Bradford is a village in Darke and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.

The Miami County portion of Bradford is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Darke County portion is part of the Greenville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[6]: 616  The village was named for Tom Bradford, a railroad official.

By 1890, the community had grown to 1,338 residents, the majority of whom lived in Miami County.

Its growth was due to its location on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad.

[8] Successor line Conrail abandoned the tracks through Bradford in the 1980s.

There were 751 housing units at an average density of 872.1 per square mile (336.7/km2).

22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.