Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan

Bedford Township, Michigan
Bedford Township Government Center
Bedford Township Government Center
Location within Monroe County and the administered CDPs of Lambertville (1) and Temperance (2)
Location within Monroe County and the administered CDPs of Lambertville (1) and Temperance (2)
Bedford Township is located in Michigan
Bedford Township
Bedford Township
Bedford Township is located in the United States
Bedford Township
Bedford Township
Coordinates: 41°45′38″N 83°35′19″W / 41.76056°N 83.58861°W / 41.76056; -83.58861
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMonroe
Organized1836
Government
 • SupervisorPaul Pirrone
 • ClerkTrudy Hershberger
Area
 • Total39.36 sq mi (101.9 km2)
 • Land39.20 sq mi (101.5 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
650 ft (198 m)
Population
 • Total31,813
 • Density811.5/sq mi (313.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
48182 (Temperance)
48144 (Lambertville)
48177 (Samaria)
48133 (Erie)
49270 (Petersburg)
49267 (Ottawa Lake)
Area code734
FIPS code26-115-06740[3]
GNIS feature ID1625906[4]
Websitewww.bedfordmi.org

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.

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Bedford township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan
  5. ^ "Some Historical Facts On Bedford Township". Toledo Blade. May 6, 1986. pp. N2. Retrieved May 2, 2015.