Crawford County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States
Crawford County (county code CR) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2020 census, 38,972 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Girard.[2] Its biggest city is Pittsburg. The county was named after Samuel J. Crawford,[3] Governor of Kansas.
Crawford County | |
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Crawford County Courthouse in Girard (2012) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 37°31′N 94°51′W / 37.517°N 94.850°W | |
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Founded | February 13, 1867 |
Named for | Samuel J. Crawford |
Seat | Girard |
Largest city | Pittsburg |
Area | |
• Total | 595 sq mi (1,540 km2) |
• Land | 590 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
• Water | 5.3 sq mi (14 km2) 0.9% |
Population | |
• Total | 38,972 |
• Density | 66.1/sq mi (25.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | CrawfordCountyKansas.org |
It is in the Osage Cuestas and Cherokee Lowlands. It is halfway between Kansas City, Missouri and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pittsburg State University is located in Crawford County.
Geography
changeThe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 595 square miles (1,540 km2). Of that, 590 square miles (1,500 km2) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km2) (0.9%) is water.[4]
People
changeHistorical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 8,160 | — | |
1880 | 16,851 | 106.5% | |
1890 | 30,286 | 79.7% | |
1900 | 38,809 | 28.1% | |
1910 | 51,178 | 31.9% | |
1920 | 61,800 | 20.8% | |
1930 | 49,329 | −20.2% | |
1940 | 44,191 | −10.4% | |
1950 | 40,231 | −9.0% | |
1960 | 37,032 | −8.0% | |
1970 | 37,850 | 2.2% | |
1980 | 37,916 | 0.2% | |
1990 | 35,568 | −6.2% | |
2000 | 38,242 | 7.5% | |
2010 | 39,134 | 2.3% | |
2020 | 38,972 | −0.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] |
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Crawford County.
Government
changePresidential elections
changePresidential election results
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 60.1% 10,045 | 37.0% 6,179 | 3.0% 494 |
2016 | 57.2% 8,624 | 34.5% 5,199 | 8.3% 1,251 |
2012 | 51.3% 7,708 | 45.4% 6,826 | 3.4% 506 |
2008 | 48.1% 7,735 | 49.5% 7,957 | 2.4% 383 |
2004 | 52.2% 8,626 | 46.1% 7,617 | 1.7% 284 |
2000 | 47.6% 7,160 | 47.1% 7,076 | 5.3% 798 |
1996 | 40.6% 6,447 | 47.3% 7,504 | 12.2% 1,929 |
1992 | 33.0% 5,468 | 44.4% 7,366 | 22.7% 3,757 |
1988 | 46.7% 6,940 | 52.4% 7,783 | 0.9% 127 |
1984 | 58.1% 9,518 | 41.0% 6,722 | 0.9% 141 |
1980 | 47.8% 8,058 | 45.4% 7,658 | 6.8% 1,139 |
1976 | 43.8% 7,225 | 54.7% 9,021 | 1.6% 258 |
1972 | 58.0% 9,652 | 40.2% 6,683 | 1.8% 302 |
1968 | 45.3% 7,344 | 44.4% 7,191 | 10.4% 1,678 |
1964 | 37.8% 6,286 | 61.8% 10,282 | 0.5% 76 |
1960 | 52.8% 9,383 | 46.8% 8,325 | 0.4% 69 |
1956 | 54.9% 9,578 | 44.7% 7,799 | 0.3% 60 |
1952 | 55.8% 10,646 | 43.8% 8,349 | 0.4% 79 |
1948 | 46.2% 8,229 | 50.6% 9,005 | 3.3% 581 |
1944 | 52.1% 9,017 | 47.4% 8,211 | 0.5% 83 |
1940 | 47.7% 10,143 | 51.7% 11,002 | 0.6% 130 |
1936 | 39.7% 8,596 | 60.0% 12,974 | 0.3% 66 |
1932 | 37.4% 6,884 | 59.8% 10,994 | 2.8% 523 |
1928 | 62.3% 10,992 | 36.0% 6,351 | 1.7% 299 |
1924 | 50.3% 9,063 | 19.1% 3,433 | 30.6% 5,509 |
1920 | 54.7% 7,957 | 36.8% 5,362 | 8.5% 1,234 |
1916 | 38.1% 7,067 | 43.5% 8,064 | 18.4% 3,408 |
1912 | 25.2% 2,676 | 26.1% 2,781 | 48.7% 5,180[a] |
1908 | 46.6% 5,152 | 38.2% 4,230 | 15.2% 1,686 |
1904 | 58.4% 5,910 | 20.3% 2,057 | 21.4% 2,162 |
1900 | 48.7% 4,722 | 49.7% 4,824 | 1.6% 158 |
1896 | 44.4% 3,868 | 54.6% 4,757 | 1.0% 87 |
1892 | 41.9% 3,064 | 58.1% 4,250 | |
1888 | 48.5% 3,156 | 28.8% 1,875 | 22.8% 1,482 |
Communities
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changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Crawford County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 95.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ This includes 3,753 votes for Socialist Eugene V. Debs and 1,427 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt.
More reading
change- Plat Book of Crawford County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 54 pages; 1906.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Crawford County, Kansas.
- County
- Crawford County - Official
- Crawford County - Directory of Public Officials
- Crawford County - Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Historical
- Maps