Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1771 Parent county: Cumberland Namesake: Fort Bedford Seat: Bedford (1771–) Land area: 1,012 square miles Population (2020): 47,577 Population (historic): 13,132 (1790); 29,335 (1840); 29,635 (1870); 39,468 (1900); 37,309 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800–1840; 1850–1900; 1930s; 1950s; 1970–2000 Subdivisions: 13 boroughs; three CDPs; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,465 (26.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,133 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,054 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,462 Average farm size (1920): 73.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Bedford Namesake: ...