Crawford County, Kansas

Crawford County
Crawford County
County
	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
Country	United States
State	Kansas
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 (2020)
• 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

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.

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

The 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

Historical population
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

Presidential elections

Presidential election results

**Presidential election results**^[9]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
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

Cities

References

Notes

↑ This includes 3,753 votes for Socialist Eugene V. Debs and 1,427 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt.

Other websites

County

Historical

Crawford Co. Kansas History and Heritage - Genealogy

Maps

Crawford County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

[10] This includes 3,753 votes for Socialist Eugene V. Debs and 1,427 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt.

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