Bedford is a city in Shawswick Township and the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 13,792. That is up from 13,413 in 2010. Bedford is the principal city of the Bedford, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises all of Lawrence County.
Midwest
Bedford
Lawrence County, IN
Population
13,802
Walk Score
78 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$780
Median home value
$123,200
Founded
1825
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District · listed 1995
- Bedford Northside Residential Historic District · listed 2024
- Helton-Mayo Farm · listed 1995
- Otis Park and Golf Course · listed 2002
- Zahn Historic District · listed 1998
Notable landmarks
- Bedford Southern Indiana Railroad Passenger Depot · listed 2021
- Clampitt Site · listed 2016
- Green Hill Cemetery · listed 2025
- Indiana Limestone Company Building · listed 1993
- Lawrence County Court House
- Madden School · listed 2000
- Main Post Office - Bedford
- Norton, C. S., Mansion · listed 1976
- Ragsdale, William A., House · listed 2002
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