Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan

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Location of Bedford Township within Monroe County.

There is also Bedford Charter Township, Michigan.

Bedford Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 28,606. The unincorporated communities of Temperance, Lambertville, and Samaria are located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 101.7 km² (39.3 mi²). 101.3 km² (39.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.41%) is water.

Education

Bedford Township and a few surrounding areas are serviced by Bedford Public Schools, which includes Smith Road, Temperance Road, Douglas Road, Jackman Road, and Monroe Road Elementary Schools, Bedford Junior High School, and Bedford Senior High School. Monroe County Community College also operates a branch of their college in Bedford Township named the Whitman Center.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 28,606 people, 10,327 households, and 8,086 families residing in the township. The population density was 282.4/km² (731.5/mi²). There were 10,659 housing units at an average density of 105.2/km² (272.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.56% White, 0.40% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 10,327 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $59,835, and the median income for a family was $67,239. Males had a median income of $50,754 versus $31,165 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,131. About 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Bedford Township
• Bedford, Michigan info from Toledo.com