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Crawford County, Missouri

Crawford County is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 Census, the population was 23,056.[1] Its county seat is Steelville. The county was organized in 1829[2] and is named after U.S. Senator William H. Crawford[3] of Georgia.

Crawford County
County
Crawford County Courthouse in Steelville
Crawford County Courthouse in Steelville
Map of Missouri highlighting Crawford County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°59′N 91°18′W / 37.98°N 91.3°W / 37.98; -91.3
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedJanuary 23, 1829
Named forWilliam H. Crawford
SeatSteelville
Largest cityCuba
Area
 • Total
744 sq mi (1,930 km2)
 • Land743 sq mi (1,920 km2)
 • Water1.2 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
23,056
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitecrawfordcountymo.net

The section of Sullivan which is located in Crawford County is included in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In 1990, the mean center of U.S. population was located in southwestern Crawford County.

Crawford County was established in 1829 and the County Seat of Steelville was laid out in 1836.[4]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 744 square miles (1,930 km2), of which 743 square miles (1,920 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (0.2%) is water.[5][6]

Adjacent counties

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Major highways

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National protected area

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18301,712—
18403,561108.0%
18506,39779.6%
18605,823−9.0%
18707,98237.1%
188010,75634.8%
189011,96111.2%
190012,9598.3%
191013,5764.8%
192012,355−9.0%
193011,287−8.6%
194012,69312.5%
195011,615−8.5%
196012,6478.9%
197014,82817.2%
198018,30023.4%
199019,1734.8%
200022,80418.9%
201024,6468.1%
202023,056−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9]
1990–2000[10] 2010[11]

At the 2000 census,[12] there were 22,804 people, 8,858 households and 6,351 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 per square mile (12/km2). There were 10,850 housing units at an average density of 15 units per square mile (5.8/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.26% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,858 households, of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00.

26.30% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.

The median household income was $37,554 and the median family income was $45,059. Males had a median income of $28,005 compared with $18,736 for females. The per capita income was $18,203. About 12.70% of families and 16.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

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Crawford County Racial Composition[13]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 20,980 91%
Black or African American (NH) 148 0.64%
Native American (NH) 107 0.5%
Asian (NH) 81 0.35%
Pacific Islander (NH) 14 0.06%
Other/Mixed (NH) 1,244 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino 482 2.1%

Education

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Public schools

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Private schools

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Public libraries

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  • Bourbon Branch Library[14]
  • Recklein Memorial Branch Library[15]
  • Steelville Branch Library[16]

Communities

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Cities and towns

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Census-designated place

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Unincorporated communities

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Townships

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Politics

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Local

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The Republican Party controls politics at the local level in Crawford County. Republicans hold all elected positions in the county.

Crawford County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Kellie Vestal Republican
Circuit Clerk Karen R. Harlan Republican
County Clerk John G. Martin Republican
Collector Pat Schwent Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)		 Leo Sanders Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)		 Rob Cummings Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)		 Jared Boast Republican
Coroner Paul Hutson Republican
Prosecuting Attorney David Smith Republican
Public Administrator Franky Todd Republican
Recorder Kimberly A. Cook Republican
Sheriff Darin Layman Republican
Surveyor Mark Mueller Republican
Treasurer Karen Sikes Republican

State

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Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2016 59.72% 5,899 29.28% 2,892 11.00% 1,086
2012 52.23% 4,978 44.85% 4,275 2.92% 278
2008 46.18% 4,627 51.94% 5,204 1.88% 188
2004 57.70% 5,422 40.92% 3,845 1.38% 130
2000 52.53% 4,352 43.74% 3,624 3.73% 309
1996 44.72% 3,425 52.87% 4,049 2.42% 185
1992 42.17% 3,470 57.83% 4,758 0.00% 0
1988 66.26% 4,636 33.04% 2,312 0.70% 49
1984 60.87% 4,408 39.13% 2,834 0.00% 0
1980 53.65% 3,722 45.88% 3,183 0.46% 32
1976 49.50% 3,376 50.43% 3,439 0.07% 5
1972 57.31% 3,980 42.56% 2,956 0.13% 9
1968 47.84% 2,983 52.16% 3,253 0.00% 0
1964 46.22% 2,777 53.78% 3,231 0.00% 0
1960 56.30% 3,570 43.70% 2,771 0.00% 0

Crawford County is split between two of the districts that elect members of the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are currently represented by Republicans.

  • District 62 — Tom Hurst (R-Meta). Consists of the northwest corner of the county.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Crawford County (2018)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Hurst 175 75.75
Democratic Ashley D. Fajkowski 56 24.24
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Crawford County (2016)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Hurst 251 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Crawford County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Hurst 152 100.00% +38.55
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Crawford County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Hurst 169 61.45%
Democratic Greg Stratman 106 38.55%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (2018)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason Chipman 5739 69.65
Democratic Theresa Schmitt 2500 30.34
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (2016)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason Chipman 8,374 100.00% +23.09
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason Chipman 4,158 76.91% +4.31
Democratic Zechariah Hockersmith 1,248 23.09% −4.31
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (Special Election 2013)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Shawn Sisco 2,340 72.60% −27.40
Democratic Zechariah Hockersmith 883 27.40% +27.40
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason T. Smith 7,799 100.00%

In the Missouri Senate, all of Crawford County is a part of Missouri's 16th District and is represented by Republican Justin Brown.[18]

