| Official Name: | Bradford, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.41 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.93 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.93 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 84 |
| Population Density Km2: | 34.89 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 90.42 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1257 |
| Coordinates: | 42.6331°N -93.245°W |
| Area Code: | 641 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-08020 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 454797 |
Bradford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. Its population was 84 as of the 2020 census.
Bradford was platted in 1906.[2]
The population was 100 in 1940.[3]
As of the census of 2020,[4] there were 84 people, 32 households, and 13 families residing in the community. The population density was 90.4 inhabitants per square mile (34.9/km2). There were 53 housing units at an average density of 57.0 per square mile (22.0/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 98.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races and 0.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 1.2% of the population.
Of the 32 households, 15.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 6.2% were cohabitating couples, 18.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 40.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 59.4% of all households were non-families. 53.1% of all households were made up of individuals, 34.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the community was 46.0 years. 15.5% of the residents were under the age of 20; 2.4% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 and 44; 25.0% were from 45 and 64; and 28.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 73.8% male and 26.2% female.