Welcome to Craig ...

The city of Craig is located in Plymouth County<1>.

The location of Craig has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craig, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Craig has a population of 92 people<3> (see below for details).

Craig is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Craig: (712)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Craig had an population of 92 people. This is an increase of 3.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Craig had a population of 89 people. This makes Craig the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 89 people, the population of Craig decreased 12.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 102 people).

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

Communities Also Named Craig ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Craig - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Craig ...

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

• Le Mars
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Mars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
  • Le Mars is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Mars <5>
• Sioux Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Center
  • Sioux Center is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Center <5>
• Orange City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
  • Orange City is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <5>
• Hawarden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
  • Hawarden is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <5>
• Remsen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Remsen is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <5>
• Akron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Alton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
• Hinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Alcester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcester
  • Alcester is located in Union County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcester <5>
• Merrill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <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 Craig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craig.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Craig. 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 Craig.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craig ...

Looking for more information about Craig? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Craig, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Craig.

Adding Craig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Craig 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 Craig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Craig post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craig.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Plymouth County: www.co.plymouth.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/