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Welcome to Crittenden ...

The city of Crittenden is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crittenden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crittenden has a population of 3,887 people<2> (see below for details).

Crittenden is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crittenden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Crittenden: 859

The ZIP code for Crittenden: 41030<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crittenden had an population of 3,887 people. This is an increase of 1.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 61.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crittenden had a population of 3,815 people (which is 15.46% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Crittenden the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Crittenden represents 0.09% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,815 people, the population of Crittenden increased 58.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,401 people).

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

Communities Also Named Crittenden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Crittenden - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas (2), Missouri (3), New York (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crittenden ...

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

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 Crittenden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crittenden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crittenden ...

Looking for more information about Crittenden? 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 Crittenden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crittenden.

Adding Crittenden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crittenden 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 Crittenden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Crittenden post office opened in 1834.

We also found Crittenden in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crittenden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Crittenden.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crittenden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Crittenden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crittenden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/