Editing Bedford, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Bedford, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| motto              = ''"United In Hometown Values And Committed To Growth For Future Generations"''
| image_skyline      = Downtown Bedford, Indiana.jpg
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| map_caption        = Location of Bedford in Lawrence County, Indiana.
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| pushpin_label      = Bedford
| pushpin_map        = Indiana#USA#North America
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Indiana
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| subdivision_name   = {{Flagicon|USA}} United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flagicon|Indiana}} [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana|Shawswick]]
| government_type    = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Sam Craig ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]){{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1825
| established_title1 = Incorporated (town)
| established_date1  = 1864
| established_title2 = Incorporated (city)
| established_date2  = 1889
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 31.62
| area_land_km2      = 31.62
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_note    = 
| population_total   = 13792
| population_density_sq_mi = 1129.57
| population_density_km2 = 436.13
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| area_total_sq_mi   = 12.21
| area_land_sq_mi    = 12.21
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
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| elevation_ft       = 699
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| coordinates        = {{coord|38|51|46|N|86|29|32|W|region:US-IN_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 47421
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
| area_code          = [[Area codes 812 and 930|812 and 930]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|18|04114}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2394104<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394104}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|bedford.in.us}}
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}}
[[File:Bedford, Indiana postcard.jpg|thumb|Bedford, Indiana postcard. 1909]]
[[File:Bedford, Indiana Courthouse Square street view.jpg|thumb|A panoramic photograph of Bedford, Indiana's downtown, specifically the Courthouse Square in Lawrence County.]]
'''Bedford''' is a city in [[Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana|Shawswick Township]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Lawrence County, Indiana]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2012-07-12 }}</ref>  In the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 13,792.  That is up from 13,413 in [[2010 United States Census|2010]]. Bedford is the principal city of the Bedford, IN [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which comprises all of Lawrence County.

==History==
Bedford was laid out as a town and the county seat of [[Lawrence County, Indiana]], United States in 1825.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hellmann |first=Paul T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&lpg=PA313&pg=PA310#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States |date=2006-02-14 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94859-7 |page=310 |language=en}}</ref> The original county seat was in [[Palestine, Lawrence County, Indiana|Palestine]], four miles to the south, but was moved, at the urging of the legislature, to a new location as the original location near the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] was deemed unhealthy because of malaria spread by mosquitoes.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G3jOjSnA1pcC&q=Bedford+Indiana+malaria+palestine&pg=PT1|title=Bedford|first=Maxine|last=Kruse|date=9 April 2018|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9780738540559|access-date=9 April 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EVQ0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA131 | title=History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present | publisher=Higginson Book Company | year=1884 | pages=131}}</ref> The new site was named Bedford at the suggestion of a prominent local businessman, Joseph Rawlins, who had relocated to the area from [[Bedford County, Tennessee]].<ref>[http://files.usgwarchives.org/ky/boyle/bios/r452-001.txt Extract from ""HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  GOODSPEED BROS. 1884"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624002308/http://files.usgwarchives.org/ky/boyle/bios/r452-001.txt |date=2009-06-24 }}</ref> It incorporated as a town in 1864 and received its city charter in 1889.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA189 | title=History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=189}}</ref> Bedford was a stop on the [[Underground Railroad]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EVQ0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA385 | title=History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present | publisher=Higginson Book Company | year=1884 | pages=385}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Bedford has a total area of {{convert|12.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
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  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
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The city is known as the "Limestone Capital of the World" because of its large limestone quarries that are around the area. Some of the limestone was used to make the [[Empire State Building]] and [[The Pentagon]]. Bedford is situated about 70 miles south of [[Indianapolis]] and 18 miles south of [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bedford.in.us/ViewPage.aspx?DID=1&PID=6|title=City of Bedford|access-date=2017-03-01|publisher=Shawna M. Girgis}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cool to cold winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Bedford has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=98637&cityname=Bedford,+Indiana,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Bedford, Indiana Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> On [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011|May 25, 2011]], an EF3 tornado touched down near Bedford, closing [[U.S. Route 50]] temporarily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=317947|title=Storm Events Database - Event Details - National Centers for Environmental Information|last=NCEI|website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref>
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| Jan high F = 39.2
| Feb high F = 43.4
| Mar high F = 53.8
| Apr high F = 65.8
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| year low F = 42.5
| Jan record low F = −29
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| Mar record low F = −6
| Apr record low F = 13
| May record low F = 27
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| Jul record low F = 45
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| Jan precipitation inch = 2.75
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.7
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.77
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| Jul precipitation inch = 4.53
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.2
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| Oct precipitation inch = 3.24
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.94
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.3
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| date=November 2016}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 962
|1880= 2198
|1890= 3351
|1900= 6115
|1910= 8716
|1920= 9076
|1930= 13208
|1940= 12514
|1950= 12562
|1960= 13024
|1970= 13087
|1980= 14410
|1990= 13817
|2000= 13768
|2010= 13413
|2020= 13792
|footnote=Source: US Census Bureau
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | url = https://www.census.gov | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = 2012-12-11}}</ref> there were 13,413 people, 5,801 households, and 3,426 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1103.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,553 housing units at an average density of {{convert|538.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 5,801 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.9% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 41.5 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 13,768 people, 6,054 households, and 3,644 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,157.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,618 housing units at an average density of {{convert|556.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 6,054 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years.  For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,022, and the median income for a family was $39,462.  Males had a median income of $31,956 versus $22,578 for females.  The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,649.  About 7.4% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Bedford is governed by a mayor and city council. The city council is known as the Common Council, which consists of seven members. Five of the members are elected from individual districts while two are elected at-large. The mayor and clerk-treasurer are elected in a citywide vote.

