Crawford County, Kansas
Crawford County (county code CR) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2010 census, 39,134 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, Kansas | |
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Location in the state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
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Founded | February 13, 1867 |
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Seat | Girard |
Largest City | Pittsburg |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
595 sq mi (1,541 km²) 590 sq mi (1,528 km²) 5.3 sq mi (14 km²), 0.9% |
PopulationEst. - (2016) - Density |
39,164 66/sq mi (25/km²) |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Named for: Samuel J. Crawford |
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 populations | |||
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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% | |
Est. 2016 | 39,164 | [5] | 2.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2016[1] |
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Crawford County.
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential election results
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2016 | 57.9% 8,624 | 34.9% 5,199 | 7.2% 1,068 |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "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. 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.
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
- Notes
- ↑ This includes 3,753 votes for Socialist Eugene V. Debs and 1,427 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt.
More reading
- Plat Book of Crawford County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 54 pages; 1906.
Other websites
- County
- Crawford County - Official
- Crawford County - Directory of Public Officials
- Crawford County - Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Historical
- Maps