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Notable locations in Bedford: Taylor County Courthouse (A), Taylor County Historical Museum (B), Taylor County Sheriff Department (C), Bedford City Hall (D), Bedford City Public Library (E), Bedford Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bedford include: Baptist Church (A), Saint Timothy Lutheran Church (B), United Christian Presbyterian Church (C), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D), Revelation Light of Jesus Christ Church (E), Hamilton Memorial Lutheran Church (F), Seventh Day Adventist Church (G), United Methodist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Bedford: Bedford City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Bedford Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: Country Home Inn (108 Pearl St).
Courts: Taylor County - Treasurer's Ofc- Motor Vehicle Driver's License (405 Jefferson Street), Taylor County - Clerk Of Court (Court House), Taylor County - Treasurer's Ofc (Court House).
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Taylor County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bedford and their reported violations in the past:
BEDFORD WATER WORKS (Address: 625 COURT AVE , Population served: 1620, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAR-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-13-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-28-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-28-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-05-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUN-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-03-2002), St Public Notif requested (APR-03-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-20-2001), St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- 9 other older health violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.6%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 55.6% for other race residents, 15.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 61.1% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bedford, IA
41 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Bedford compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bedford (2011 data):
- Great Western Bank: Bedford Drive-Up Branch at 508 Pollock Avenue, branch established on 08/13/2003; Bedford Branch at 407 Main Street, branch established on 05/01/1986. Info updated 06/08/2010: Bank assets: $8,283.6 mil, Deposits: $6,428.7 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 196 total offices, Holding Company: National Australia Bank Limited
- State Savings Bank: Bedford Branch at 612 Central Street, branch established on 01/29/1998. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $5.1 mil, Deposits: $4.5 mil, headquarters in Creston, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bedford Bancorp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Taylor County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Bedford:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.42%
| Here |  | 58.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 34.0% | 17.6% | 14.0% | 10.1% | 7.6% |
| Congregations | 21.4% | 3.6% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 10.7% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Missionary Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 7.3% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
| Congregations | 7.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 21.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Taylor County: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Taylor County: | 9.39 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Here: | 6.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Taylor County: | 27.7% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Taylor County: | 15.4% | | State: | 14.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $8,066 | $32,264 | 2 | $1,018 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $7,470 | $29,880 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 30 | $197 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $6,992 | $27,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,796 | $33,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $2,787 | $33,444 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $4,386 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $28,111 | $30,667 | 35 | $5,601 |
Bedford government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $224,000 ($152.28)
All Other: $152,000 ($103.33)
Solid Waste Management: $76,000 ($51.67)
Parks & Recreation: $12,000 ($8.16)
- Construction - Health - Other: $88,000 ($59.82)
Regular Highways: $78,000 ($53.03)
Fire Protection: $3,000 ($2.04)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $508,000 ($345.34)
Water Utilities: $219,000 ($148.88)
General - Other: $203,000 ($138.00)
Sewerage: $148,000 ($100.61)
Health Services - Other: $88,000 ($59.82)
Police Protection: $79,000 ($53.70)
Housing & Community Development: $75,000 ($50.99)
Solid Waste Management: $73,000 ($49.63)
Regular Highways: $71,000 ($48.27)
General Public Buildings: $39,000 ($26.51)
Parks & Recreation: $39,000 ($26.51)
Libraries: $38,000 ($25.83)
Fire Protection: $10,000 ($6.80)
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($2.72)
Air Transportation: $4,000 ($2.72)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $54,000 ($36.71)
- General - Interest on Debt: $87,000 ($59.14)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000 ($2.04)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $286,000 ($194.43)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,349,000 ($917.06)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $477,000 ($324.27)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $740,000 ($503.06)
Water Utilities: $142,000 ($96.53)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $144,000 ($97.89)
Other, NEC: $132,000 ($89.73)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $97,000 ($65.94)
Interest Earnings: $17,000 ($11.56)
Rents: $14,000 ($9.52)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $11,000 ($7.48)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $668,000 ($454.11)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $611,000 ($415.36)
Water Utilities: $300,000 ($203.94)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $128,000 ($87.02)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $130,000 ($88.38)
All Other: $93,000 ($63.22)
General Support: $30,000 ($20.39)
- Tax - Property: $368,000 ($250.17)
NEC: $3,000 ($2.04)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $432,000 ($293.68)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000 ($10.20)
5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,731 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.59% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,191 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.03% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bedford:
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bedford:
- KXCV (90.5 FM; MARYVILLE, MO; Owner: NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV.)
- KKBZ (99.3 FM; CLARINDA, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- KRSS (93.5 FM; TARKIO, MO; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KNIM-FM (97.1 FM; MARYVILLE, MO; Owner: NODAWAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Bedford fatal accident list:
Jun 24, 1982 06:45 AM, Hwy 2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bedford)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Bedford, IA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - BEDFORD, 3.3 Mi Ese (Lat: 40.656111 Lon: -94.643611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: WMT214
Assigned Frequencies: 6745.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bedford)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: RV6 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: FORD CONVERSION (60 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 21S , Serial Number: 22114, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 08/18/1997
Registrant (Individual): Jerome M Schweitzer, Po Box 66, Bedford, IA 50833 - Aircraft: 17-30A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 142 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 93568 , Serial Number: 74-30633, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 10/17/1973
Registrant (Individual): Jerome M Schweitzer, Po Box 66, Bedford, IA 50833
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Bedford, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 32 | 83.8 years |
| John | 24 | 78.6 years |
| Charles | 23 | 79.3 years |
| Robert | 23 | 74.6 years |
| William | 20 | 82.2 years |
| James | 17 | 73.9 years |
| Helen | 15 | 84.4 years |
| Ruth | 14 | 84.1 years |
| Edna | 14 | 86.3 years |
| Hazel | 14 | 80.1 years |
| Most common last names in Bedford, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Brown | 18 | 73.0 years |
| Thompson | 17 | 84.3 years |
| Smith | 15 | 80.8 years |
| Cox | 14 | 77.8 years |
| Jones | 12 | 76.4 years |
| Stephens | 11 | 84.2 years |
| Moore | 11 | 76.4 years |
| Larson | 10 | 79.2 years |
| Miller | 9 | 73.4 years |
| Spencer | 8 | 82.0 years |
Businesses in Bedford, IA
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Leather and allied products"
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