==Sports teams and history==
* Bedford Stonecutters (Bedford High School) 1890–1974
* [[Bedford North Lawrence Stars]] (High School) 1975–present

The Bedford North Lawrence High School is known for its [[basketball]] and [[golf]] programs. The boys' basketball team, captained by [[Damon Bailey]], won a state title in 1990, Also Indiana All Star Cole Sinclair 2001, is the only other Indiana All Star from Bedford . The girls won state titles in 1983, 1991, 2013, 2014 and 2023. The boys' golf ranks third in Indiana in sectional championships with 20, and second in regionals with 7, having produced dozens of college players including PGA Tour Pro [[Craig Bowden]]. They have appeared in state finals many times and have numerous top five finishes. The BNL Boys Golf team holds the [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]] record in all sports for most Finals trips without a championship with 27.

==Limestone==
[[File: Bedford, Indiana sign.jpg |thumb|upright|Bedford, Indiana Limestone Welcome Sign]]
[[File:Indiana Limestone Company Building, Bedford.jpg|thumb|The historic [[Indiana Limestone Company Building]], in Bedford.]]
Bedford is known as the [[limestone]] capital of the world, and is surrounded by limestone quarries.

A common name for the light gray [[Indiana limestone]] quarried in south central Indiana is "Bedford limestone", or "[[Oolitic limestone|Bedford Oolitic limestone]]".

Much of the limestone used in the construction of various [[Washington, D.C.]], monuments was quarried in the Bedford area.

Limestone from a nearby quarry, called the "Empire Quarry", was used to build the Empire State Building in New York City.

Bedford area limestone was also used in the construction of the [[Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Merrillville, Indiana)|Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church located in Merrillville, Indiana]].

Bedford received $500,000 in grants from the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] to build a ten-story replica of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] out of local limestone;<ref>{{cite news|title=Pyramid to be part of limestone tourism center in Indiana|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2058501/pyramid_to_be_part_of_limestone_tourism/|work=The Kokomo Tribune|location=Kokomo, Indiana|date=18 May 1980|page=7|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> however, the work was never completed,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/IN3129/|title=The Center for Land Use Interpretation|website=ludb.clui.org|access-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204042108/http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/IN3129/|archive-date=4 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> despite a further $125,000 being allocated to finish it.<ref name="bol3">{{cite book|last=Wallace|first=Amy|title=The Book of Lists #3|publisher=Bantam|year=1988|page=401|isbn=0-553-27868-1}}</ref> An 800-foot limestone replica of the [[Great Wall of China]] was also built. Construction took place in 1981 and cost $200,000. Construction on the main pyramid ceased in 1982.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sculpture plan scrapped|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2058636/sculpture_plan_scrapped/|work=Del Rio News Herald|location=Del Rio, Texas|date=24 Oct 1982|page=17|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Transportation==
* No [[Interstate highway]]s are nearby; the closest is [[Interstate 69 (Indiana)|Interstate 69]], approximately 20 miles (35&nbsp;km) west.
* [[U.S. Route 50 in Indiana|U.S. Highway 50]] goes through the heart of the city, connecting Bedford with [[Seymour, Indiana|Seymour]] to the east, and [[Vincennes, Indiana|Vincennes]] to the west. Travel through Southern Indiana is often somewhat inconvenient, however, due to the hilly nature of the area.
* [[State Road 37 (Indiana)|State Road 37]] connects Bedford to [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]] to the north and [[Mitchell, Indiana|Mitchell]] to the south.
*Bedford was served by: [[Indiana Rail Road]], via the former [[Monon Railroad]] line to [[Louisville, Kentucky]], and on the [[Canadian Pacific|Canadian Pacific Railway's]] former [[Milwaukee Road]] line to [[Terre Haute, Indiana]] with connections to [[Chicago]]. (The Canadian Pacific line was sold to the [[Indiana Rail Road]], on July 1, 2006.)

