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New Bedford, IL

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Population
75
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
642 ft
Median Home Value
$78,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$42,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IllinoisPopulation rankingHighest population places in IllinoisNearest larger communitySterling, Illinois20 miles away · 14,394 residents.

About New Bedford

New Bedford is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 76 residents. New Bedford is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the spring of 1837, Cyrus Watson, the first settler on Green river, built a cabin on Thomas' land, believing it to be vacant. New Bedford's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Illinois setting. The local scoop is how New Bedford's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet.

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