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A township of 9,164 people in Calhoun County, Michigan
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Conserved land1.1%211 of 18,891 acres
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Charter township in Michigan, United States
9,198Population
29.7 sq miArea
866 ftElevation

Bedford Charter Township is a charter township located in the northwest corner of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 9,198. Most of the township lies north of the Kalamazoo River and the city of Battle Creek. Three small noncontiguous areas of the township lie south of the Kalamazoo River.

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The public schools Bedford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#102Best public schoolsof 490 in MI
DistrictGull Lake Community SchoolsSchools3

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