Crawford County, Kansas

Crawford County
Crawford County
County
	Crawford County Courthouse in Girard (2012)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°31′N 94°51′W / 37.517°N 94.850°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 13, 1867
Named for	Samuel J. Crawford
Seat	Girard
Largest city	Pittsburg
Area
• Total	595 sq mi (1,540 km2)
• Land	590 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Water	5.3 sq mi (14 km2) 0.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	38,972
• Estimate (2021)	39,110
• Density	66.1/sq mi (25.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	620
Congressional district	2nd
Website	CrawfordCountyKansas.org

Crawford County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Girard,^[3] and its most populous city is Pittsburg. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 38,972.^[1] The county was named in honor of Samuel Crawford,^[4] the 3rd governor of Kansas. Pittsburg State University is located in Crawford County.

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Crawford County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 95.