Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County, Ohio
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	April 1, 1820[1]
Named for	Colonel William Crawford
Seat	Bucyrus
Largest city	Bucyrus
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	403 sq mi (1,043 km²) 402 sq mi (1,041 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), 0.18
Population  - (2000)  - Density	46,966 117/sq mi (45/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.crawford-co.org

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	4,791		—
1840	13,152		174.5%
1850	18,177		38.2%
1860	23,881		31.4%
1870	25,556		7.0%
1880	30,583		19.7%
1890	31,927		4.4%
1900	33,915		6.2%
1910	34,036		0.4%
1920	36,054		5.9%
1930	35,345		−2.0%
1940	35,571		0.6%
1950	38,738		8.9%
1960	46,775		20.7%
1970	50,364		7.7%
1980	50,075		−0.6%
1990	47,870		−4.4%
2000	46,966		−1.9%
Est. 2007	44,227		−5.8%
Population 1800-2007.[1]

Crawford County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution.^[2]

As of 2010, the population was 43,784. [1] Its county seat is Bucyrus.^[3] The Bucyrus Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Crawford County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 403 square miles (1,043.8 km²).402 square miles (1,041.2 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.18%) is water.

The county is drained by the Sandusky and Olentangy Rivers.

Adjacent counties

• Seneca County (north)
• Huron County (northeast)
• Richland County (east)
• Morrow County (southeast)
• Marion County (southwest)
• Wyandot County (west)

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 46,966 people, 18,957 households, and 13,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 117 people per square mile (45/km²). There were 20,178 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile (19/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.4% were of German, 21.4% American, 8.1% English and 7.8% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

Crawford County Courthouse

There were 18,957 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,227, and the median income for a family was $43,169. Males had a median income of $33,319 versus $21,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,466. About 7.80% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Main article: Ohio county government

Communities

Map of Crawford County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Cities

• Bucyrus
• Crestline
• Galion

Villages

Chatfield New Washington

North Robinson Tiro

Townships

Auburn Bucyrus Chatfield Cranberry

Dallas Holmes Jackson Jefferson

Liberty Lykens Polk Sandusky

Texas Tod Vernon Whetstone

Unincorporated communities

Auburn Center Benton Brandywine Brokensword DeKalb Gardner Jackson Leesville Lemert Lykens Mechanicsburg

Mexico Middletown Monnett New Winchester Oceola Plankton Ridgeton Spore Sulphur Springs Waynesburg West Liberty

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Ohio

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Ohio County Profiles: Crawford County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Crawford.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-28. 
2. ^ "Crawford County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39033&sid=0. Retrieved 2007-04-28. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Crawford County Government's website

Coordinates: 40°51′N 82°55′W / 40.85°N 82.92°W / 40.85; -82.92