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There are 75 Counties in the State of Arkansas which vary from the rich Delta farmlands of the Mississippi River valley to the rolling hills and gently sloped mountains of the Ozarks and Ouachitas

 

 

 

 

  

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Crawford County, Arkansas

Crawford County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Van Buren
Year Organized: 1820
Square Miles: 596		 Court House:

300 Main Street
County Courthouse
Van Buren, AR 72956-5765
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Crawford is named for William Harris Crawford, the U. S. statesman and Secretary of War. William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an important American politician, as well as a judge, during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secretary of War from 1815 to 1816 and United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1816 to 1825, and was a candidate for President of the United States in 1824.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Crawford County was the biggest county in Arkansas when it was recognized in 1820. Originally, Crawford County included part of eight counties as well as part of the Indian Territory. Crawford County is rocky terrain from the Ozark Mountains in the northern half and rolling farmlands, forested ridges and isolated mountains and lakes in the southern half. Van Buren is the county seat. The main economic base of the county is agriculture and affiliated industries, soybeans, fruit and vegetables, beef cattle and poultry. Tourism is growing steadily with the lakes, rivers, mountains, valleys and the scenic views. Crawford County's Courthouse is listed in the National Historic Register and thought to be the oldest active county courthouse west of the Mississippi River. The original portion of the courthouse was constructed in 1842. People are attracted to historic downtown Van Buren that has six blocks of restored architecture, including arts, crafts and antique shops. Several motion pictures have been filmed in Van Buren. Crawford County's 2000 census count was 53,247, a 25.3% increase since 1990.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • North: Washington County
  • Northeast: Madison County
  • East: Franklin County
  • South: Sebastian County
  • Southwest: Le Flore County, Okla.
  • West: Sequoyah County, Okla.
  • Northwest: Adair County, Okla.
Cities and Towns:
- Alma city Incorporated Area
- Cedarville city Incorporated Area
- Chester town Incorporated Area
- Dyer town Incorporated Area
- Kibler city Incorporated Area
- Mountainburg city Incorporated Area
- Mulberry city Incorporated Area
- Rudy town Incorporated Area
- Van Buren (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

 

 
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