County · code 20037
Crawford CountyKansas
Crawford County is a county in Kansas with its seat in Girard. It was created in 1867 and fully organized the following year.
- Founded1867
- County seatGirard
- Named forSamuel J. Crawford
- Land area590 sq mi + 5.2 sq mi water
- Population38,972 2020 Census
Where it is
Crawford on the map of Kansas
Kansas has 105 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1867 from Bourbon County and Cherokee County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Crawford County was created on February 13, 1867, from Bourbon and Cherokee counties. The county was named after Samuel J. Crawford. It was not fully organized until January 1, 1868.
- 1867Crawford County created Crawford created from Bourbon and Cherokee; Crawford not fully organized. · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 32/p. 50
- 1868Changed Crawford fully organized. · Andreas, 1120; Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 54/p. 91; Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., spec., ch. 21/pp. 56-57
- 1874Boundary clarified Crawford boundaries clarified (no change).no change· Kans. Laws 1874, 14th leg., ch. 70/p. 104
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Crawford
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Crawford County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (crawfordcountykansas.org).
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Address points Official
One point per address, 23,128 in all from Kansas 911 Coordinating Council NG911 program, hosted by DASC (Data Access and Support Center for the Kansas GIS Policy Board).
edited 13 July 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Crawford by the Census
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.
Permits
GIS and maps
County government
- County government
The official website of Crawford County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Crawford County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Crawford County
- When was Crawford County founded?
- Crawford County was founded in 1867, formed from Bourbon County and Cherokee County, and named after Samuel J. Crawford.
- What is the county seat of Crawford County?
- The county seat of Crawford County is Girard.
- 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 county 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 1867 from Bourbon County and Cherokee County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Who issues building permits in Crawford County?
- The county's page on building permits: Permits - CRAWFORD COUNTY, KS. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- 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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