Bradford, Ohio

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Bradford is a village in Darke and Miami counties in Ohio, United States. The population was 1,859 at the 2000 census.

Bradford was a stop along the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad that connected Pittsburgh to Chicago and St. Louis.

[edit] Geography

Bradford is located at 40°7′40″N, 84°25′48″W (40.127905, -84.429927)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,859 people, 693 households, and 516 families residing in the village. The population density was 932.2/km² (2,407.3/mi²). There were 741 housing units at an average density of 371.6/km² (959.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.82% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 693 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $43,594. Males had a median income of $31,468 versus $22,161 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,719. About 5.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.