Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Bradford County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 62,761. The county was created on, from parts of  and  Counties. Originally called Ontario County, it was reorganized and separated from on, , and renamed Bradford County for , who had been a chief justice of the  and. Its is. The county is not to be confused with the city of, which is in , many miles to the west.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,007 (1,161 ). 2,980 km² (1,151 sq mi) of it is land and 27 km² (10 sq mi) of it (0.89%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 62,761 people, 24,453 households, and 17,312 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (54/sq mi). There were 28,664 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.94%, 0.40% or , 0.31% , 0.45% , 0.01% , 0.19% from , and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 24,453 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following boroughs and townships are located in Bradford County:

Public School Districts

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Recreation
There is one in Bradford County.