Welcome to Crane ...

The city of Crane is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Crane is located in Crane County<1> and is the County Seat for Crane County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crane, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crane has a population of 3,652 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Crane is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Crane is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Crane lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Crane is located in the (432) area code.

The ZIP code for Crane: 79731<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crane had an population of 3,652 people. This is an increase of 8.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crane had a population of 3,353 people (or 76.64% of the total population of Crane County). This makes Crane the county's most populous community.

The population of Crane represents 0.01% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 422nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,353 people, the population of Crane increased 5.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,191 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crane.

Communities Also Named Crane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Crane - they are located in Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crane.

Communities near Crane ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crane.

• McCamey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCamey
  • McCamey is located in Upton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCamey <5>
• Abell City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
  • Abell City is located in Pecos County
• Imperial
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Pecos County
  • Imperial has also been known as:
  • Imperial Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <5>
• Girvin
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvin
  • Girvin is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girvin <5>
• Rankin
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Rankin is located in Upton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <5>
• Judkins
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
  • Judkins is located in Ector County
• Penwell
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
  • Penwell is located in Ector County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <5>
• Grandfalls
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
  • Grandfalls is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <5>
• Odessa
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Ector County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
• Royalty
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty
  • Royalty is located in Ward County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalty <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crane.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crane.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crane. See our Newspapers Page for Crane.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crane ...

Looking for more information about Crane? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crane, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crane.

Adding Crane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crane in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crane was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Crane on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/