Bedford

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Bedford

Total population

386

Median home value

$95,800

2.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$41,875

Bedford$42k

National$74k

Founded

1816

Elevation275 m

Land area0.66 km²

Weather88°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates38.60°, -85.32°

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 is a home rule-class city in Trimble County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 574 at the 2020 Census. It is the second-largest city and county seat of Trimble County.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bedford, KY from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

Charles Henry Hardin

American politician (1820-1892)

Samuel Gordon Daily

American congressman (1823–1866)

J

Jack Tingle

American basketball player (1924–1958)

S

Sondra Rodgers

actor (1903-1997)

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

Nearby places in Kentucky

• Campbellsburg
  7.3 mi away · pop. 1,016
• Prestonville
  8.9 mi away
• Carrollton
  10 mi away
• Worthville
  13.5 mi away
• La Grange
  14.1 mi away
• Eminence
  17.8 mi away
• Goshen
  19.6 mi away
• Sanders
  20.4 mi away
• Gratz
  21.8 mi away
• Orchard Grass Hills
  22 mi away
• Fincastle
  23.3 mi away
• Ten Broeck
  25 mi away

Browse all places in Kentucky →

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

History of Clark County, Kentucky

A. Goff Bedford · 1958

Descendants of Ambrose Meador, Bedford County, Virginia, to Breckinridge County, Kentucky, 1733-1988

Jane Meador Newton · 1988

Geologic Map of the Bedford Quadrangle, North-Central Kentucky

United States Geological Survey · 1977

The Boards

Leah McCarty · 1996

The St. Martin's Handbook for the University of Kentucky

Bedford/St. Martin's · 2009

Sharps of Augusta County, Virginia, Bedford County, Virginia and Three soldiers of the Revolution came to Kentucky

Anne D. Montgomery · 1971

The American vision of Robert Penn Warren

William Bedford Clark · 1991

The Bedford County rifle and its makers

Calvin Hetrick · 1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Black-spotted Prominent

Dasylophia anguina

Seen 2026-09-14

Central Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Seen 2026-09-04

Furrow Orbweaver

Larinioides cornutus

Seen 2026-09-03

Common Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon

Seen 2026-08-30

Sycamore Tussock Moth

Halysidota harrisii

Seen 2026-08-30

Rough Greensnake

Opheodrys aestivus

Seen 2026-08-29

chicory

Cichorium intybus

Seen 2026-08-20

Tall Ironweed

Vernonia gigantea

Seen 2026-08-19

common jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Seen 2026-08-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 13:30 UTC.