Bradford Woods, Pennsylvania

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Bradford Woods is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,183 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, it is part of the North Allegheny School District and participates in the multi-municipality Northland Public Library. It is home to Bradford Woods Elementary School.

History

Bradford Woods, originally settled as a summer getaway, was incorporated as a borough on May 3, 1915, from Marshall Township.<ref name="phmc">Template:Cite web</ref> The Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle (Harmony Line) interurban railway previously ran through Bradford Woods, where Forest Road is today. It provided a direct route to Pittsburgh. A home rule government was established in 1974.<ref name="official site">Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Bradford Woods is located at Template:Coord.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land. Its average elevation is Template:Convert above sea level.<ref name="GR3">Template:Cite web</ref>

Surrounding neighborhoods

Bradford Woods has only two borders: Marshall Township to the north, south and west, and Pine Township to the east. The community is surrounded by unincorporated Wexford and has its own zip code.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,149 people, 464 households, and 373 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 478 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.61% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 464 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 39.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $92,820, and the median income for a family was $100,329. Males had a median income of $70,313 versus $43,125 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $51,462. About 1.1% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

The local government of Bradford Woods occupies offices in Fithian Hall (the fire hall). The current mayor is Doug Marsico.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Bradford Woods Borough is protected by Bradford Woods VFC Station 115. The chief is Ben Titus and the President is Michael Gillis.

Presidential Elections Results<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
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style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2020	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|47% 410	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|50% 437	1% 9
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2016	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|53% 425	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|42% 331	5% 40
style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|2012	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Republican|64% 503	style="text-align:center; Template:Party shading/Democratic|36% 282	0% 5

Notable people

• Christina Aguilera, Grammy award-winning singer, actress, and pop culture icon, grew up in Bradford Woods. In a 2002 episode of MTV Diary she returned to the area, and the owners of her former home on Bradford Road allowed her to tour her old house.
• Chris Hoke, former Pro Bowl lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Robert J. Kirkpatrick, aviator and award-winning airplane builder, who earned an Outstanding Workmanship award for his construction of Wittman Tailwind s/n 1101 at the 1965 EAA Convention in Rockford, Illinois. This aircraft is still actively flying today.

External links

• Borough of Bradford Woods official website