Crawford County, Kansas
| Crawford County, Kansas | |
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Crawford County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 13, 1867 |
| Named for | Samuel J. Crawford |
| Seat | Girard |
| Largest city | Pittsburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 595 sq mi (1,541 km2) |
| • Land | 590 sq mi (1,528 km2) |
| • Water | 5.3 sq mi (14 km2), 0.9% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 39,134 |
| • Density | 66/sq mi (25/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | CrawfordCountyKansas |
Coordinates: 37°31′N 94°51′W / 37.517°N 94.850°W
Crawford County (county code CR) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. 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.
Located in the Osage Cuestas and Cherokee Lowlands, 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.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
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