Bedford, New Hampshire
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Demographics
As of the CensusCensus
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of 2000, there were 18,274 people, 6,251 households, and 5,125 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 556.6 people per square mile (214.9/km²). There were 6,401 housing units at an average density of 195.0 per square mile (75.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.41% White, 0.32% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
There were 6,251 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $84,392, and the median income for a family was $91,868 (these figures had risen to $111,871 and $120,936 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $69,987 versus $39,507 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the town was $37,730. About 1.6% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Bedford had the fourth highest average personal income in the state in 2000.
Education
There are six schools in Bedford: Memorial, Peter Woodbury and Riddle Brook are neighborhood schools and accommodate grades K through 4. McKelvie Intermediate School accommodates grades 5 and 6. In 2007, Lurgio Middle School (grades 7 and 8) and Bedford High SchoolBedford High School (New Hampshire)
Bedford High School is a public high school in the town of Bedford, New Hampshire. The high school adjoins the town's Ross A. Lurgio Middle School . The combined schools are situated on a campus at 47 Nashua Road. The two schools share an 800-seat theatre, a 2000-seat gymnasium, a FieldTurf...
(grades 9 through 12) opened.
Lurgio Middle School and Bedford High School comprise one 300000 sq ft (27,870.9 m²) building. This was done to support economies of scale (shared kitchen, auditorium, security), but they operate as separate schools with different entrances, bus schedules, start times and end times. Additionally, key-controlled access is required to move between schools.
Some of the campus of Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a nationally ranked, private, Benedictine, Catholic liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889 by Abbot Hilary Pfrängle, O.S.B. of Saint Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey, at the request of Bishop Denis M. Bradley of Manchester, New Hampshire, the...
is located in Bedford.