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New Bedford

city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
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New Bedford
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New Bedford

Summary

New Bedford is a city in the United States[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County[3].
  • New Bedford is in the country of United States[4].
  • New Bedford's head of government is recorded as Jonathan F. Mitchell[5].
  • New Bedford's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].
  • New Bedford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Funchal[7].
  • New Bedford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cuxhaven[8].
  • New Bedford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tosashimizu[9].
  • New Bedford's postal code is recorded as 02740[10].
  • New Bedford's postal code is recorded as 02741[11].
  • New Bedford's postal code is recorded as 02742[12].
  • New Bedford's postal code is recorded as 02744[13].
  • New Bedford's postal code is recorded as 02745[14].
  • New Bedford's postal code is recorded as 02746[15].
  • New Bedford is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Bristol district[16].
  • New Bedford is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Bristol district[17].
  • New Bedford is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Bristol district[18].
  • New Bedford is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Bristol district[19].
  • New Bedford is part of Massachusetts Senate's Second Bristol and Plymouth district[20].
  • New Bedford's Commons category is recorded as New Bedford, Massachusetts[21].
  • 1640 marks the founding of New Bedford[22].
  • New Bedford's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.636111111111, 'lon': -70.934722222222}[23].
  • New Bedford's official website is recorded as https://www.newbedford-ma.gov/[24].
  • New Bedford's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Bedford, Massachusetts[25].
  • New Bedford has a population of {'amount': '+95115'}[26].
  • New Bedford has a population of {'amount': '+95072'}[27].

Body

Founding

1640 marks the founding of New Bedford[22].

Identity

New Bedford's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Bristol district[16], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[29], in United States[30]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Bristol district[17], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[31], in United States[32]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Bristol district[18], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[33], in United States[34]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Bristol district[19], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[35], in United States[36]; and Massachusetts Senate's Second Bristol and Plymouth district[20], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[37], in United States[38].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for New Bedford include New Bedford Inlet[39], a fjord[40].

Why It Matters

New Bedford has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include New Bedford Inlet[39], a fjord[40].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . newbedford-ma.gov. Retrieved . newbedford-ma.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved . sec.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by head of government → Mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in New Bedford, Massachusetts
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+26788'}
    Coordinates → —
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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