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{{distinguish|Crawford County, Georgia}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Crawford, Georgia |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = [[City]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Oglethorpe_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Crawford_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in [[Oglethorpe County, Georgia|Oglethorpe County]] and the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Oglethorpe County, Georgia|Oglethorpe]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Seavy O'Neal |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 3.04 |area_land_km2 = 3.02 |area_water_km2 = 0.02 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.17 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.17 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 821 |population_density_km2 = 272.05 |population_density_sq_mi = 704.72 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|33|53|0|N|83|9|19|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 237 |elevation_ft = 778 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 30630 |area_code = [[Area code 706|706]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 13-20288<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0355367<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Crawford''' is a city in [[Oglethorpe County, Georgia|Oglethorpe County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 821 at the 2020 census. ==History== Crawford was originally called "Lexington Depot", and under the latter name had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/oglethorpe-county | title=Oglethorpe County | publisher=New Georgia Encyclopedia | accessdate=15 April 2018}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated the place as the "Town of Crawford" in 1876.<ref>{{cite book|author=New York Public Library|title=Bulletin of the New York Public Library|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0M8AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA699|year=1912|publisher=New York Public Library|page=699}}</ref> The present name is after [[William H. Crawford]] (1772β1834), U.S. Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=54 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> ==Geography== Crawford is located at {{coord|33|53|0|N|83|9|19|W|type:city}} (33.883289, -83.155413).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 78 in Georgia|U.S. Route 78]] passes through the city, leading southeast {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Lexington, Georgia|Lexington]], the Oglethorpe County seat, and northwest {{convert|14|mi|km|abbr=on}} to [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 312 |1900= 308 |1910= 871 |1920= 803 |1930= 538 |1940= 812 |1950= 555 |1960= 541 |1970= 624 |1980= 498 |1990= 694 |2000= 807 |2010= 832 |2020= 821 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 807 people, 326 households, and 203 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|687.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 369 housing units at an average density of {{convert|314.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 68.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.24% of the population. There were 326 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $19,917, and the median income for a family was $32,969. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $19,028 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,934. About 15.5% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 26.4% of those age 65 or over. == Infrastructure == ===Transportation=== Crawford is bisected east to west by [[U.S. Route 78]]. North Avenue is the primary northbound thoroughfare. The only traffic light in [[Oglethorpe County]] is at the intersection of U.S. 78 and North Avenue. Maxeys Road is the primary southbound thoroughfare. Smokey Road and Park Avenue are also primary residential streets leading out of town. Church Street and Elm Street are divided one-way streets in the heart of town that create the town plaza, where many local cultural and commercial activities are held.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps?q=%22crawford,+ga&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B2GGGL_enUS176&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=YwKaSrT4EcOGtgfZ94S6BA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps}}</ref> The nearest airport is [[Athens Ben-Epps Airport]]. Passenger rail in Crawford was maintained by the Georgia Railroad until 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia Railroad |url=http://railga.com/georgia.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608073538/http://railga.com:80/georgia.html |archive-date=8 June 2019 |website=railga.com}}</ref> Intercity bus service provided by [[Greyhound Lines]] runs a route through Crawford, though the loading point is in nearby [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]. ===Utilities=== Electricity is provided directly by [[Georgia Power]]. Water and sewage are provided by the city. The city maintains two treatment plants: one is located off U.S. 78 near the western city limit, while the second is located off Waterworks Road at the end of Park Avenue on the eastern city limit. The city also provides water services to some parts of [[Oglethorpe County]] as well as the county school system. ==References== <references /> {{Oglethorpe County, Georgia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Cities in Oglethorpe County, Georgia]] [[Category:Athens β Clarke County metropolitan area]]
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