Bradford
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Stark
Coordinates	41°10′37″N 89°39′34″W / 41.17694, -89.65944
Area	0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- land	0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
Population	787 (2000)
Density	1,984.8 /sq mi (766 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	XXXXX
Area code	XXX
Location of Bradford within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Bradford, Illinois

Bradford is a village in Stark County, Illinois, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census. Bradford is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Bradford is located at 41°10′37″N, 89°39′34″W (41.176884, -89.659445).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 787 people, 318 households, and 225 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,984.8 people per square mile (759.7/km²). There were 352 housing units at an average density of 887.8/sq mi (339.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.73% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 318 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $35,333 versus $21,324 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,279. About 6.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Schools== From the mid 1800's there was St.John Catholic Grade School which was closed in the 1880's. There are now two Schools in Bradford, IL. Bradford Jr. High and Bradford Grade School. Bradford High School was deactivated in 2001 and now houses the Jr. High. The High School students have their choice of attending one of three high schools: Stark County High School, Henry High School, or Bureau Valley High School.

Boy Scout Troop 1851

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New Trees in Bradford

There are going to be new trees in Bradford on Main Street. They cut the old ones down about 3 weeks ago.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Bradford, Illinois is at coordinates 41°10′37″N 89°39′34″W / 41.176884, -89.659445 (Bradford, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°10′37″N 89°39′34″W / 41.176884, -89.659445 (Bradford, Illinois)

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