Crawfordsville, Indiana
| Crawfordsville, Indiana | |
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| City | |
Montgomery County Courthouse, 1997
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| Nickname(s): Athens of Indiana (William Compton, 1825) | |
 Crawfordsville, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 40°2′20″N 86°53′48″W / 40.03889°N 86.89667°WCoordinates: 40°2′20″N 86°53′48″W / 40.03889°N 86.89667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Union |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Todd Barton (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.15 sq mi (23.70 km2) |
| • Land | 9.15 sq mi (23.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,915 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 16,015 |
| • Density | 1,739.3/sq mi (671.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 47933-47939 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-15742 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0433103 |
| Website | crawfordsville.net |
Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is home to Wabash College, which was ranked by Forbes as #12 in the United States for undergraduate studies in 2008.
As of 2016, Crawfordsville has twelve properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Three of the properties are currently museums: Gen. Lew Wallace Study, Henry S. Lane House, and Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. Two of the properties are historic districts: Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District, and Elston Grove Historic District. Two listings are active churches: Bethel AME Church of Crawfordsville, and Saint John's Episcopal Church. The others properties are currently used as a law office (Otto Schlemmer Building), senior apartments and recreation center (Crawfordsville High School), a private residence (McClelland-Layne House), the headquarters of the local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter (Col. Isaac C. Elston House), and a former hospital renovated for senior apartments Culver Union Hospital.
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