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Crawford County, Illinois
Crawford County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Robinson
Year Organized: 1816
Square Miles: 444
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Court House: P.O. Box 616
County Courthouse
Robinson, IL 62454-0616
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
William H. Crawford, prominent US Senator from Georgia and
presidential candidate in 1824.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Crawford County was established December 31, 1816 (Territorial Laws, 1815–16, p. 21), formed from Edwards County,
Illinois Territory. Sometimes known as "Great Crawford County", its area extended from the Wabash to the middle of
Illinois, and from its present southern border almost to the Canadian border.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 446 square miles (1,154 kmē), of which 444
square miles (1,149 kmē) is land and 2 square miles (6 kmē) (0.49%) is water. Some of the county's eastern border is
defined by the Wabash River.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Clark County
- Northeast: Sullivan County, Ind.
- Southeast: Knox County, Ind.
- South: Lawrence County
- Southwest: Richland County
- West: Jasper County
Cities and Towns:
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- Flat Rock |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hutsonville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lamotte |
township |
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- Licking |
township |
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- Oblong |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Palestine |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Robinson
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Southwest |
township |
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- Stoy |
village |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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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,
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