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Welcome to Crawford County ...

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

The community of Denison is the Seat for Crawford County.

Crawford County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Shelby County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Crawford had a population of 16,820 people. This is a decrease of 2.04% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,170 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crawford represented 0.56% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Crawford County:

  • Arion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arion is located in Crawford County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Aspinwall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Buck Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Charter Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Deloit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deloit is located in Crawford County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Denison
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Denison is located in Crawford County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
  • Dow City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kiron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kiron is located in Crawford County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiron <2>
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    • Manilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Manilla is located in Crawford County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manilla <2>
    • Ricketts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ricketts is located in Crawford County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Schleswig
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vail
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Vail is located in Crawford County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <2>
    • Westside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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