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Crawford CountyMissouri

Crawford County is a county in Missouri, with its county seat at Steelville.

  • Founded1829
  • County seatSteelville
  • Named forWilliam H. Crawford
  • Land area742 sq mi + 1.3 sq mi water
  • Population23,056 2020 Census
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DentWashingtonFranklinPhelpsGasconadeIron Steelville Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Crawford on the map of Missouri

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History

Founded in 1829

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

Crawford County was formed in 1829, and named after William H. Crawford. Steelville is the county seat.

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

  1. 1829
    Crawford County created Crawford created from Non-County Area 8. · Mo. Laws 1828-1829, ch. 19, sec. 1/p. 23
  2. 1831
    Gained territory Crawford gained from Wayne and Non-County Area 11, lost to creation of Non-County Area 16.
    from Wayne
    · Mo. Laws 1830-1831, pub., ch. 14, sec. 1/p. 21
  3. 1833
    Lost territory Crawford lost part of attached Non-County Area 16 to creation of Greene.
    to Greene
    · Mo. Laws 1832-1833, pub., ch. 26, sec. 1/p. 49
  4. 1833
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Morgan.
    to Morgan
    · Mo. Laws 1832-1833, pub., ch. 29, sec. 1/pp. 52-53
  5. 1833
    Lost territory Crawford lost part of attached Non-County Area 16 to creation of Bates and another part to creation of St. Clair.
    to Batesto St. Clair
    · Mo. Laws 1832-1833, pub., ch. 27, sec. 3/p. 50
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  1. 1829
    Crawford County created Crawford created from Non-County Area 8. · Mo. Laws 1828-1829, ch. 19, sec. 1/p. 23
  2. 1831
    Gained territory Crawford gained from Wayne and Non-County Area 11, lost to creation of Non-County Area 16.
    from Wayne
    · Mo. Laws 1830-1831, pub., ch. 14, sec. 1/p. 21
  3. 1831
    Changed Non-County Area 16 attached to Crawford "for all civil and military purposes." · Mo. Laws 1830-1831, ch. 93, p. 115
  4. 1833
    Lost territory Crawford lost part of attached Non-County Area 16 to creation of Greene.
    to Greene
    · Mo. Laws 1832-1833, pub., ch. 26, sec. 1/p. 49
  5. 1833
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Morgan.
    to Morgan
    · Mo. Laws 1832-1833, pub., ch. 29, sec. 1/pp. 52-53
  6. 1833
    Lost territory Crawford lost part of attached Non-County Area 16 to creation of Bates and another part to creation of St. Clair.
    to Batesto St. Clair
    · Mo. Laws 1832-1833, pub., ch. 27, sec. 3/p. 50
  7. 1833
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Pulaski.
    to Pulaski
    · Mo. Laws 1832-1833, pub., ch. 31, sec. 1/pp. 54-55
  8. 1834
    Lost territory Crawford lost small portion of attached Non-County Area 16 to creation of Rives (now Henry).
    to Rivesto Henry
    · Mo. Laws 1834–1835, priv. and loc., pp. 37–38
  9. 1835
    Lost territory Crawford lost part of attached Non-County Area 16 to creation of Benton.
    to Benton
    · Mo. Laws 1834-1835, priv. and loc., pp. 41-42
  10. 1835
    Lost territory Crawford lost part of attached Non-County Area 16 to creation of Polk.
    to Polk
    · Mo. Laws 1834-1835, priv. and loc., pp. 42-43
  11. 1835
    Lost territory Crawford lost part of attached Non-County Area 16 to Pulaski.
    to Pulaski
    · Mo. Laws 1834-1835, priv. and loc., pp. 15-16
  12. 1835
    Changed Non-County Area 16 detached from Crawford, attached to Benton "for all civil and military purposes."
    Benton
    · Mo. Laws 1834-1835, priv. and loc., p. 47
  13. 1837
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Shannon.
    to Shannon
    · Mo. Laws 1836-1837, pub., pp. 54-55
  14. 1837
    Lost territory Crawford lost to Pulaski.
    to Pulaski
    · Mo. Laws 1836-1837, pub., p. 54
  15. 1843
    Gained territory Crawford gained from Pulaski.
    from Pulaski
    · Mo. Laws 1842-1842, pub., p. 44
  16. 1845
    Gained territory Crawford gained from Non-County Area 11; Non-County Area 11 eliminated. · Mo. Rev. Stat. 1845, secs. 79, 84/pp. 144, 147
  17. 1851
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Dent.
    to Dent
    · Mo. Laws 1850-1851, pub., pp. 183-186
  18. 1855
    Gained territory Crawford gained all of Dent; Dent eliminated.
    from Dent
    · Mo. Laws 1855, adj. sess., loc. and priv., pp. 34-35
  19. 1855
    Lost territory Crawford lost to re-creation of Dent.
    to Dent
    · Mo. Laws 1855, adj. sess., loc. and priv., pp. 37-38
  20. 1857
    Lost territory Crawford lost to Iron.
    to Iron
    · Mo. Laws 1856-1857, gen., p. 55
  21. 1857
    Gained territory Crawford gained from Iron and Pulaski.
    from Ironfrom Pulaski
    · Mo. Laws 1857, adj. sess., loc., pp. 406-407
  22. 1857
    Lost territory Crawford lost to creation of Phelps.
    to Phelps
    · Mo. Laws 1857, adj. sess., loc., pp. 397-398
  23. 1868
    Lost territory Crawford lost to Iron.
    to Iron
    · Mo. Laws 1868, adj. sess., gen., pp. 16-23
  24. 1869
    Gained territory Crawford gained from Gasconade and Iron.
    from Gasconadefrom Iron
    · Mo. Laws 1869, gen., pp. 9-10
  25. 1879
    Lost territory Crawford lost to Iron (the area gained by Iron was incorrectly included as part of Crawford in the state's Revised Statutes until 1929).
    to Iron
    · Mo. Rev. Stat. 1929, p. 3200

Land and parcels

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People and land

Crawford by the Census

Population
23,056 2020 Census count
Housing units
11,378 2020 Census count
Land area
742 square miles
Water area
1.3 square miles
People per sq mi
31 population ÷ land area

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

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Questions

Common questions about Crawford County

When was Crawford County founded?
Crawford County was founded in 1829, and named after William H. Crawford.
What is the county seat of Crawford County?
The county seat of Crawford County is Steelville.
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 1829. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 24 later changes, chiefly involving Iron County, Pulaski County and Dent County.
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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