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| Name | Crawford |
| Alt names | Crawford | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 35.583°N 94.233°W |
| Located in | Arkansas, United States (1820 - ) |
| See also | Franklin, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lawrence, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pulaski, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Scott, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sebastian, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,948. The county seat is Van Buren. Crawford County was formed on October 18, 1820, and named for William H. Crawford who was United States Secretary of War in 1815. As a dry county, alcohol sales are generally prohibited, though recent changes to county law provide for exemptions.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1820 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 2,440
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| 1840 | 4,266
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| 1850 | 7,960
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| 1860 | 7,850
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| 1870 | 8,957
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| 1880 | 14,740
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| 1890 | 21,714
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| 1900 | 21,270
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| 1910 | 23,942
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| 1920 | 25,739
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| 1930 | 22,549
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| 1940 | 23,920
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| 1950 | 22,727
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| 1960 | 21,318
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| 1970 | 25,677
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| 1980 | 36,892
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| 1990 | 42,493
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