Bedford County
Also known as Bedford County, PA, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
county in Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Founded
- March 9, 1771
- Named after
- Fort Bedford
- Seat
- Bedford
- Largest borough
- Bedford
- Total
- 1,017 sq mi (2,630 km )
- Land
- 1,012 sq mi (2,620 km )
- Water
- 4.6 sq mi (12 km )
- Estimate 2025
- 47,480
- Density
- 47/sq mi (18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Bedford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,577. The county seat is Bedford. The county is part of the Southwest region of the commonwealth.
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