Bradford County, Florida
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US state : | Florida |
Administrative headquarters : | Strength |
Foundation : | December 21, 1858 |
Made up from: | Columbia County |
Area code : | 001 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 28,520 (2010) |
Population density : | 37.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 777 km² |
Water surface : | 18 km² |
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Website : www.bradford-co-fla.org |
The Bradford County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is strong .
geography
The county covers an area of 777 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Duval County , Clay County , Alachua County , Union County, and Baker County .
history
The county was formed on December 21, 1858 as "New River County" from parts of Columbia County and renamed Bradford County on December 6, 1861. It was named after the Confederate Captain Richard Bradford, who fought in the American Civil War and fell in the battle on "Santa Rosa Island".
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1870 | 3671 | - | |
1880 | 6112 | 66.5% | |
1890 | 7510 | 22.9% | |
1900 | 10,295 | 37.1% | |
1910 | 14,090 | 36.9% | |
1920 | 12,503 | -11.3% | |
1930 | 9405 | -24.8% | |
1940 | 8717 | -7.3% | |
1950 | 11,457 | 31.4% | |
1960 | 12,446 | 8.6% | |
1970 | 14,625 | 17.5% | |
1980 | 20,023 | 36.9% | |
1990 | 22,515 | 12.4% | |
2000 | 28,118 | 24.9% | |
2010 | 28,520 | 1.4% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
After the census in 2010 28520 people lived in Bradford County in 11,011 households. The population density was 37.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 76.4% white, 20.4% African American , 0.3% Native American and 0.5% Asian Americans . 0.7% were members of other races and 1.6% of different races. 3.6% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 31.8% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 30.4% of all households. 69.4% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.53 people and the average family size was 2.99 people.
21.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 28.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 20.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 40 years. 56.1% of the population were male and 43.9% were female.
The median income for a household in the 39,082 USD , while 20.1% of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the first language of 96.95% of the population, 2.11% spoke Spanish and 0.94% had another mother tongue.
Further educational institutions
- Santa Fe Community College in Strong
Places in Bradford County
Bradford County towns with 2010 census residents :
Cities :
- Hampton - 500 residents
- Lawtey - 730 inhabitants
- Strong ( County Seat ) - 5,449 residents
Town :
- Brooker - 338 inhabitants
Web links
- Website of the county (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 303634. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ Description of a memorial
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ↑ census.gov (2000) ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Excel ; 26 kB) Accessed March 31, 2012.
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2010) Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ↑ Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
Coordinates: 29 ° 57 ′ N , 82 ° 10 ′ W