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Welcome to Bradford County ...

Time Zone: Bradford County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Towanda is the Seat for Bradford County.

Bradford County was founded February 21, 1810. Bradford was created by taking area from and Lycoming Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bradford had a population of 60,323 people. This is a decrease of 3.84% since the last Census (which gave a population of 62,731 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bradford represented 0.49% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Bradford County:

  • Alba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alba is located in Bradford County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Athens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
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  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Burlington is located in Bradford County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Canton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton is located in Bradford County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
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  • Le Raysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • New Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rome is located in Bradford County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
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    • Sayre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
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    • South Waverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Sylvania
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Towanda
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Towanda is located in Bradford County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
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    • Troy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in Bradford County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
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    • Wyalusing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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