Bradford County, Florida



Bradford County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,088. The 2005 estimate for the county is 28,118. Its is. Bradford County is best known as the home of the as well as several other state correctional facilities.

History
New River County was created in. It was renamed Bradford County in. It was named for Captain Richard Bradford, who fought in the and was killed in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 777 (300 ). 759 km² (293 sq mi) of it is land and 18 km² (7 sq mi) of it (2.30%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,088 people, 8,497 households, and 6,194 families residing in the county. The was 34/km² (89/sq mi). There were 9,605 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.28%, 20.79% or , 0.34% , 0.61% , 0.10% , 0.65% from , and 1.24% from two or more races. 2.38% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,497 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.90% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 127.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,140, and the median income for a family was $39,123. Males had a median income of $29,494 versus $20,745 for females. The for the county was $14,226. About 11.10% of families and 14.60% of the population were below the, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

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 * 2) City of
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Politics
Like much of northern Florida, Bradford County votes heavily Republican in  and  races, although still occasionally supporting s in local and state contests.

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Bradford County Board of County Commissioners
 * Bradford County Supervisor of Elections
 * Bradford County Property Appraiser
 * Bradford County Sheriff's Office
 * Bradford County Tax Collector
 * Bradford County Real Estate

Special districts

 * Bradford County Schools
 * St. Johns River Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Bradford County Clerk of Courts
 * Office of the State Attorney, 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, , Bradford, , and  Counties
 * Circuit and County Court for the 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida