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Bradbury is a city in the
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region of
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. It is located in the
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of the
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below
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. Bradbury is bordered by the city of
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to the west and south, and
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to the south and east. The population was 1,048 at the 2010 census, up from 855 at the 2000 census. The city has three distinct areas—the Bradbury Estates, which is a
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consisting of minimum estates; Woodlyn Lane, which is also a gated community with minimum lots; and the balance of the city, which is not gated, which has lots generally ranging in size from to . A significant portion of the properties in Bradbury Estates and Woodlyn Lane are zoned for horses, and several horse ranches still exist within these communities today.


History

Bradbury was founded by Lewis Leonard Bradbury on the homestead of
Rancho Azusa de Duarte Rancho Azusa de Duarte was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Andres Duarte, a former Mexican corporal. Cities that have been established on the Rancho lands originally ...
in 1881. In 1912 the Bradburys' daughter, Minerva, married Isaac Polk and built a grand mansion on the property which they named Chateau Bradbury. After years of annexation attempts by the city of Monrovia, Bradbury incorporated in 1957. The paperwork for incorporation arrived in a rush to prevent the area from becoming part of the new city of Duarte, which also incorporated on the same day, August 22, 1957. Still, many ties between the two communities remain in that they both form the Duarte Unified School District; they both share the same post office and the 91008 ZIP code; and they both share combined public services such as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department, and garbage pickup (provided by Burrtec Waste Services).


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of , over 99% of it land.


Demographics


2010

At the 2010 census Bradbury had a population of 1,048. The population density was . The racial makeup of Bradbury was 652 (62.2%) White (49.0% Non-Hispanic White), 22 (2.1%) African American, 4 (0.4%) Native American, 276 (26.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 59 (5.6%) from other races, and 35 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 218 people (20.8%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 354 households, 92 (26.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 231 (65.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 27 (7.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 15 (4.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 18 (5.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 61 households (17.2%) were one person and 24 (6.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.96. There were 273 families (77.1% of households); the average family size was 3.27. The age distribution was 173 people (16.5%) under the age of 18, 84 people (8.0%) aged 18 to 24, 196 people (18.7%) aged 25 to 44, 386 people (36.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 209 people (19.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 49.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. There were 400 housing units at an average density of 204.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 307 (86.7%) were owner-occupied and 47 (13.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%. 934 people (89.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 114 people (10.9%) lived in rental housing units.


2000

At the 2000 census there were 855 people in 284 households, including 239 families, in the city. The population density was 447.3 inhabitants per square mile (172.8/km). There were 311 housing units at an average density of . The
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of the city was 70.53% White, 1.75% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 19.53% Asian, 5.61% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. 13.92% of the population were
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or Latino of any race. Of the 284 households 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 12.0% of households were one person and 3.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.21. The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. The median household income was $100,454 and the median family income was $106,736. Males had a median income of $56,250 versus $40,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $57,717. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.


Government

In the
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, Bradbury is in , and in . In the
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, Bradbury is in . Bradbury had voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election for president since at least 1964 in which there was a verifiable vote total. In 1992, 100 of the 105 votes for third-party candidates were cast for
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candidate
Ross Perot Henry Ross Perot (; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American business magnate, billionaire, politician and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an inde ...
In 2016, Bradbury was one of only five cities in Los Angeles County that voted for
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over
Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senat ...
In 2020, however, the city voted for Joe Biden, marking the first time it voted for a
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for president since its incorporation.


Education

Bradbury and Duarte are both served by the
Duarte Unified School District The Duarte Unified School District is a school district located in Duarte, California. The district serves students from Duarte, Bradbury and the unincorporated southern portions of Duarte and Monrovia. The district is relatively small, containing ...
.


Infrastructure


Public safety

The
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(LASD) serves Bradbury through the operation of the Duarte satellite substation as well as the Temple Station in Temple City. The
Los Angeles County Fire Department The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials response services and emergency medical response services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County ...
provides fire protection services, their services assigned to Station 44 in Duarte with backup paramedic assistance from Stations 29 in Baldwin Park and 32 in Azusa, as well as the Monrovia Fire Department.


Notable people

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Danny Bakewell Danny Joseph Bakewell (born 1946) is an American civil rights activist and entrepreneur. He is the owner of The Bakewell Company, which includes among its holdings the ''Los Angeles Sentinel'' newspaper. He has been Chairman of the National Newspa ...
, civil rights activist and businessman * Gale Banks, race car driver and founder of Gale Banks Engineering *
Adrián Beltré Adrián Beltré Pérez (born April 7, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman. During his career, Beltré played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers ...
(former), baseball player, former member of the Texas Rangers *
Babe Dahlgren Ellsworth Tenney "Babe" Dahlgren (June 15, 1912 – September 4, 1996) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946 for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Braves, ...
(deceased), baseball player *
Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux (born February 27, 1970) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year with 598 wins in 1989. He has won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes t ...
(former), jockey, member of racing hall of fame *
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, tech entrepreneur; co-founder of
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and former owner of
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*
Zhang Jizhong Zhang Jizhong (born May 23, 1951) is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese film producer, director, teacher, and writer. He is known as one of the more prominent television producers in China. His best known productions include the China Central Te ...
, prominent Chinese film producer *
Adam Kolawa Adam Kazimierz Kolawa (June 25, 1957 – April 26, 2011) was CEO and co-founder of Parasoft, a software company in Monrovia, CA that makes software development tools. History Kolawa received a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the AGH Univ ...
(deceased), software developer and co-founder of
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*
Richard E. Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella (born November 5, 1950 in Altadena, California), is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Mandella's father, a blacksmith, introduced him to horses at an early age and while still in ...
(former), horse trainer, member of racing hall of fame *
Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani (born October 21, 1970 in Covina, California, United States) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races. Nakatani has long resided on the S ...
(former), jockey *
Peter Popoff Peter George Popoff (born July 2, 1946) is a German-born American televangelist and debunked clairvoyant and faith healer. He was exposed in 1986 for using a concealed earpiece to receive radio messages from his wife, who gave him the names, ad ...
, televangelist * Yang Rong, billionaire Chinese automotive tycoon *
Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Ahmed bin Salman Al Saud (17 November 1958 – 22 July 2002) was a Saudi royal and media executive who was also a major figure in international thoroughbred horse racing. He was the third son of Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, then governor of ...
(deceased), Saudi Arabian prince *
Alex Solis Alex O. Solis (born March 25, 1964) is a jockey based in the United States. He lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California. He got his big break and his first gained national prominence when he won the 1986 Preaknes ...
(former), jockey *
Mickey Thompson Michael Lee "Mickey" Thompson (December 7, 1928March 16, 1988) was an American auto racing builder and promoter. A hot rodder since his youth, Thompson increasingly pursued land speed records in his late 20s and early 30s.
(deceased), race car driver, murdered at his home in Bradbury. *
Lynsi Snyder Lynsi Lavelle Snyder-Ellingson (previously Seawell, Martinez, and Torres; born May 5, 1982) is an American billionaire businesswoman, the owner and heiress of the In-N-Out Burger company. She is the only child of Lynda and H. Guy Snyder and the ...
, former resident, owner of and heiress to
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* R. Stanley Williams (former), nanotechnologist


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* {{Authority control 1957 establishments in California Cities in Los Angeles County, California Communities in the San Gabriel Valley Gated communities in California Incorporated cities and towns in California Populated places established in 1957