==Education==
The Bedford area has six elementary schools: Parkview Primary, Parkview Intermediate, Needmore Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Dollens Elementary, and Shawswick Elementary. There are two middle schools that feed into [[Bedford North Lawrence High School]]: Bedford Middle School (BMS) and Oolitic Middle School (OMS). The two private schools in the city are St. Vincent Catholic School and Stone City Christian Academy. Lawrence County Independent School was founded in 2021.

The town has a lending library, the Bedford Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=10 March 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Profiles of Bedford==
Bedford, Indiana was featured as the subject of an hour-long [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] special entitled [http://www.indiana.edu/~radiotv/wtiu/banners/bedford.html ''Our Town: Bedford''], first aired in May 2006. It was produced by PBS affiliate [[WTIU]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana]].

Bedford was recognized by the State of Indiana in 2013 by being named a Stellar Community. The Stellar Communities program is under the direction of Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann and is a multi-agency partnership among the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, the Indiana Department of Transportation and the State Revolving Fund. Only two Indiana communities are designated as such each year; Richmond was the other 2013 winner. The award brings $19 million in state, local and private funds to Bedford for planned improvements.

Bedford was also named the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's 2013 Community of the Year.

==Nearby points of interest==
* [[Bluespring Caverns]]
* [[Nashville, Indiana]]
* [[Spring Mill State Park]]
* [[Avoca Park]]
* [[West Baden Springs Hotel]]
* The [[Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District]], [[Indiana Limestone Company Building]], [[Madden School]], [[C.S. Norton Mansion]], [[Otis Park and Golf Course]], [[William A. Ragsdale House]], and [[Zahn Historic District]] are listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Claude Akins]], actor 
* [[Marie Louise Andrews]], writer and journalist  
* [[Damon Bailey]], basketball player
* [[Craig Bowden]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer
* [[Kenneth Bowersox]], astronaut
* [[Thomas J. Box]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Donald Brashear]], [[NHL]] player
* [[James Samuel Coleman]], sociologist
* [[Bessie De Voie]], vaudeville performer, dancer
* [[Claude Ferguson]], Environmentalist 
* [[Carl Graf]], artist
* [[A. B. Guthrie]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning writer
* [[Aishah Hasnie]],  [[Fox News]] reporter
* [[William E. Jenner|William Jenner]], U.S. senator
* [[Becky Muncy]], musician, elementary school teacher
* [[Becky Skillman]], Indiana lieutenant governor 
* [[Charles D. Walker|Charles Walker]], astronaut
* [[Fred Wampler (golfer)|Fred Wampler]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer
* [[Bob Wicker]], [[MLB]] pitcher
* [[William T. Wiley]], artist
{{Div col end}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://bedford.in.us/ City of Bedford official website]
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~radiotv/wtiu/banners/bedford.html "Our Town: Bedford"] at WTIU website
* [http://www.bedfordonline.com Bedford Online], community website
* [http://www.tmnews.com ''The Times-Mail'']
* [http://quarriesandbeyond.org/articles_and_books/stone_quarries_bedford.html "A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana"], booklet by the Bedford Stone Quarries Co., Inc., circa late 1800s, on Stone Quarries and Beyond
* The unfinished pyramid is located at {{coord|38|54|59.08|N|86|31|43.64|W|display=inline|type:landmark_region:US-IN}}

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