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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 Steelville is the Seat for Crawford County.

Crawford County was founded in 1829 and was created by taking area from Gasconade County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Crawford had a population of 23,920 people. This is a decrease of 2.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,630 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crawford represented 0.41% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Crawford County:

  • Bourbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bourbon is located in Crawford County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <2>
  • Cuba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
  • Leasburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Saint Cloud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Steelville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Sullivan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people

Websites of Interest ...

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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