Crawford County, Kansas

**Crawford County** (county code **CR**) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2020 census, 38,972 people lived there. Its county seat is Girard. Its biggest city is Pittsburg. The county was named after Samuel J. Crawford, 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 . Of that,  is land and  (0.9%) is water.

## People

The Pittsburg Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Crawford County.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.1%** _10,045_|style="text-align:center;"|37.0% _6,179_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _494_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.2%** _8,624_|style="text-align:center;"|34.5% _5,199_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.3% _1,251_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.3%** _7,708_|style="text-align:center;"|45.4% _6,826_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% _506_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|48.1% _7,735_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.5%** _7,957_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _383_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.2%** _8,626_|style="text-align:center;"|46.1% _7,617_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _284_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**47.6%** _7,160_|style="text-align:center;"|47.1% _7,076_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.3% _798_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|40.6% _6,447_|style="text-align:center;"|**47.3%** _7,504_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.2% _1,929_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|33.0% _5,468_|style="text-align:center;"|**44.4%** _7,366_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|22.7% _3,757_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|46.7% _6,940_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.4%** _7,783_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _127_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.1%** _9,518_|style="text-align:center;"|41.0% _6,722_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _141_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**47.8%** _8,058_|style="text-align:center;"|45.4% _7,658_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.8% _1,139_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|43.8% _7,225_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.7%** _9,021_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _258_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.0%** _9,652_|style="text-align:center;"|40.2% _6,683_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% _302_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**45.3%** _7,344_|style="text-align:center;"|44.4% _7,191_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.4% _1,678_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|37.8% _6,286_|style="text-align:center;"|**61.8%** _10,282_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _76_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.8%** _9,383_|style="text-align:center;"|46.8% _8,325_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _69_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.9%** _9,578_|style="text-align:center;"|44.7% _7,799_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _60_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.8%** _10,646_|style="text-align:center;"|43.8% _8,349_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _79_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|46.2% _8,229_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.6%** _9,005_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% _581_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.1%** _9,017_|style="text-align:center;"|47.4% _8,211_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _83_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|47.7% _10,143_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.7%** _11,002_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _130_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|39.7% _8,596_|style="text-align:center;"|**60.0%** _12,974_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _66_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|37.4% _6,884_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.8%** _10,994_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _523_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.3%** _10,992_|style="text-align:center;"|36.0% _6,351_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _299_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.3%** _9,063_|style="text-align:center;"|19.1% _3,433_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.6% _5,509_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.7%** _7,957_|style="text-align:center;"|36.8% _5,362_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.5% _1,234_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|38.1% _7,067_|style="text-align:center;"|**43.5%** _8,064_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.4% _3,408_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|25.2% _2,676_|style="text-align:center;"|26.1% _2,781_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**48.7%** _5,180_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**46.6%** _5,152_|style="text-align:center;"|38.2% _4,230_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.2% _1,686_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.4%** _5,910_|style="text-align:center;"|20.3% _2,057_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.4% _2,162_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|48.7% _4,722_|style="text-align:center;"|**49.7%** _4,824_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _158_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|44.4% _3,868_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.6%** _4,757_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _87_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|41.9% _3,064_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**58.1%** _4,250_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.5%** _3,156_|style="text-align:center;"|28.8% _1,875_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|22.8% _1,482_|

### Cities

- Arma
- Arcadia
- Cherokee
- Frontenac
- Girard
- Hepler
- McCune
- Mulberry
- Pittsburg
- Walnut

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Plat Book of Crawford County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 54 pages; 1906.

## Other websites

- County
- Crawford County - Directory of Public Officials
- Crawford County - Convention and Visitors Bureau
- 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

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Crawford County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Crawford County Courthouse, Kansas 9-2-2012.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Crawford County Courthouse in Girard, Kansas, Girard (2012)
- **founded**: February 13, 1867
- **named for**: Samuel J. Crawford
- **seat wl**: Girard
- **largest city wl**: Pittsburg
- **area total sq mi**: 595
- **area land sq mi**: 590
- **area water sq mi**: 5.3
- **area percentage**: 0.9%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 38972
- **population density sq mi**: 66.1
- **area codes**: Area code 620, 620
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central