| Bradshaw | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McDowell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Est: | 271 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 337 |
| Population Density Km2: | 135.22 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 350.13 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 37.3517°N -81.7992°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 24817 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 54-09700 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2390746 |
Bradshaw is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census. Bradshaw was incorporated in December 1979 and named for a pioneer settler.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, of which 0.77sqmi is land and 0.03sqmi is water.[3]
Bradshaw is on the Sandy River and is serviced by the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk and Western) network. The town has River View High School (West Virginia) one of only two high schools in the County.
The median income for a household in the town was $12,083, and the median income for a family was $14,750. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,458. About 43.7% of families and 54.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 87.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 31.0% of those 65 or over.
As of the census[4] of 2010, Mayor Lawrence Crigger there were 337 people, 131 households, and 97 families living in the town. The population density was 437.7PD/sqmi. There were 166 housing units at an average density of 215.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.5% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 0.6% from two or more races.
There were 131 households, of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.0% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the town was 40.6 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 30.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.