Crawford County, Missouri | |
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Crawford County Courthouse in Steelville
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Location in the U.S. state of Missouri |
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Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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Founded | January 23, 1829 |
Named for | William H. Crawford |
Seat | Steelville |
Largest city | Cuba |
Area | |
• Total | 744 sq mi (1,927 km2) |
• Land | 743 sq mi (1,924 km2) |
• Water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2), 0.2% |
Population (est.) | |
• (2015) | 24,526 |
• Density | 33/sq mi (13/km²) |
Congressional district | 8th |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Website | crawfordcountymo |
Crawford County, Missouri | ||||
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Elected countywide officials | ||||
Assessor | Kerry Summers, Sr. | Republican | ||
Circuit Clerk | Karen Harlan | Republican | ||
County Clerk | John G. Martin | Republican | ||
Collector | Pat Schwent | Republican | ||
Commissioner (Presiding) |
Leo Sanders | Republican | ||
Commissioner (District 1) |
Paul Watson | Republican | ||
Commissioner (District 2) |
Kenny Killeen | Republican | ||
Coroner | Paul Hutson | Republican | ||
Prosecuting Attorney | J. Kent Howald | Republican | ||
Public Administrator | Franky Todd | Republican | ||
Recorder | Kimberly A. Cook | Republican | ||
Sheriff | Randy Martin | Republican | ||
Surveyor | Mark Mueller | Republican | ||
Treasurer | Catie Ringeisen | Republican |
Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2010 Census, the population was 24,696. Its county seat is Steelville. The county was organized in 1829 and is named after U.S. Senator William H. Crawford of Georgia.
The section of Sullivan which is located in Crawford County is included in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1990, the mean center of U.S. population was located in Crawford County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 744 square miles (1,930 km2), of which 743 square miles (1,920 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.2%) is water.
At the 2000 census, there were 22,804 people, 8,858 households and 6,351 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 per square mile (12/km²). There were 10,850 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.26% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.