were non-families, 20.2 percent were single households, and 7.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 97.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 43,136 , and the median income for a family is $ 49,303. Males had a median income of $ 35,117 versus $ 23,906 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,582. 5.2 percent of families and 7.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line. 8.3 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

^ Bedford County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
^ Bedford County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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[1] Bedford County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[3] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[4] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Bedford County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .