Bedford County, Virginia

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf County
gptkbp:area 768 square miles
gptkbp:climate Humid_subtropical_climate
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county Bedford
gptkbp:culturalEvents gptkb:Bedford_Christmas_Parade
gptkb:Smith_Mountain_Lake_Arts_Festival
gptkb:Bedford_Wine_Festival
Annual_Harvest_Festival
gptkbp:demographics Hispanic or Latino: 4.0%
White: 85.5%
Black_or_African_American:_10.1%
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Manufacturing
Tourism
gptkbp:education gptkb:Liberty_University
gptkb:Bedford_County_Public_Schools
gptkbp:elevation 1,200 feet
gptkbp:founded 1754
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 37.3229° N, 79.5252° W
gptkbp:governs County Administrator
Board_of_Supervisors
gptkbp:historical_significance Agricultural heritage
Civil War history
Historic architecture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bedford County, Virginia
gptkbp:is_a_route_for gptkb:Virginia_State_Route_122
gptkb:U.S._Route_460
gptkbp:landmark gptkb:Smith_Mountain_Lake
gptkb:Bedford_Historic_District
National D-Day Memorial
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Bedford_County_Fair
Annual D-Day Memorial Ceremony
Battle of Smith Mountain Lake
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:L._Douglas_Wilder
gptkb:John_Lynch
gptkb:William_H._McGuffey
gptkb:James_A._McClure
gptkbp:parks gptkb:Smith_Mountain_Lake_State_Park
gptkb:Bedford_Area_Family_YMCA
gptkb:Otter_Creek_Campground
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Lynchburg,_VA_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area
gptkbp:population 78,000
gptkbp:state gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:timeZone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Bedford_County_Airport
Amtrak_service_in_nearby_Lynchburg