Bedford (town), New York
| Bedford, New York | |
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_highlighted.svg) Location of Bedford in New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°13′33″N 73°39′54″W / 41.22583°N 73.66500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Town | Bedford |
| Established | 1680 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Manager-Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Chris Burdick (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 39.4 sq mi (102.1 km2) |
| • Land | 37.2 sq mi (96.3 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,335 |
| • Density | 466/sq mi (180.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10506,10507,10536,10549 |
| Area code(s) | 914 |
| FIPS code | 36119-05320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 978717 |
| Website | www.bedfordny.gov |
Bedford is a town in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 17,335 at the 2010 census.
The town of Bedford is located in the northeastern part of Westchester County, and contains the three hamlets of Bedford Hills, Bedford, and Katonah.
The town of Bedford was founded on December 23, 1680, when 22 Puritans from Stamford, Connecticut, purchased a tract of land three miles square known as the "Hopp Ground" from Chief Katonah and several other Native Americans for coats, blankets, wampum and cloth.
Bedford was made a part of Connecticut in 1697 when a patent fixed the boundaries as a six-mile square. Only when King William III of England issued a royal decree in 1700 settling a boundary dispute did Bedford become part of New York.
The town served as the county seat of Westchester County during the American Revolutionary War after the Battle of White Plains, until Bedford was burned by the British in July 1779. After the Revolution, Bedford was made one of two seats of county government, alternating with White Plains, until 1870. Westchester County's oldest government building is the Court House in Bedford village, which was built in 1787 and renovated in the 1960s.
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