| Official Name: | Bradford, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Steuben |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 65.36 |
| Area Land Km2: | 65.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.30 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.12 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 811 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.76 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.04 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 401 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1316 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3308°N -77.1333°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-07740 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978747 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 801 |
Bradford is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 811 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Major Robert Bradford, and is located in the northeastern section of the county, north of Corning.
The town was first settled circa 1793. The first settler was Daniel Taylor (1775 - December 3, 1851), who was interred in Sonora, N.Y. cemetery.
The town was formed from the town of Orange (then the town of Jersey) in Schuyler County in 1836.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.9sqmi, of which 24.8sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.16%) is water.
The eastern town line is the border of Schuyler County (town of Orange). A part of Lamoka Lake, called Mill Pond, is within the eastern town line.
New York State Route 226 traverses the town from east-to-west.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 763 people, 198 households, and 211 families residing in the town. The population density was 30.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1 housing units at an average density of 13.6 per square mile (5.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.82% white, .13% African American, .66% Native American, .13% Asian, and .26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were .26% of the population.
There were 288 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $39,107. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,848. About 12.1% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.