Crawford County, Iowa
Crawford County, Iowa | |
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The Crawford County Courthouse in Denison | |
Location within the U.S. state of Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°02′35″N 95°23′21″W / 42.043119°N 95.389090°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| Founded | January 15, 1851 (created) September 3, 1855 (organized) |
| Named after | William Harris Crawford |
| Seat | Denison |
| Largest city | Denison |
| Area | |
• Total | 715.037 sq mi (1,851.94 km2) |
| • Land | 714.198 sq mi (1,849.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.839 sq mi (2.17 km2) 0.12% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,525 |
• Estimate (2024) | 16,378 |
| • Density | 23.138/sq mi (8.9336/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 712 |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | crawfordcounty.iowa.gov |
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Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,525, and was estimated to be 16,378 in 2024. The county seat is Denison. The county was named for William Harris Crawford, U.S. senator from Georgia and United States Secretary of the Treasury.