Bedford, Indiana Bedford, Indiana Bedford's locale in Lawrence County (left) and the state of Indiana (right).
Bedford's locale in Lawrence County (left) and the state of Indiana (right).
Country United States United States State Indiana Indiana Bedford is a town/city in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States.
The town/city is the governmental center of county of Lawrence County. 10 Profiles of Bedford Bedford was laid out as a town and the governmental center of county of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States around 1825.
The initial governmental center of county was in Palestine, four miles to the south, but was moved, at the urging of the legislature, to a new locale as the initial locale near the White River was deemed unhealthy because of malaria spread by mosquitoes. The new site was titled Bedford at the suggestion of a prominent small-town businessman, Joseph Rawlins, who had relocated to the region from Bedford County, Tennessee. It incorporated as a town in 1864 and received its town/city charter in 1889. Bedford was a stop on the Underground Railroad. According to the 2010 census, Bedford has a total region of 12.16 square miles (31.49 km2), all land. The town/city is known as the "Limestone Capital of the World" because of its large limestone quarries that are around the area.
Bedford is situated about 70 miles south of Indianapolis and 18 miles south of Bloomington. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Bedford has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. On May 25, 2011, an EF3 tornado touched down near Bedford, method U.S.
Climate data for Bedford, Indiana As of the 2010 census, there were 13,413 citizens , 5,801 homeholds, and 3,426 families residing in the city.
There were 5,801 homeholds of which 27.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 40.9% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 41.5 years.
22.3% of inhabitants 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.
As of the 2000 census, there were 13,768 citizens , 6,054 homeholds, and 3,644 families residing in the city.
There were 6,054 homeholds out of which 25.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families.
In the city, the populace 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.
Bedford is governed by a mayor and town/city council.
Bedford Stonecutters (Middle 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 .
A small block of limestone presented by the town/city to Bedford, England Bedford is known as the limestone capital of the world, and is surrounded by limestone quarries, many of which are dangerously used by the inhabitants for swimming.
A common name for the light gray Indiana limestone quarried in south central Indiana is "Bedford limestone", or "Bedford Oolitic limestone".
Much of the limestone used in the assembly of various Washington, D.C., monuments was quarried in the Bedford area.
Limestone from a close-by quarry, called the "Empire Quarry", was used to build the Empire State Building in New York City.
Bedford region limestone was also used in the assembly of the Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church positioned in Merrillville, Indiana.
Bedford received $500,000 in grants from the federal government to build a ten-story replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza out of small-town limestone; however, the work was never completed, despite a further $125,000 being allocated to finish it. An 800-foot limestone replica of the Great Wall of China was also built.
Highway 50 goes through the heart of the city, connecting Bedford with Seymour to the east, and Vincennes to the west.
Travel through Southern Indiana is often somewhat inconvenient, however, due to the hilly nature of the area.
State Road 37 joins Bedford to Bloomington to the north and Mitchell to the south.
Bedford is served by one barns : Indiana Rail Road, via the former Monon Railroad line to Louisville, Kentucky, and on the 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.) Bedford was also originally offered to have Indiana University, freshwater Bloomington.
However, the town/city declined this offer to further the limestone industry. The Bedford region has ten elementary schools: Parkview Primary, Parkview Intermediate, Springville Elementary, Fayetteville Elementary, Needmore Elementary, Heltonville Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Dollens Elementary, Stalker Elementary, and Shawswick Elementary.
There are three middle schools that feed into Bedford North Lawrence High School: Bedford Middle School (BMS), Shawswick Middle School(SMS), and Oolitic Middle School (OMS).
According to research there were 26 registered sex offenders living in Bedford, Indiana in July 2011 The ratio of number of inhabitants in Bedford to the number of sex offenders is 516 to 1.
Bedford has a low murder rate with only 6 murders between 1999 and 2010.
Bedford has a slightly higher rate of rape with 37 rapes occurring between 1999 and 2010.
As a whole, by comparison to the nationwide average of crime rate, Bedford is decidedly lower than average.
Bedford, Indiana was featured as the subject of an hour-long PBS special entitled Our Town: Bedford, first aired in May 2006.
Bedford was recognized by the State of Indiana in 2013 by being titled 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, small-town and private funds to Bedford for prepared improvements.
Bedford was also titled the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's 2013 Community of the Year.
Past Community of the Year recipients: 2013: Bedford 2012: Indianapolis 2011: Kokomo 2010: Terre Haute 2009: Valparaiso 2008: Noblesville 2007: Anderson 2006: Evansville 2005: La - Porte 2004: Muncie 2003: Warsaw 2002: Marion 2001: Greater Lafayette 2000: Jeffersonville 1999: Fort Wayne 1998: Rochester 1997: Batesville 1996: Elkhart 1995: Indianapolis 1994: Kendallville 1993: St.
The Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District, Indiana Limestone Company Building, Madden School, C.S.
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History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions.
History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present.
Climate Summary for Bedford, Indiana "Bedford Historic Averages in Indiana".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bedford, Indiana.
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Official Website for "Our Town: Bedford" "A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana," booklet by the Bedford Stone Quarries Co., Inc., about late 1800s, on Stone Quarries and Beyond.
Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States
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