Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Bedford

Official Website: www.town.bedford.ma.us
County: Middlesex
Region: Lowell Area & Merrimack Valley
Year Settled: 1640
Incorporated as a Town: 1729
Land Area: 13.7 sq. miles
Population Density: 917 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 12,595
Estimated Population for 2006: 12,884
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
89.9%White
1.6%Black
1.8%Hispanic
5.4%Asian
0.2%Native American
1.1%Other
Median Household Income (2005): $100,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $328,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $515,000
Poverty: 2.5%
Violent Crime Index: 1 (very low)
Property Crime Index: 10 (low)
Crime compared to USA: Very Low
Nearest Hospital (ER): Mary & Arthur Clapham Hospital (Burlington), Emerson Hospital (Concord)

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