Bedford County, Virginia

Bedford County is a located in the  of the. As of the, the population was 60,371. Its is the  and is part of the. As an, the City of Bedford is not a part of Bedford County, despite being the county seat.

History
Bedford county was established on, from parts of. The county is named for, the fourth , who was a of. In, was formed from parts of Bedford County. Also in, was formed from Bedford County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,992 (769 ). 1,954 km² (754 mi²) of it is land and 38 km² (15 mi²) of it (1.92%) is water.

Adjacent Counties and City

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 * - northwest
 * - northwest
 * - west
 * - southwest
 * - south
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 60,371 people, 23,838 households, and 18,164 families residing in the county. The was 31/km² (80/mi²). There were 26,841 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.18%, 6.24% or , 0.20% , 0.43% , 0.01% , 0.20% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 23,838 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.40% were living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.80% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,136, and the median income for a family was $49,303. Males had a median income of $35,117 versus $23,906 for females. The for the county was $21,582. About 5.20% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
Historically, Bedford County was an agricultural economy. While agriculture is still an important factor in the county's economy, Bedford County has significant residential development to serve, , and. Tourism and retail are also becoming more significant.

Towns

 * New London
 * Huddleston
 * Moneta
 * Montvale
 * Goode
 * Big Island
 * Hardy
 * Stewartsville
 * Chamblissburg
 * Stewartsville
 * Chamblissburg