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Bedford
A town of 14,727 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States1640Established
14,383Population
13.9 sq miArea
135 ftElevation
Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Bedford was 14,383 at the 2020 United States census. Bedford is a suburb of Boston, located about 21 miles (around 33.8 km) northwest.
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#7Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictBedfordSchools6
Lt Job Lane SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 540 students
Lt Eleazer DavisElementary · Grades PK–2 · 501 students
John Glenn MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 604 students
Bedford HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 868 students
BEDFORD MONTESSORI SCHOOL
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