BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

COUNTY SEAT:  Bedford   YEAR FOUNDED:  1771

 

Land Area

1,012 square miles

 

2000 Population

  49,984 persons

Water Area

 3 square miles

 

 

 

County Area

 1,015 square miles

 

Population Density

 49 persons per square mile

 

 

 

 

 

Bedford County contains a total land area of 1,015 square miles and according to the 2000 census contained a population of 49,984 persons.  This is a net increase of 1,971 persons (4.11%) from the 1990 census of 48,013 persons.  The United States Census Bureau estimates the population of Bedford County in 2004 to be 50,230, which continues the previous decade’s trend.