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Welcome to Crawfordsville ...

The city of Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County<1> and is the County Seat for Montgomery County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Crawfordsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crawfordsville has a population of 16,096 people<2> (see below for details).

Crawfordsville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crawfordsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Crawfordsville (for example, toward Danville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Crawfordsville is within the boundaries of the (765) area code.

The ZIP codes for Crawfordsville: 47933-47939<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crawfordsville had an population of 16,096 people. This is an increase of 1.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crawfordsville had a population of 15,915 people (or 41.75% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Crawfordsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Crawfordsville represents 0.25% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,915 people, the population of Crawfordsville increased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,243 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crawfordsville.

Communities Also Named Crawfordsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Crawfordsville - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crawfordsville.

Communities near Crawfordsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crawfordsville.

  • Thorntown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waynetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynetown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynetown
    • Waynetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynetown <5>
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roachdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
    • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <5>
  • Darlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Darlington is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Linden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <5>
  • Bainbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Clarks Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crawfordsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crawfordsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crawfordsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crawfordsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crawfordsville. Our list includes 46 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Crawfordsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crawfordsville ...

Looking for more information about Crawfordsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crawfordsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crawfordsville.

Adding Crawfordsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crawfordsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crawfordsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Crawfordsville post office opened in 1820.

We also found Crawfordsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crawfordsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crawfordsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Crawfordsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crawfordsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Crawfordsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crawfordsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Crawfordsville includes: 47933, 47934, 47935, 47936, 47937, 47938 & 47939.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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