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East Providence Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,800 at the 2020 census. [2] The unincorporated community of Breezewood is in the township, which holds the Township's municipal buildings.
Evitts Creek, a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River, flows southwards through the valley, and U.S. Route 220 passes through the center of the valley as well. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 60.2 square miles (156.0 km 2 ), of which 59.7 square miles (154.5 km 2 ) is land and 0.58 square ...
Broad Top Township is located in northeastern Bedford County, situated on a portion of the Broad Top plateau. Most of its western boundary follows the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River , and its southern boundary follows the ridgecrest of Harbor Mountain.
Bedford Township is located in the center of Bedford County and surrounds the borough of Bedford. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 68.3 square miles (176.9 km 2), of which 68.1 square miles (176.3 km 2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km 2), or 0.34%, is water.
Bedford County was created on March 9, 1771, from part of Cumberland County and named in honor of Fort Bedford. The 1767 Mason–Dixon line had stabilized the southern border with Maryland. In the aftermath of the American Revolution, the population increased largely due to emigration. Within a lifetime Old Bedford County was greatly reduced ...
The township is located in northwestern Bedford County. It is bordered to the north by King Township, to the northeast by South Woodbury Township, to the east by Bedford Township, to the southwest by Napier Township, to the west by West St. Clair Township, and at its northernmost point by Lincoln Township.
Hopewell is located in northeastern Bedford County in the narrow valley of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Riddlesburg Mountain rises to the east. The borough is bordered on the east by Broad Top Township and on the west by Hopewell Township. Pennsylvania Route 915 passes through the borough as Water Street and Front Street.
Harrison Township is located in western Bedford County. It is bordered by Bedford Township to the east, Cumberland Valley Township to the southeast, Londonderry Township to the southwest, Juniata Township to the west, and Napier Township to the north. The borough of Manns Choice is along the northern border but is not part of the township.