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Bedford is a city located in northeast
Tarrant County Tarrant County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, it had a population of 2,110,640. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County, one of 2 ...
,
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, in the "
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" area between
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and Fort Worth. It is a
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of Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 46,979 at the 2010 census. Bedford is part of the
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) is a K-12 public school district based in Bedford, Texas ( USA). The district serves the city of Bedford, most of the cities of Euless and Hurst, and small parts of North Richland Hills, ...
.


Geography

Bedford is located at (32.846790, –97.139630). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which 0.10% is water. Neighboring cities include
Hurst Hurst may refer to: Places England * Hurst, Berkshire, a village * Hurst, North Yorkshire, a hamlet * Hurst, a settlement within the village of Martock, Somerset * Hurst, West Sussex, a hamlet * Hurst Spit, a shingle spit in Hampshire ** Hur ...
and
Euless Euless ( ) is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities region between Dallas and Fort Worth. In 2020 Census, the population of Euless was 61,032. The population of t ...
. Prominent highways include State Highway 121 and State Highway 183, also known as Airport Freeway (a reference to the
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , also known as DFW Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the North Texas Region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest hub for American Ai ...
, so called because this was the main thoroughfare to the airport in the early years of its history).


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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, there were 49,928 people, 20,089 households, and 12,431 families residing in the city.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 47,152 people, 20,251 households, and 12,515 families residing in the city. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
was 4,713.6 people per square mile (1,820.5/km2). There were 21,113 housing units at an average density of 2,110.6 per square mile (815.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 87.63%
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, 3.65%
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, 0.51% Native American, 3.62%
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, 0.25%
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, 2.44% from
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, and 1.89% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 7.22% of the population. There were 20,251 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $54,436, and the median income for a family was $71,017. Males had a median income of $45,938 versus $33,012 for females. The
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for the city was $29,466. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the
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, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.


Local government

The City of Bedford, Texas Home Rule Charter was adopted September 24, 1966. The city operates under a Council-Manager form of government and provides the following services by its charter: public safety, public works, health, culture, recreation, community development, water and sewer utilities. According to the city's 2013-2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $62.5 million in revenues, $56.9 million in expenditures, $127.4 million in total assets, $67.2 million in total liabilities, and $22.4 million in cash and investments.City of Bedford 2013-14 CAFR
Retrieved 2015-06-30


Tax rollback of 2005

In 2004, the Bedford city council determined that after years of cost-cutting, a property tax increase would be necessary. The council adopted a higher tax rate, but it triggered a tax rollback election in March 2005. The rollback provision passed and the city council revised the budget immediately due to the lack of funds, cutting city services including swimming pools, recreational centers, and the city library. However, an anonymous donation of $300,000 allowed the reopening of the library, one pool, the recreational center, and senior center. Another $20,000 was raised through a resident fundraising drive to help reopen the library. City records show they had budget surpluses in the following years.


Economy


Top employers

According to Bedford's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:


Education

Bedford is within the
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) is a K-12 public school district based in Bedford, Texas ( USA). The district serves the city of Bedford, most of the cities of Euless and Hurst, and small parts of North Richland Hills, ...
. School district facilities in Bedford include
Pennington Field Pennington Field is a multi-purpose stadium located in Bedford, Texas. The 12,500-capacity facility is primarily used for local high school football and soccer teams of Trinity High School and L.D. Bell High School. It is owned and operated by ...
stadium,
Gene A. Buinger Career and Technical Education Academy The Gene A. Buinger Career and Technical Education Academy (also colloquially known as the Buinger Academy, BCTEA, or Tech Center) is a public high school, public technical high school in Bedford, Texas. The school serves grade levels 10–12 and ...
, two junior high schools, six elementary schools, and administrative offices. High School Students are also served by L.D. Bell High School in Hurst and
Trinity High School Trinity High School is the name of high schools: United Kingdom * Trinity High School, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland * Trinity High School, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland * Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre, in Redditch, England *Trini ...
or
KEYS High School KEYS High School, formerly known as KEYS Learning Center, is a public Alternative education, alternative high school in Euless, Texas, United States. It is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. KEYS primarily serves student ...
in Euless.


Notable people

* Scott Chandler, football player *
Colt David Colt Justin David (born November 26, 1985) is a former American football placekicker who played one season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University and attended Gra ...
, football player *
Clint Ford Clint Ford (born January 27, 1976) is an American screenwriter, actor, voice-over artist, and novelist. He is best known for his portrayal as the Klingon M'ven, of the Great House of Martok, in the video game, Star Trek Online. He is also kno ...
, American actor and writer *
Donnie Hart Donnie Scott Hart (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, and New ...
, MLB pitcher * Courtney Kupets, Olympic gymnast and currently the head coach of the Georgia Gymdogs * R. K. Milholland, author of the webcomic
Something Positive Randal Keith Milholland (born November 25, 1975), better known as R. K. Milholland, is an American webcomic author. His works include '' Something Positive'', '' New Gold Dreams'', ''Midnight Macabre'', ''Classically Positive'' and ''Super Stupor ...
*
Kyler Murray Kyler Cole Murray (born August 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint at Texas A&M, Murray played college football at Oklahoma, where he won the Heisman Trop ...
, Quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, 9th overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft for the
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*
Betty Pariso Betty Carmichael Pariso ( née Slade; born January 29, 1956) is an American professional female bodybuilder. She was the world's oldest active professional female bodybuilder while competing. Biography Betty Pariso (born Betty Slade) was born ...
, IFBB professional bodybuilder *
Splurge ''Splurge'' is a Japanese-language pop album by Puffy Amiyumi that was released on June 28, 2006 in Japan. It was released in the US on July 25, 2006, after their East Coast Tour. On tracks 12 and 13, "Camel Country" and "Security Blanket", the v ...
, rapper *
Jonathan Stickland Jonathan Spence Stickland (born September 4, 1983) is a former Texas politician. From 2013 to 2021 he served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 92, which includes a portion of Tarrant County in suburban Fort ...
,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the
Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...
from District 92, including Bedford, his city of residence *
Blake Swihart Blake Aubry Swihart (born April 3, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher and outfielder who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox. Listed at a ...
, baseball player * Myles Turner, NBA basketball player for the
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*
Daniel Woolard Daniel Woolard (born May 22, 1984 in Bedford, Texas) is an Americans, American former professional Association football, soccer player. Early career Woolard played college soccer at Midwestern State University earning First Team All-American hono ...
, professional soccer player *
Dustin Ybarra Dustin Ybarra (born October 30, 1989) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Tyler Medina in ''Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'', and roles in ''We Bought a Zoo'' and ''Hop (film), Hop''. Ybarra's career began w ...
, stand-up comedian and actor *
Cayden Boyd Cayden Boyd (born May 24, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for his child roles as Max in Robert Rodriguez's 2005 film '' The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl'' and Ben Reynolds in the 2007 film ''Have Dreams, Will Travel''. Life ...
, actor


References


External links


City of Bedford official website

HEB Chamber of Commerce

Bedford Public Library

Historic photos of Bedford
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Portal to Texas History


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