Bedford Township, Michigan | |
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 Bedford Township Government Center | |
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  Bedford Township  Bedford Township | |
| Coordinates: 41°45′38″N 83°35′19″W / 41.76056°N 83.58861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Monroe |
| Organized | 1836 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Paul Pirrone |
| • Clerk | Trudy Hershberger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.36 sq mi (101.9 km2) |
| • Land | 39.20 sq mi (101.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 31,813 |
| • Density | 811.5/sq mi (313.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 48182 (Temperance) 48144 (Lambertville) 48177 (Samaria) 48133 (Erie) 49270 (Petersburg) 49267 (Ottawa Lake) |
| Area code | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-115-06740[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625906[4] |
| Website | www |
Bedford Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 31,813.[2]
Bedford Township was organized in 1836.[5] Sharing a southern border with the city of Toledo, Ohio, about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of the city of Detroit, the township is one of the southernmost areas included in the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area (Metro Detroit). Bedford Township is the most populous municipality in Monroe County and the second most populous civil township in the state of Michigan after Macomb Township.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Bedford township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan
- ^ "Some Historical Facts On Bedford Township". Toledo Blade. May 6, 1986. pp. N2. Retrieved May 2, 2015.