Bedford Park

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Bedford Park

Total population

586

Median home value

$271,700

26.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$99,000

Bedford Park$99k

National$74k

Elevation188 m

Land area6.04 km²

Coordinates41.77°, -87.77°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bedford Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is an industrial suburb of Chicago. The population was 602 at the 2020 census. Bedford Park consists of a small residential area and vast amounts of heavy industry sprawling to the east and a small amount to the west.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

D

Dirk Meyer

American businessman

Sarah Wayne Callies

American actress and director

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1920–2001)

Judy Baar Topinka

American politician (1944-2014)

Fred Hampton

African-American activist (1948-1969)

H

Helen Lynd

American sociologist and social philosopher (1896-1982)

Tim Stapleton

American ice hockey player

Leona Woods

American nuclear physicist (1919–1986)

C

Carter Pann

American composer and composition professor

M

Michael Colgrass

Canadian musician and composer (1932-2019)

B

Byron Irvin

American basketball player (born 1966)

T

Tom Kondla

American basketball player

A

Albert Luce

American businessman (1888-1962)

C

Clayton Lambert

American baseball player

E

Edward J. Nell

American economist

Eric Rohmann

American children's illustrator and writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Forest View
  2.9 mi away
• Hometown
  3.3 mi away
• Hickory Hills
  4.1 mi away
• Hodgkins
  4.6 mi away
• Cicero
  5.3 mi away
• Forest Park
  7.3 mi away
• Crestwood
  8.6 mi away
• Blue Island
  9 mi away · pop. 22,558
• Hillside
  9.6 mi away
• Elmwood Park
  10.9 mi away
• Berkeley
  11 mi away · pop. 5,199
• Franklin Park
  12.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bedford Park

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Bedford Park State of Mind Collection · 2020

Chicago, Illinois: Including Bedford Park, Burr Ridge, Cicero...Skokie

AAA Publishing · 2006

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

Minutes of the annual meetings of the Church of the Brethren

Church of the Brethren · 1909

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

[Joint resolution providing for protection of statue of Thomas Jefferson.]

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds

Search results from Open Library.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS.