Crawford, New York
| Crawford, New York | |
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 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 41°36′N 74°18′W / 41.600°N 74.300°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Charles E. Carnes (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 40.2 sq mi (104.0 km2) |
| • Land | 40.1 sq mi (103.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,316 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-18916 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978877 |
Crawford is a town in Orange County, New York, USA. The population was 9,316 at the 2010 census. The name comes from a settler who gave his name to a community in the hamlet now called Pine Bush.
The Town of Crawford is in the northwest corner of Orange County.
Crawford was originally settled around 1740. Crawford was originally part of the Town of Montgomery. Crawford was established as a town in 1823.
In 1813, the town considered itself the butter capital of the world.
In 1845, the town had a population of about 2,075 people.
Searsville, once an economic center and location of the town government, lost its status when the railroad came to the town through another area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104 km2), of which, 40.1 square miles (104 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.10%) is water.
The north town line is the border of Ulster County, New York, partly marked by the Shawangunk Kill, a small river.
NYS Route 52 and NYS Route 302 intersect in Pine Bush. NYS Route 17K crosses the south part of the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,875 people, 2,707 households, and 2,133 families residing in the town. The population density was 196.3 people per square mile (75.8/km²). There were 2,851 housing units at an average density of 71.1 per square mile (27.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.59% White, 1.19% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.
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