Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Bradford County
Towanda is the county seat
Towanda is the county seat
Official seal of Bradford County
Official logo of Bradford County
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Bradford County
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Map of the United States highlighting Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°47′N 76°31′W / 41.79°N 76.52°W / 41.79; -76.52
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
FoundedFebruary 21, 1810
Named forWilliam Bradford
SeatTowanda
Largest boroughSayre
Area
 • Total1,161 sq mi (3,010 km2)
 • Land1,147 sq mi (2,970 km2)
 • Water14 sq mi (40 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total59,967
 • Density52/sq mi (20/km2)
Congressional district9th
Websitewww.bradfordcountypa.org
DesignatedJuly 10, 1982[1]

Bradford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, its population was 59,967.[2] Its county seat is Towanda.[3] The county was created on February 21, 1810, from parts of Lycoming and Luzerne Counties. Originally called Ontario County, it was reorganized and separated from Lycoming County on October 13, 1812, and renamed Bradford County for William Bradford, who had been a chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and United States Attorney General.[4][5] The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]

Bradford County comprises the Sayre, Pennsylvania micropolitan statistical area.

The county is not to be confused with the city of Bradford, which is in McKean County, 141 miles to the west via U.S. Route 6.

  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Bradford County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ An outline history of Tioga and Bradford counties in Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York: by townships, villages, boro's and cities, John L. Sexton. The Gazette Company, 1885, p67. 1885. p. 67. Retrieved September 17, 2010. bradford county, pa. sexton.
  5. ^ Bradford County History Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Accessed August 21, 2007


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