 bradford is a town in steuben county, new york, united states. the population was 763 at the 2000 census. the town is named after major robert bradford. the town of bradford is in the northeast part of the county, north of corning, new york. == history == the town was first settled around 1793.first settler was daniel taylor. (b.1775 d.dec.3,1851)int.sonora,n.y. cemetery, the town was formed from the town of orange (then the "town of jersey") in schuyler county in 1836. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of , of which,  of it is land and  of it (0.16%) is water. the east town line is the border of schuyler county (town of orange). a part of lamoka lake, called mill pond is within the east town line. new york state route 226 traverses the town from east-to-west. ==demographics== as of the census{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=united states census bureau|accessda
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