Bradford, Vermont
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 Located in Orange County, Vermont |
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 Location of Vermont with the U.S.A. |
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| Coordinates: 43°59′41″N 72°7′58″W / 43.99472°N 72.13278°WCoordinates: 43°59′41″N 72°7′58″W / 43.99472°N 72.13278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Orange |
| Chartered | 1770 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.9 sq mi (77.4 km2) |
| • Land | 29.8 sq mi (77.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 425 ft (263 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,619 |
| • Density | 87.8/sq mi (33.9/km2) |
| • Households | 1,028 |
| • Families | 692 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05033 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-07375 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462046 |
| Website | bradford-vt.us |
Bradford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,797 at the 2010 census. Bradford is located on the county's eastern border, bordering both the Connecticut River and New Hampshire, and is a commercial center for some of its surrounding towns.
The first settler was John Hosmer in 1765. Originally called Waits Town or Waits River Town after Joseph Wait, it was changed to Mooretown when 3,000 acres (1200 hectares) were granted on May 3, 1770 by New York patent to Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet, who in turn conveyed them to 30 settlers. The remainder of the land was appropriated by squatters. In 1788, the name was changed by the Vermont General Assembly to Bradford.
Although the chief occupation of the town was farming, mills developed at falls on the Waits River. On October 10, 1848, the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad formally opened to Bradford. By 1859, when the town's population was 1,723, industries included a foundry and machine shop, two gristmills, three sawmills, a paper mill and whetstone factory. Bradford also manufactured farm implements, wooden ware and tinware.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.9 square miles (77.4 km2), of which 29.8 square miles (77.2 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.20%) is water. The Waits River flows through Bradford to its confluence with the Connecticut River, which forms the eastern boundary of the town.
The town is crossed by 
Interstate 91, 
U.S. Route 5, 
Vermont Route 25, and 
Vermont Route 25B. It is bordered by the towns of Newbury to the north, West Fairlee and Fairlee to the south, and Corinth to the west. Piermont, New Hampshire lies across the Connecticut River to the east.
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