Bradley Junction, Florida
Bradley Junction, Florida | |
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.jpg) Northbound Florida State Road 37 as it enters Bradley Junction | |
  Bradley Junction Location within Florida  Bradley Junction Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 27°47′39″N 81°58′42″W / 27.79417°N 81.97833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.15 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
| • Land | 2.11 sq mi (5.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 542 |
| • Density | 257.1/sq mi (99.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33835[3] |
| Area code | 863 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583331[2] |
Bradley Junction (also known as Bradley) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southwestern Polk County, Florida, United States. Its population was 542 as of the 2020 census.
History
Bradley Junction is named for the railroad junction located in the community, which was historically the junction between the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (the east-west track) and the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway (the north-south track). The junction itself is named after phosphate mining company executive Peter B. Bradley, who chartered the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway in 1905. The railroad junction still exists today and both lines are now owned by CSX Transportation. In the mid 1990s, the Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum (now the Florida Railroad Museum) moved the railroad station from Bradley Junction to Parrish. The depot was then consumed by a fire soon after the move.
Geography
Bradley Junction's elevation is 135 feet above sea level.[4]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 686 | — | |
| 2020 | 542 | −21.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Bradley Junction first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[6]
Racial and ethnic composition
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 396 | 261 | 57.73% | 48.15% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 227 | 157 | 33.09% | 28.97% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 5 | 8 | 0.73% | 1.48% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 6 | 0.44% | 1.11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 8 | 20 | 1.17% | 3.69% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 47 | 89 | 6.85% | 16.42% |
| Total | 686 | 542 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Education
The community of Bradley Junction is served by Polk County Public Schools.
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bradley Junction, Florida
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ↑ Bradley Junction profile from Hometown Locator
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2026.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bradley Junction CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bradley Junction CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |