Editing Crawford County, Iowa

{{short description|County in Iowa, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Crawford County
 | state                = Iowa
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1851/1855
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Denison
 | largest city wl      = Denison
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 715
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 714
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.8
 | area percentage      = 0.1
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 16525
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | ex image             = Crawford courthouse denison iowa.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250px
 | ex image cap         = [[Crawford County Courthouse (Iowa)|County Courthouse]], Denison
 | district             = 4th
 | web                  = https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
 | named for            = [[William Harris Crawford]]
}}

'''Crawford County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 16,525.<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Denison, Iowa|Denison]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The county was named for [[William Harris Crawford]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry| year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n94 95]}}</ref> U.S. senator from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]].

==History==
In January 1851, the Iowa Legislature authorized the creation of 50 additional counties in the state. Due to its lack of inhabitants, the designated Crawford County area was attached to [[Shelby County, Iowa|Shelby County]] for purposes of revenue, taxation, and judicial matters.

In 1855 there were sufficient settlers, who petitioned for separation from Shelby. This was granted, and a county governing structure was established.<ref name=CCH/> The county as then designated did not include its present western townships.

In 1865, four eastern townships of [[Monona County, Iowa|Monona County]] were separated from that county and incorporated into Crawford County's boundary.<ref name=CCH/>

After several adjustments and reorganizations, the present arrangement of Crawford County townships was completed in June 1872.<ref name=CCH>[http://iagenweb.org/crawford/history/twphistory.html Crawford County, Iowa – ''Establishment of Townships'']</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|715|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|714|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi}} (0.1%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*[[File:US 30.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 30 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 30]] – runs ENE across bottom of county. Enters at Dunlap, exits to Carroll County at Westside.
*[[File:US 59.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 59 in Iowa|U.S. Highway 59]] – runs generally north–south through center of county, passing Schleswig and Denison. Its exit into Shelby County is five miles east of its entry from Ida County.
*[[File:Elongated circle 37.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 37]] – cuts the SW corner of county, running SE from Monona County to Harrison County.
*[[File:Elongated circle 39.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 39]] – runs north and ENE from Denison to Kiron, then into Ida and Sac Counties.
*[[File:Elongated circle 141.svg|x20px]] [[Iowa Highway 141]] – enters SE part of county at Aspinwall, runs west to intersection with US Highway 59, two miles above the county's south line.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Crawford+County,+IA/@42.0126777,-95.6422975,10.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8792c185fd311e0d:0xa19a47cac94fc9d8!8m2!3d42.034686!4d-95.3102505 ''Crawford County IA''  Google Maps (accessed August 27, 2018)]</ref>

{{stack|[[File:ISS005-E-7759 view from Ida Grove to Harlan and from Salix to Adair in western Iowa.jpg|thumb|View of Crawford County and adjacent counties, with Dennison just above the center. Taken from the International Space Station {{nowrap|on July 14, 2002}}.]]}}

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Ida County, Iowa|Ida County]] − north
*[[Sac County, Iowa|Sac County]] − northeast
*[[Carroll County, Iowa|Carroll County]] − east
*[[Audubon County, Iowa|Audubon County]] − southeast
*[[Shelby County, Iowa|Shelby County]] − south
*[[Harrison County, Iowa|Harrison County]] − southwest
*[[Monona County, Iowa|Monona County]] − west
*[[Woodbury County, Iowa|Woodbury County]] − northwest

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 383
|1870= 2530
|1880= 12413
|1890= 18894
|1900= 21685
|1910= 20041
|1920= 20614
|1930= 21028
|1940= 20538
|1950= 19741
|1960= 18569
|1970= 19116
|1980= 18935
|1990= 16775
|2000= 16942
|2010= 17096
|2020= 16525
|estyear=2023
|estimate=16013
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19047.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607064930/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19047.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
[[File:CrawfordCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Crawford County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:CrawfordCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Crawford County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 16,525 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|16525|714.288472|sqmi|km2}}. 89.34% of the population reported being of one race. There were 6,855 housing units of which 6,255 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Crawford County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crawford County, Iowa|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Crawford%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|10,625
|64.3%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|383
|2.32%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|31
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|303
|1.83%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|4
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|267
|1.62%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|4,912
|29.72%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,096 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|17096|714|sqmi|km2}}. There were 6,943 housing units, of which 6,413 were occupied.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table|title=Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - State &ndash; County|publisher=US Census Bureau − American FactFinder|access-date=March 12, 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 16,942 people, 6,441 households, and 4,489 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 6,958 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 93.10% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.76% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races. 8.75% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 6,441 households, out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.50% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,922, and the median income for a family was $40,231. Males had a median income of $28,696 versus $19,798 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,851. About 6.90% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.
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==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Arion, Iowa|Arion]]
*[[Aspinwall, Iowa|Aspinwall]]
*[[Buck Grove, Iowa|Buck Grove]]
*[[Charter Oak, Iowa|Charter Oak]]
*[[Deloit, Iowa|Deloit]]
*[[Denison, Iowa|Denison]]
*[[Dow City, Iowa|Dow City]]
*[[Kiron, Iowa|Kiron]]
*[[Manilla, Iowa|Manilla]]
*[[Ricketts, Iowa|Ricketts]]
*[[Schleswig, Iowa|Schleswig]]
*[[Vail, Iowa|Vail]]
*[[Westside, Iowa|Westside]]
{{div col end}}

===Former cities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*Astor<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160423005758/http://iowaghosttowns.com/astor.html Astor]}}</ref>
*[[Berne, Iowa|Berne]]
*[[Boyer, Iowa|Boyer]]
*Kenwood<ref>[http://iagenweb.org/crawford/history/kenwood.html Kenwood]</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Boyer Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Boyer]]
* [[Charter Oak Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Charter Oak]]
* [[Denison Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Denison]]
* [[East Boyer Township, Crawford County, Iowa|East Boyer]]
* [[Goodrich Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Goodrich]]
* [[Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Hanover]]
* [[Hayes Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Hayes]]
* [[Iowa Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Iowa]]
* [[Jackson Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Jackson]]
* [[Milford Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Milford]]
* [[Morgan Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Morgan]]
* [[Nishnabotny Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Nishnabotny]]
* [[Otter Creek Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Otter Creek]]
* [[Paradise Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Paradise]]
* [[Soldier Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Soldier]]
* [[Stockholm Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Stockholm]]
* [[Union Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Union]]
* [[Washington Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Washington]]
* [[West Side Township, Crawford County, Iowa|West Side]]
* [[Willow Township, Crawford County, Iowa|Willow]]
{{div col end}}

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of Crawford County.<ref name=cen2020/>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2020 Census)
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Denison, Iowa|Denison]]'''
| City
| 8,373
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 2
|'''[[Schleswig, Iowa|Schleswig]]'''
| City
| 830
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 3
|'''[[Manilla, Iowa|Manilla]]'''
| City
| 775
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 4
|'''[[Charter Oak, Iowa|Charter Oak]]'''
| City
| 535
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 5
|'''[[Dow City, Iowa|Dow City]]'''
| City
| 485
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 6
|'''[[Vail, Iowa|Vail]]'''
| City
| 396
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 7
|'''[[Westside, Iowa|Westside]]'''
| City
| 285
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 8
|'''[[Kiron, Iowa|Kiron]]'''
| City
| 267
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 9
|'''[[Deloit, Iowa|Deloit]]'''
| City
| 250
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 10
|'''[[Ricketts, Iowa|Ricketts]]'''
| City
| 109
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 11
|'''[[Arion, Iowa|Arion]]'''
| City
| 97
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 12
|'''[[Buck Grove, Iowa|Buck Grove]]'''
| City
| 34
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 13
|'''[[Aspinwall, Iowa|Aspinwall]]'''
| City
| 33
|- style=background-color:#FFFACD
| 14
|'''[[Dunlap, Iowa|Dunlap]]''' (''mostly in [[Harrison County, Iowa|Harrison County]]'')
| City
| 0 (1,038 total)
|}

==Politics==
Like most of western Iowa, Crawford County leans toward the Republican Party. However, although it gave two-thirds of its vote to [[Donald Trump]] in both 2016 and 2020, it supported Democrat Barack Obama in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leip |first1=David}}</ref>
{{PresHead|place=Crawford County, Iowa|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|4,651|1,812|82|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|4,854|2,220|80|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,617|1,991|327|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,595|3,066|91|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|3,345|3,715|131|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,955|3,220|67|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,482|2,838|235|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,686|3,140|889|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,693|3,004|1,975|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,375|3,868|68|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,552|3,396|105|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,883|2,500|619|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,879|3,903|166|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,493|3,018|156|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,287|2,851|606|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,999|5,024|14|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,791|3,720|7|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,608|3,749|17|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,646|3,107|115|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,267|3,983|235|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,242|3,218|49|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,284|4,130|35|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,514|5,720|268|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,334|6,084|524|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|3,436|4,495|50|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|2,882|1,255|3,812|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,473|2,151|348|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,756|1,919|55|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,169|2,193|1,308|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,169|2,322|97|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,530|2,004|144|Iowa}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,268|2,578|115|Iowa}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|2,189|2,396|74|Iowa}}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19047_crawford/DC20SD_C19047.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721155250/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19047_crawford/DC20SD_C19047.pdf |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crawford County, IA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19047_crawford/DC20SD_C19047_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Ar-We-Va Community School District]]
* [[Boyer Valley Community School District]]
* [[Charter Oak-Ute Community School District]]
* [[Denison Community School District]]
* [[East Sac County Community School District]]
* [[IKM-Manning Community School District]]
* [[Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District]]
* [[Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District]]
* [[Schleswig Community School District]]

Former school districts:<ref name=Schooldistmap2010>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st19_ia/c19047_crawford/DC10SD_C19047_001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824163918/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st19_ia/c19047_crawford/DC10SD_C19047_001.pdf |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |url-status=live|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Crawford County, IA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st19_ia/c19047_crawford/DC10SD_C19047_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District]]<!--From 2010 Census SD Map-->
* [[IKM Community School District]]<!--From 2010 Census SD Map-->
* [[Manning Community School District]]<!--From 2010 Census SD Map-->
* [[Maple Valley Community School District]]<!--From 2010 Census SD Map-->
* [[Odebolt-Arthur Community School District]]<!--From 2010 Census SD Map-->
* [[Wall Lake View Auburn Community School District]]<!--From 2010 Census SD Map-->

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Iowa]]
*[[Crawford County Courthouse (Iowa)|Crawford County Courthouse]]

==References==
{{Commons}}
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==<!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
*[http://www.crawfordcounty.org/ Crawford County departments]
*[https://crawford.iowaassessors.com/ Crawford County Assessors]
*[https://www.raogk.org/iowa-genealogy/crawford-county/ Crawford County Ancestry File]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Crawford County, Iowa
|North     = [[Ida County, Iowa|Ida County]]
|Northeast = [[Sac County, Iowa|Sac County]]
|East      = [[Carroll County, Iowa|Carroll County]]
|Southeast = [[Audubon County, Iowa|Audubon County]]
|South     = [[Shelby County, Iowa|Shelby County]]
|Southwest = [[Harrison County, Iowa|Harrison County]]
|West      = [[Monona County, Iowa|Monona County]]
|Northwest = [[Woodbury County, Iowa|Woodbury County]]
}}

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