Editing Bradfordsville, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Bradfordsville, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
|named_for                = A local miller
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
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|image_caption            = Bradfordsville Performing Arts Center, formerly Bradfordsville Christian Church
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|map_caption              = Location in Marion County, Kentucky
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion]]
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|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1777<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Bradfordsville, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.</ref>
|established_title2        = Incorporated
|established_date2         = January 30, 1836<ref name="sos"/>
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_21.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 0.70
|area_land_km2            = 0.70
|area_water_km2           = 0.01
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.27
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.27
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2109100&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Bradfordsville city, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 270
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|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|population_density_km2   = 386.30
|population_density_sq_mi = 1000.00
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 213
|elevation_ft             = 699
|coordinates              = {{coord|37|29|43|N|85|8|54|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 40009
|area_code                = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 21-09100
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0487792
|website                  = 
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'''Bradfordsville''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 270 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
The community at the site was first known as '''Centerville''' from its supposed location at the center of the state. (Having since gained the [[Jackson Purchase]], the present geographic center of the state remains nearby at Cowherd Road and McCarty Lane on [[Kentucky Route 429|Ky. 429]] northwest of [[Lebanon, Kentucky|Lebanon]].<ref>University of Kentucky. ''Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer''. "[http://www.kyatlas.com/ky-geographic-center.html Geographic Center of Kentucky]". Accessed 5 October 2013.</ref>) The settlement was renamed '''Bradford's Mill''' after Peter Bradford's combined saw- and gristmill at the site; this became "Bradfordsville" after the establishment of a post office in 1834.<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA34 p. 34]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref>

==Geography==
Bradfordsville is located in southeastern Marion County at {{coord|37|29|43|N|85|8|54|W|type:city}} (37.495328, -85.148452).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.27|sqmi|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Bradfordsville lies in the [[Rolling Fork (Kentucky)|Rolling Fork Valley]], just east of the point where the North Rolling Fork and the Big South Fork converge to form the Rolling Fork proper. The Rolling Fork is a northwest-flowing tributary of the [[Salt River (Kentucky)|Salt River]], which joins the [[Ohio River]] a few miles downstream. Bradfordsville is mostly surrounded by rugged hills, with the [[Muldraugh Hill]] escarpment rising to the south.

Bradfordsville is concentrated around the intersection of [[Kentucky Route 337]] (Main Street) and [[Kentucky Route 49]] (Liberty Road). The former leads northeast {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Gravel Switch, Kentucky|Gravel Switch]] and the [[Perryville, Kentucky|Perryville]] area and southwest {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Mannsville, Kentucky|Mannsville]], while the latter leads southeast {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Liberty, Kentucky|Liberty]] and northwest {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Lebanon, Kentucky|Lebanon]], the Marion [[county seat]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Bradfordsville, Kentucky (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =43.7
| Feb high F  =48.5
| Mar high F  =57.8
| Apr high F  =68.8
| May high F  =77.1
| Jun high F  =84.7
| Jul high F  =87.8
| Aug high F  =87.2
| Sep high F  =81.9
| Oct high F  =71.0
| Nov high F  =58.2
| Dec high F  =47.9
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =33.9
| Feb mean F  =37.0
| Mar mean F  =44.9
| Apr mean F  =54.9
| May mean F  =64.6
| Jun mean F  =72.4
| Jul mean F  =76.2
| Aug mean F  =74.8
| Sep mean F  =68.4
| Oct mean F  =56.9
| Nov mean F  =45.6
| Dec mean F  =37.9
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =24.1
| Feb low F  =25.6
| Mar low F  =31.9
| Apr low F  =41.0
| May low F  =52.1
| Jun low F  =60.2
| Jul low F  =64.7
| Aug low F  =62.3
| Sep low F  =55.0
| Oct low F  =42.7
| Nov low F  =32.9
| Dec low F  =27.8
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =4.09
| Feb precipitation inch  =4.25
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.86
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.85
| May precipitation inch  =5.02
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.99
| Jul precipitation inch  =5.31
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.85
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.22
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.96
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.27
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.73
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| Jan snow inch  =5.0
| Feb snow inch  =5.0
| Mar snow inch  =1.6
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.1
| Dec snow inch  =2.8
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 186
|1870= 155
|1880= 150
|1890= 179
|1900= 301
|1910= 330
|1920= 298
|1960= 387
|1970= 338
|1980= 331
|1990= 199
|2000= 304
|2010= 294
|2020= 270
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 304 people, 133 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,068.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 150 housing units at an average density of {{convert|527.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 133 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,125, and the median income for a family was $21,250. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,222. About 22.1% of families and 26.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.9% of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[U. M. Rose]], Arkansas lawyer

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Bradfordsville, Kentucky}}

{{Marion County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Marion County, Kentucky]]