Missouri Senate — District 16 — Crawford County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Brown 4,741 100.00%

Federal

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U.S. Senate — Missouri — Crawford County (2016)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roy Blunt 6,163 62.69% +13.79
Democratic Jason Kander 3,144 31.98% −12.57
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 236 2.40% −4.15
Green Johnathan McFarland 130 1.32% +1.32
Constitution Fred Ryman 158 1.61% +1.61
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Crawford County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Todd Akin 4,654 48.90%
Democratic Claire McCaskill 4,240 44.55%
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 623 6.55%

All of Crawford County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Jason T. Smith of Salem in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to complete the remaining term of former Republican Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau. Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Crawford County (2016)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason T. Smith 7,589 78.17% +2.58
Democratic Dave Cowell 1,849 19.04% −0.69
Libertarian Jonathan Shell 271 2.79% +1.22
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Crawford County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason T. Smith 4,294 75.59% −7.32
Democratic Barbara Stocker 1,121 19.73% +3.88
Libertarian Rick Vandeven 89 1.57 +1.05
Constitution Doug Enyart 74 1.30% +0.78
Independent Terry Hampton 103 1.81% +1.81
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Crawford County (Special Election 2013)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason T. Smith 1,276 82.91% +10.74
Democratic Steve Hodges 244 15.85% −9.13
Libertarian Bill Slantz 8 0.52% −2.32
Constitution Doug Enyart 8 0.52% +0.52
Write-In Thomas Brown 2 0.13% +0.13
Write-In Wayne L. Byington 1 0.07% +0.07
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Crawford County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jo Ann Emerson 6,757 72.17%
Democratic Jack Rushin 2,339 24.98%
Libertarian Rick Vandeven 266 2.84%

Political culture

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United States presidential election results for Crawford County, Missouri[19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 8,725 79.51% 2,113 19.26% 135 1.23%
2016 7,724 77.86% 1,824 18.39% 372 3.75%
2012 6,434 67.17% 2,951 30.81% 194 2.03%
2008 6,007 59.56% 3,911 38.78% 167 1.66%
2004 5,686 60.61% 3,632 38.72% 63 0.67%
2000 4,754 57.26% 3,350 40.35% 198 2.38%
1996 2,990 39.05% 3,349 43.74% 1,317 17.20%
1992 2,831 33.76% 3,515 41.92% 2,039 24.32%
1988 3,856 55.19% 3,107 44.47% 24 0.34%
1984 4,716 64.37% 2,610 35.63% 0 0.00%
1980 4,081 58.21% 2,710 38.65% 220 3.14%
1976 3,224 47.18% 3,565 52.17% 44 0.64%
1972 4,595 67.15% 2,248 32.85% 0 0.00%
1968 3,525 55.78% 2,123 33.60% 671 10.62%
1964 2,660 43.58% 3,444 56.42% 0 0.00%
1960 4,065 63.00% 2,387 37.00% 0 0.00%
1956 3,594 59.41% 2,455 40.59% 0 0.00%
1952 3,753 60.34% 2,453 39.44% 14 0.23%
1948 2,650 53.55% 2,289 46.25% 10 0.20%
1944 3,077 58.45% 2,177 41.36% 10 0.19%
1940 3,615 56.79% 2,736 42.99% 14 0.22%
1936 3,041 51.01% 2,879 48.30% 41 0.69%
1932 2,213 40.79% 3,166 58.36% 46 0.85%
1928 2,926 66.08% 1,476 33.33% 26 0.59%
1924 2,336 55.77% 1,697 40.51% 156 3.72%
1920 2,634 60.44% 1,658 38.04% 66 1.51%
1916 1,642 54.35% 1,312 43.43% 67 2.22%
1912 1,045 42.04% 1,037 41.71% 404 16.25%
1908 1,752 56.77% 1,260 40.83% 74 2.40%
1904 1,535 53.97% 1,175 41.32% 134 4.71%
1900 1,470 51.94% 1,318 46.57% 42 1.48%
1896 1,447 50.91% 1,383 48.66% 12 0.42%
1892 1,269 50.94% 1,176 47.21% 46 1.85%
1888 1,255 51.48% 1,172 48.07% 11 0.45%

Crawford County is like most rural counties, socially conservative and vote in favor of the Republican Party. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to win Crawford County in 1996. Since then, voters in the county have substantially supported Republicans at the national level.

2008 Missouri presidential primary

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In the 2008 Missouri Presidential Primary, voters in Crawford County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Republican

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) won Crawford County by just one vote with 32.71 percent of the vote. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) finished in second place in Crawford County with 32.66 percent. Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) came in third place, receiving 27.76 percent of the vote while libertarian-leaning U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) finished fourth with 5.15 percent.

Democratic

Then-U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) won a decisive victory in Crawford County with 66.36 percent of the vote. Then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) received 30.07 percent of the vote from Crawford County Democrats. Although he withdrew from the race, former U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) still received 2.61 percent of the vote in Crawford County.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Crawford County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 281.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 95.
  4. ^ "About". Crawford County, Missouri. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "State & County Missouri Ticket Lawyer". Caleb Jones of Columbia, Missouri.
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  11. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  13. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crawford County, Missouri".
  14. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Bourbon Branch Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  15. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Recklein Memorial Branch Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  16. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Steelville Branch Library". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d "County Results - State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 - Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  18. ^ "Senator Justin Brown – Missouri Senate". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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