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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 Girard is the Seat for Crawford County.

Crawford County was founded February 13, 1867. Crawford was created by taking area from Bourbon and Cherokee Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Crawford had a population of 38,818 people. This is a decrease of 0.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,172 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crawford represented 1.37% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Crawford County:

  • Arcadia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Arma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <2>
  • Cherokee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Frontenac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Girard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Girard is located in Crawford County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
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  • Hepler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hepler is located in Crawford County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • McCune
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McCune is located in Crawford County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCune <2>
  • Mulberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
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  • Walnut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut is located in Crawford County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people

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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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