Crawford County, Iowa
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Crawford County is a
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located in the
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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,525. Its
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is Denison. The county was named for William Harris Crawford, U.S. senator from
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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 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. The county as then designated did not include its present western townships. In 1865, four eastern townships of Monona County were separated from that county and incorporated into Crawford County's boundary. After several adjustments and reorganizations, the present arrangement of Crawford County townships was completed in June 1872.Crawford County, Iowa – ''Establishment of Townships''
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Geography

According to the
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water.


Major highways

* U.S. Highway 30 – runs ENE across bottom of county. Enters at Dunlap, exits to Carroll County at Westside. * 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. * Iowa Highway 37 – cuts the SW corner of county, running SE from Monona County to Harrison County. * Iowa Highway 39 – runs north and ENE from Denison to Kiron, then into Ida and Sac Counties. * 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.


Adjacent counties

* Ida County − north * Sac County − northeast * Carroll County − east * Audubon County − southeast * Shelby County − south * Harrison County − southwest * Monona County − west * Woodbury County − northwest


Demographics


2020 census

The 2020 census recorded a population of 16,525 in the county, with a population density of . 89.34% of the population reported being of one race. There were 6,855 housing units of which 6,255 were occupied.


2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,096 in the county, with a population density of . There were 6,943 housing units, of which 6,413 were occupied.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 16,942 people, 6,441 households, and 4,489 families residing in the county. The
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was . There were 6,958 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 93.10%
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, 0.76%
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, 0.28% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.01%
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, 4.59% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 8.75% of the population were
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or 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
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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
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for the county was $15,851. About 6.90% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the
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, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.


Communities


Cities

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* Aspinwall * Buck Grove *
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* Deloit * Denison * Dow City * Kiron * Manilla * Ricketts *
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* Vail * Westside


Former cities

*Astor * Berne * Boyer *Kenwood


Townships

* Boyer *
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* Denison * East Boyer * Goodrich *
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Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Crawford County. † ''county seat''


Politics

Like most of western Iowa, Crawford County leans toward the Republican Party. However, although it gave two-thirds of its vote to
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in both 2016 and 2020, it supported Democrat Barack Obama in 2008.


Education

School districts include:
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See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Iowa * Crawford County Courthouse


References


External links


Crawford County departmentsCrawford County AssessorsCrawford County Ancestry File
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