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Crawford County, Missouri

Crawford County, Missouri
CrawfordCo courthouse Steeleville MO 20140330-6.jpg
Crawford County Courthouse in Steelville
Map of Missouri highlighting Crawford County
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
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.net
Crawford County, Missouri
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.


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