Bradford, Iowa
Census-designated place
Location of Bradford, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°37′59″N 93°14′42″W / 42.63306°N 93.24500°W / 42.63306; -93.24500
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Franklin
Area [1]
• Total	0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2)
• Land	0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,257 ft (383 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	84
• Density	90.42/sq mi (34.89/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	641
FIPS code	19-08020
GNIS feature ID	454797[2]

Bradford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Iowa, United States.^[2] Its population was 84 as of the 2020 census.

Bradford was platted in 1906.^[3]

The population was 100 in 1940.^[4]

As of the census of 2020,^[6] 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.