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Crawford County, Kansas

Date Established: February 13, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Crawford County
County Seat: Girard
Origin of Name: In honor of Samuel J. Crawford (1835-1913), governor of Kansas from 1865 to 1868, when he resigned to take command of the 19th Kansas Regiment.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Baker Township  3,467 
Crawford Township  1,042 
Frontenac (city)  3,382 
Girard (city)  2,496 
Grant Township  233 
Lincoln Township  790 
Mulberry (city)  409 
Osage Township  742 
Pittsburg (city)  20,646 
Sheridan Township  1,273 
Sherman Township  486 
Walnut Township  487 
Washington Township  3,519 
Total population: 38,972 

Township map of Crawford County, 2000
Population:
1870 (8,160)
1880 (16,851)
1890 (30,286)
1900 (38,809)
1910 (51,178)
1920 (61,800)
1930 (49,329)
1940 (44,191)
1950 (40,231)
1960 (37,032)
1970 (37,850)
1980 (37,916)
1990 (35,568)
2000 (38,242)
2010 (39,134)
2020 (38,972)
Other Resources: Post offices in Crawford County
Cemeteries in Crawford County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Crawford County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Crawford County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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