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- 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 (county code CR) is a county located in Southeast Kansas in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 39,134. Its county seat is Girard, and its most populous city is Pittsburg. The county was named in honor of Samuel J. Crawford, Governor of Kansas. The Pittsburg Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Crawford County.
Located in the Ozark Highlands, it lies halfway between Kansas City, Missouri and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Crawford County, and much of southeast Kansas, was founded on coal mining, the Pittsburg-Weir Coalfield being located here, and is still known for mining today. Pittsburg State University is located in Crawford County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1867 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1870 | 8,160
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| 1880 | 16,851
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| 1890 | 30,286
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| 1900 | 38,809
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| 1910 | 51,178
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| 1920 | 61,800
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| 1930 | 49,329
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| 1940 | 44,191
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| 1950 | 40,231
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| 1960 | 37,032
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| 1970 | 37,850
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| 1980 | 37,916
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| 1990 | 35,568
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Research Tips
External links
www.crawfordcountykansas.org/
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