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
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyHumboldt
IncorporatedJune 20, 1893
Area
 • Total
0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,119 ft (341 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
75
 • Density143.4/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.