Bedford township, Meigs County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 39.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,212 (all rural)
| Males: 604 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 608 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,212 (999 owner occupied, 213 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Bedford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.47
| Bedford township: | 2.5 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Bedford township: | $36,611 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $407 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,200 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
| : | $80,200 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 31 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 4.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Bedford township include: Burlingham Church (A), Carlton Church (B), Bearwallow Church of Christ (C), Hemlock Grove Church of Christ (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Baker Cemetery (1), Barton Cemetery (2), Smith Cemetery (3), Cherry Ridge Cemetery (4), White Oak Cemetery (5), Carlton Cemetery (6), Burlington Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kingsbury Creek (A), Big Run (B), Wolfpen Run (C), Peach Fork (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Bedford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 759
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 18
- South: 277
- West: 24
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 379
- One, attached: 5
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 183
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,500
Housing units in Bedford township with a mortgage: 65 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61
- Educational services (12%)
- Construction (12%)
- Utilities (11%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Leather and allied products (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bedford township:
- United States or American (34.6%)
- German (16.5%)
- English (15.7%)
- Irish (14.7%)
- Welsh (2.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
- Swedish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 345 (81%)
- Carpooled: 58 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 11 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Wood (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Other fuel (3%)
99.0% of residents of Bedford township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,094- In family households: 936 (285 male householders, 50 female householders)
280 spouses, 291 children (236 natural, 22 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 158 (57 male householders (57 living alone)), 101 female householders (101 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 23 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 158 1-person,
216 married couples with children.
54 single-parent households (15 men, 39 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.4% |