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Crawford CountyIllinois

Crawford County is a county in Illinois with its seat in Robinson. It was created by the Illinois Territory in 1816 from Edwards County and named after William H. Crawford.

  • Founded1816
  • County seatRobinson
  • Named forWilliam H. Crawford
  • Land area444 sq mi + 2.2 sq mi water
  • Population18,679 2020 Census
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Where it is

Crawford on the map of Illinois

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History

Formed in 1816 from Edwards County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Crawford County was formed in 1816 from Edwards County, and named after William H. Crawford. Robinson is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1816 for land now in Crawford County may have been recorded in Edwards County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1816
    Crawford County created Crawford created by Illinois Territory from Edwards; Crawford included territory in present Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
    from Edwards
    · Ill. Terr. Laws, 247-249
  2. 1818
    Lost territory Crawford lost all territory in present Michigan and Wisconsin to Michigan Territory when the state of Illinois was created from Illinois Territory; Crawford became a county in the state of Illinois. · Terr. Papers U.S., 10:803; U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 67 [1818], secs. 1-2, 7/pp. 428-429, 431, and res. 1 [1818]/p. 536
  3. 1819
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Clark.
    to Clark
    · Ill. Laws 1819, pp. 166-167
  4. 1821
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Lawrence.
    to Lawrence
    · Ill. Laws 1820-1821, pp. 16-17
  5. 1821
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Fayette.
    to Fayette
    · Ill. Laws 1820-1821, pp. 164-167
Show all 10 changes (5 more)
  1. 1816
    Crawford County created Crawford created by Illinois Territory from Edwards; Crawford included territory in present Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
    from Edwards
    · Ill. Terr. Laws, 247-249
  2. 1818
    Lost territory Crawford lost all territory in present Michigan and Wisconsin to Michigan Territory when the state of Illinois was created from Illinois Territory; Crawford became a county in the state of Illinois. · Terr. Papers U.S., 10:803; U.S. Stat., vol. 3, ch. 67 [1818], secs. 1-2, 7/pp. 428-429, 431, and res. 1 [1818]/p. 536
  3. 1819
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Clark.
    to Clark
    · Ill. Laws 1819, pp. 166-167
  4. 1821
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Lawrence.
    to Lawrence
    · Ill. Laws 1820-1821, pp. 16-17
  5. 1821
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Fayette.
    to Fayette
    · Ill. Laws 1820-1821, pp. 164-167
  6. 1822
    Lost territory Crawford lost small area to Clark.
    to Clark
    · Ill. Laws 1822-1823, p. 79
  7. 1824
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Clay.
    to Clay
    · Ill. Laws 1824-1825, pp. 18-20
  8. 1831
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Effingham and Jasper. Effingham and Jasper not fully organized, parts attached to Crawford until "organized."
    to Effinghamto Jasper
    · Ill. Laws 1830-1831, pp. 50-52
  9. 1832
    Changed Effingham fully organized, detached from Crawford.
    Effingham
    · Ill. Laws 1832-1833, pp. 22-23
  10. 1834
    Changed Jasper fully organized, detached from Crawford.
    Jasper
    · Ill. Laws 1834-1835, pp. 154-155

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Crawford

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nothing public found yet

People and land

Crawford by the Census

Population
18,679 2020 Census count
Housing units
8,471 2020 Census count
Land area
444 square miles
Water area
2.2 square miles
People per sq mi
42 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Crawford County

When was Crawford County founded?
Crawford County was founded in 1816, formed from Edwards County, and named after William H. Crawford.
What is the county seat of Crawford County?
The county seat of Crawford County is Robinson.
Is there an online parcel map for Crawford County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Crawford County's boundary or name changed?
Crawford County was created in 1816 from Edwards County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Clark County, Effingham County and Jasper County.
Who issues septic and well permits in Crawford County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Crawford County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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