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Population (year 2000): 6,299. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,211 (-1.4% change)
Males: 2,995 (47.5%), Females: 3,304 (52.5%)
Zip code:
24523
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $28,792 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bedford:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.7%)
- Black (22.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (12.4%), English
(12.2%), German (7.9%), Irish (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%),
French (1.9%).
Elevation: 1017 feet
Land area: 6.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bedford
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 13.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bedford city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 11.9%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-0.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Bedford:
- CARILION BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1613
OAKWOOD STREET BOX 688)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bedford:
- VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSP & LYNCHBURG GENL (about 23
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA)
- CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRAINING CENTER (about 25 miles;
LYNCHBURG, VA)
- CARILION MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; ROANOKE,
VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bedford:
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 23
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 31 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID:
DAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bedford:
- NEW LONDON (about 14 miles; FOREST, VA; ID: W90)
- SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 17 miles; MONETA, VA; ID:
W91)
- FALWELL (about 29 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: W24)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bedford:
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
59 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 79 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
Public high school in Bedford:
- LIBERTY HIGH (Students: 1,019; Location: 100
LIBERTY MINUTEMEN DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bedford:
- BEDFORD ELEM. (Students: 620; Location: 806
BURKS HILL RD; Grades: 02 - 06)
- BEDFORD MIDDLE (Students: 552; Location: 503
LONGWOOD AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BEDFORD PRIMARY (Students: 253; Location: 807
COLLEGE ST; Grades: PK - 01)
- BODY CAMP ELEM. (Students: 213; Location:
3420 BODY CAMP RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location: 600
EDMUND ST; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Bedford:
- BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $1,475,499; Location: 321 NORTH BRIDGE STREET;
175,796 books; 7,276 audio materials; 4,026 video
materials; 208 serial subscriptions)
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