Crawford County, Kansas

Crawford County (county code CR) is a located in   in the. The population was estimated to be 38,059 in the year 2006. Its is, and its most populous city is. The county was named in honor of,.

Crawford County, and much of Southeast Kansas, was founded on coal mining, and is still known for mining today. Other famous things are the several different Fried Chicken houses located throughout Crawford County; Pittsburg State University is known for their excellence in sports and academics, having national recognition for football.

History
On Sunday,, , a strong and violent touched down in western Crawford County at around 4:40 p.m.  The  remained on the ground throughout Crawford County until it entered neighboring —traveling a total of 35 miles and ending near. The towns of Ringo, Franklin, and, all in Crawford County, were devastated. The tornado cut a path of destruction roughly one quarter mile wide. Several F4 and F5 tornadoes hit, , and several other states that day, including the. Six deaths were reported in Kansas, and declared much of Eastern and Southeastern Kansas a disaster area, including Crawford County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,541 (595 ). 1,536 km² (593 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
Crawford County's population was estimated to be 38,059 in the year 2006, a decrease of 171, or -0.4%, over the previous six years.

As of the, there were 38,242 people, 15,504 households, and 9,441 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (64/sq mi). There were 17,221 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/sq mi). The of the county was 93.29%, 1.83%  or , 0.94% , 1.11% , 0.09% , 1.11% from other races, and 1.63% from. or of any race were 2.38% of the population.



There were 15,504 s out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.90% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.10% were non-families. 30.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 16.40% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The in the county was $29,409, and the median income for a family was $40,582. Males had a median income of $27,881 versus $21,517 for females. The for the county was $16,245. About 9.40% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the, including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 19,152
 * , 3,079
 * , 2,687 (county seat)
 * , 1,494
 * , 715
 * , 571
 * , 422
 * , 385
 * , 219
 * , 152

Unincorporated places

 * Brazilton
 * Camp 50
 * Capaldo
 * Cornell
 * Croweburg
 * Curranville
 * Dunkirk
 * Englevale
 * Farlington
 * Foxtown
 * Franklin
 * Gross
 * Kirkwood
 * Klondike
 * Monmouth
 * Opolis
 * Radley
 * Ringo
 * South Radley
 * Yale
 * Ringo
 * South Radley
 * Yale

Townships
Crawford County is divided into nine. The cities of, , , and are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * Northeast USD 246 (Web site) - Serves the northeast portion of Crawford County, namely Mulberry and the Mulberry Township, including the towns of Arcadia, Arma, Cockerall, 50 Camp, and Breezy Hill. Mascot - Vikings  Colors - Burgundy and White
 * Southeast USD 247 (Web site) - Serves primarily portions of Crawford and counties, but also includes small portions of  and  counties.  The 300 square mile district serves over 800 students in grades  through .  Southeast High School (the "Lancers") is located just west of the city of  (the district office is located in the Cherokee/McCune Township).  In Crawford County the district also serves the city of .  Mascot - Lancers  Colors - Baby Blue and White
 * Girard USD 248 - Serves Girard and the Girard Township, including the towns of Farlington, Walnut, Greenbush and Hepler. Mascot - Trojans  Colors - Maroon and Yellow/Gold
 * Frontenac USD 249 (Web site) - Serves Frontenac and the Frontenac Township, including the towns of Yale, Franklin, Radley, Ringo and Mindenmines, Missouri. Mascot - Raiders  Colors - Black and White/Silver
 * Pittsburg USD 250 (Web site) - Serves Pittsburg and the Pittsburg Township, including the towns of Chicopee, Opolis, and Asbury, Missouri. Mascot - Dragons  Colors - Purple and White
 * Saint Mary's - Colgan (Web site) is a private Christian-Catholic K-12 school located in Pittsburg. Mascot - Panthers  Colors - Blue and White