Bedford, Ohio
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Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 41°23′33″N 81°32′4″W / 41.3925, -81.53444
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Cuyahoga
Government
- Type	Council-Manager [1]
- Mayor and President of Council	Daniel S. Pocek
- City Manager	Robert R. Reid
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
	census
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	44146
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-048782
GNIS feature ID	10608543
Website: http://www.bedfordoh.gov

Bedford is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,214 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Cleveland.

Geography

Bedford is located at 41°23′33″N, 81°32′4″W (41.392404, -81.534441)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 km² (5.4 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 14,214 people, 6,659 households, and 3,682 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,023.9/km² (2,653.3/mi²). There were 7,062 housing units at an average density of 508.7/km² (1,318.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.01% White, 17.63% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 6,659 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,943, and the median income for a family was $47,142. Males had a median income of $36,524 versus $27,851 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,076. About 5.5% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

City Officials

• Mayor: Daniel S. Pocek
• City Manager: Robert R. Reid
• Council Ward One: Ronald A. Lisy
• Council Ward Two: Stan Koci
• Council Ward Three: Marilyn Zolata
• Council Ward Four: Paula Miszak
• Council Ward Five: Greg Pozar
• Council Ward Six: Donald Saunders

Famous Natives

• Halle Berry (academy award winning actress)
• Chris Chambers (football player)
• Lee Evans (American football)
• Elmer Flick (baseball hall of fame inductee)
• Archibald Willard (Painter of The Spirit of '76)
• Mike Easler (baseball player and coach)
• Lou Diamond (United States military hero)

Toby Radloff (actor "American Splendor" "Killer Nerd")

Albert Hoyt (actor, performer, award winning author)

Surrounding Communities

References

External links

• City of Bedford Homepage
• Bedford Historical Society

Coordinates: 41.392404° N 81.534441° W

Municipalities and communities of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
County seat: Cleveland
Cities	Bay Village | Beachwood | Bedford | Bedford Heights | Berea | Brecksville | Broadview Heights | Brook Park | Brooklyn | Cleveland | Cleveland Heights | East Cleveland | Euclid | Fairview Park | Garfield Heights | Highland Heights | Independence | Lakewood | Lyndhurst | Maple Heights | Mayfield Heights | Middleburg Heights | North Olmsted | North Royalton | Olmsted Falls | Parma | Parma Heights | Pepper Pike | Richmond Heights | Rocky River | Seven Hills | Shaker Heights | Solon | South Euclid | Strongsville | University Heights | Warrensville Heights | Westlake
Villages	Bentleyville | Bratenahl | Brooklyn Heights | Chagrin Falls | Cuyahoga Heights | Gates Mills | Glenwillow | Highland Hills | Hunting Valley | Linndale | Mayfield | Moreland Hills | Newburgh Heights | North Randall | Oakwood | Orange | Valley View | Walton Hills | Woodmere
Townships	Chagrin Falls | Olmsted | Paper townships

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