Welcome to Crawford County ...
Time Zone: Crawford County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Robinson is the Seat for Crawford County.
Crawford County was founded in 1816 and was created by taking area from Edwards County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Crawford had a population of 18,667 people. This is a decrease of 5.73% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,801 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Crawford represented 0.15% of the total population of Illinois.
Below are some of the communities located in Crawford County:
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hutsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oblong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robinson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stoy is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <2>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Websites specific to Crawford County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Sullivan County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Jasper County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |