Bradford, Arkansas

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Bradford is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 800 at the 2000 census. Arthur Dunn is the current mayor.

[edit] Geography

Bradford is located at 35°25′25″N, 91°27′19″W (35.423675, -91.455282)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land. Some of the suburbs of Bradford include Russell and Possum Grape.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 800 people, 351 households, and 222 families residing in the city. The population density was 435.0/km² (1,122.5/mi²). There were 399 housing units at an average density of 217.0/km² (559.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.75% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.25% (Aaron King) from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 351 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,381, and the median income for a family was $29,479. Males had a median income of $24,400 versus $18,214 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,953. About 8.4% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.