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Welcome to Crawford ...

Crawford is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crawford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crawford has a population of 97 people<2> (see below for details).

Crawford is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Crawford (for example, toward Saint Andrews (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Crawford: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crawford had an population of 97 people. This is a decrease of 7.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crawford had a population of 105 people. This makes Crawford the county's 41st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 105 people, the population of Crawford decreased 2.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 108 people).

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

Communities Also Named Crawford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Crawford - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Crawford ...

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

  • Saint Stephen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Calais
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Calais is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <4>
  • Saint Stephen Parish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Baileyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Princeton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dufferin Parish
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexander
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dennysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlotte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crawford ...

Looking for more information about Crawford? 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 Crawford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crawford.

Adding Crawford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crawford 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 (so far) for Crawford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crawford post office opened in 1843. The Crawford post office closed in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crawford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, 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 Crawford.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crawford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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