Bedford Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 31,813. Sharing a southern border with the city of Toledo, Ohio, about southwest of the city of Detroit, the township is one of the southernmost areas included in the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area (Metro Detroit). Bedford Township is the most populous municipality in Monroe County and the second most populous civil township in the state of Michigan after Macomb Township.
Communities
- Lambertville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the southwest part of the township at . The Lambertville 48144 ZIP Code serves the southwest part of Bedford Township.
- Little Lake is a former community within the township. It briefly had its own post office from August 11, 1873, until December 30, 1879. William Tuttle served as the first postmaster. Tuttle's residence and post office can be seen in section 10 of an 1876 map of Bedford Township.
- Samaria is an unincorporated community in the northern part of the township at . The Samaria 48177 ZIP Code provides P.O. box service for the area.
- Temperance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place near the center of the township at . The Temperance 48182 ZIP Code serves most of Bedford Township outside of the Lambertville area.
Geography
Bedford Township is located in Monroe County along the southern border of Michigan. It is bordered to the south by the city of Toledo, Ohio. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.40%, are water.
As of the census
Media
Bedford Township contains two local newspapers: Bedford Now and the Bedford Press. In addition, the nearby Toledo Blade daily newspaper covers Bedford Township and the surrounding community. Radio stations within the township include WMLZ-LP and WMLZ-LP.
Notable people
- Mat Kerekes, singer and songwriter, born and grew up in Bedford Township