Bradford is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) and the main village in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
in
Merrimack County,
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
, United States. The population of the CDP was 372 at the
2020 census,
out of 1,662 in the entire town.
Geography
The CDP occupies the northeast part of the town of Bradford, at the outlet of Todd Lake. The northern border of the CDP follows the Bradford/
Newbury town line, while the southern boundary follows the
Warner River
The Warner River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Contoocook River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.
The Warner River begins at the outlet of Todd Lake in Bradford, New Hampshire, ...
and its
West Branch West Branch may refer to:
Communities
* West Branch, Iowa, city in Cedar and Johnson counties
* West Branch, Michigan, city in Ogemaw County
* West Branch, New Brunswick, in the Local Service District of Weldford Parish
* West Branch River John, i ...
. The CDP is bordered to the east by
New Hampshire Route 114
New Hampshire Route 114 (abbreviated NH 114) is a secondary north–south highway in central New Hampshire. The highway runs between Bedford in Hillsborough County and Grantham in Sullivan County.
The southern terminus of NH 114 is at New ...
. Route 114 leads north to
New London
New London may refer to:
Places United States
*New London, Alabama
*New London, Connecticut
*New London, Indiana
*New London, Iowa
*New London, Maryland
*New London, Minnesota
*New London, Missouri
*New London, New Hampshire, a New England town
** ...
and southeast to
Henniker.
New Hampshire Route 103
New Hampshire Route 103 (abbreviated NH 103) is a east–west highway in west-central New Hampshire, United States. The highway runs from Claremont, at the Vermont border on the Connecticut River, to Hopkinton, west of Concord.
The western ter ...
passes through the center of the CDP, leading east to
Interstate 89
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in
Warner
Warner can refer to:
People
* Warner (writer)
* Warner (given name)
* Warner (surname)
Fictional characters
* Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, stars of the animated television series ''Animaniacs''
* Aaron Warner, a character in ''Shatter Me s ...
and northwest to
Newport.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the Bradford CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.98%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 356 people, 144 households, and 97 families residing in the CDP. There were 174 housing units, of which 30, or 17.2%, were vacant. 14 of the vacant units were seasonal or vacation properties. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.2%
white
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, 0.3%
African American
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, 1.4%
Native American, 0.6%
Asia
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n, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 2.2% from two or more races. 2.2% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race.
Of the 144 households in the CDP, 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were headed by
married couples
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living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47, and the average family size was 2.88.
21.1% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 9.8% were from age 18 to 24, 21.1% were from 25 to 44, 36.5% were from 45 to 64, and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.
For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $54,583, and the median income for a family was $63,438. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $21,501. 9.7% of the population and 8.8% of families were below the poverty line, along with 16.2% of people under the age of 18 and 6.8% of people 65 or older.
References
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Census-designated places in New Hampshire
Census-designated places in Merrimack County, New Hampshire