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Bradford County | |
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 Towanda is the county seat | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 76°31′W / 41.79°N 76.52°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Founded | February 21, 1810 |
| Named for | William Bradford |
| Seat | Towanda |
| Largest borough | Sayre |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,161 sq mi (3,010 km2) |
| • Land | 1,147 sq mi (2,970 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (40 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 59,967 |
| • Density | 52/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
| Designated | July 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Bradford County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ Bradford County History Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Accessed August 21, 2007
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