Bradford County
Also known as Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, PA
county in Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Founded
- February 21, 1810
- Named after
- William Bradford
- Seat
- Towanda
- Largest borough
- Sayre
- Total
- 1,161 sq mi (3,010 km )
- Land
- 1,147 sq mi (2,970 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 59,600
- Density
- 52/sq mi (20/km )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .bradfordcountypa .gov
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Bradford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, its population was 59,967. Its county seat is Towanda. 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. The county is part of the Northeast region of the commonwealth.
Bradford County comprises the Sayre, Pennsylvania micropolitan statistical area.