Bradgate, Iowa

Bradgate, Iowa
Post office
Motto: 
The town that wouldn’t die
Location of Bradgate, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°48′11″N 94°25′12″W / 42.80306°N 94.42000°W / 42.80306; -94.42000
CountryUSA
StateIowa
CountyHumboldt
IncorporatedJune 20, 1893
Area
  Total
0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
  Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,119 ft (341 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
75
  Density143.40/sq mi (55.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50520
Area code515
FIPS code19-08065
GNIS feature ID2394235

Bradgate is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States, at the conjunction of Sections 5, 6, 7, and 8 of Avery Township, and rests near the banks of the West Fork of the Des Moines River. The population was 75 in the 2020 census, a decline from 101 in 2000.

On May 21, 2004, the town was almost completely destroyed by a tornado.