Crawford County, Missouri

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Crawford County
County
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Crawford County Courthouse in Steelville
Map of Missouri highlighting Crawford County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
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Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°59′N91°18′W / 37.98°N 91.3°W / 37.98; -91.3
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
FoundedJanuary 23, 1829
Named after William H. Crawford
Seat Steelville
Largest city Cuba
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 zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 8th
Website crawfordcountymo.net

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.

Contents

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

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

Major highways

National protected area

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1830 1,712—
1840 3,561108.0%
1850 6,39779.6%
1860 5,823−9.0%
1870 7,98237.1%
1880 10,75634.8%
1890 11,96111.2%
1900 12,9598.3%
1910 13,5764.8%
1920 12,355−9.0%
1930 11,287−8.6%
1940 12,69312.5%
1950 11,615−8.5%
1960 12,6478.9%
1970 14,82817.2%
1980 18,30023.4%
1990 19,1734.8%
2000 22,80418.9%
2010 24,6468.1%
2020 23,056−6.5%
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

Crawford County Racial Composition [13]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (NH)20,98091%
Black or African American (NH)1480.64%
Native American (NH)1070.5%
Asian (NH)810.35%
Pacific Islander (NH)140.06%
Other/Mixed (NH)1,2445.4%
Hispanic or Latino 4822.1%

Education

Public schools

Private schools

Public libraries

Communities

Cities and towns

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Politics

Local

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

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2024 79.84%5,05518.20% 7261.95% 209
2020 77.57%8,48020.40% 2,2302.03% 222
2016 59.72%5,89929.28% 2,89211.00% 1,086
2012 52.23%4,97844.85% 4,2752.92% 278
2008 46.18% 4,62751.94%5,2041.88% 188
2004 57.70%5,42240.92% 3,8451.38% 130
2000 52.53%4,35243.74% 3,6243.73% 309
1996 44.72% 3,42552.87%4,0492.42% 185
1992 42.17% 3,47057.83%4,7580.00% 0
1988 66.26%4,63633.04% 2,3120.70% 49
1984 60.87%4,40839.13% 2,8340.00% 0
1980 53.65%3,72245.88% 3,1830.46% 32
1976 49.50% 3,37650.43%3,4390.07% 5
1972 57.31%3,98042.56% 2,9560.13% 9
1968 47.84% 2,98352.16%3,2530.00% 0
1964 46.22% 2,77753.78%3,2310.00% 0
1960 56.30%3,57043.70% 2,7710.00% 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.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Crawford County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tom Hurst17575.75
Democratic Ashley D. Fajkowski5624.24
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Crawford County (2016) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tom Hurst251100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Crawford County (2014)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tom Hurst152100.00%+38.55
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Crawford County (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tom Hurst16961.45%
Democratic Greg Stratman10638.55%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason Chipman573969.65
Democratic Theresa Schmitt250030.34
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (2016) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason Chipman8,374100.00%+23.09
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (2014)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason Chipman4,15876.91%+4.31
Democratic Zechariah Hockersmith1,24823.09%−4.31
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (Special Election 2013)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Shawn Sisco2,34072.60%−27.40
Democratic Zechariah Hockersmith88327.40%+27.40
Missouri House of Representatives — District 120 — Crawford County (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason T. Smith7,799100.00%

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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Brown4,741100.00%

Federal

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Crawford County (2016) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roy Blunt6,16362.69%+13.79
Democratic Jason Kander3,14431.98%−12.57
Libertarian Jonathan Dine2362.40%−4.15
Green Johnathan McFarland1301.32%+1.32
Constitution Fred Ryman1581.61%+1.61
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Crawford County (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Todd Akin4,65448.90%
Democratic Claire McCaskill4,24044.55%
Libertarian Jonathan Dine6236.55%

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason T. Smith7,58978.17%+2.58
Democratic Dave Cowell1,84919.04%−0.69
Libertarian Jonathan Shell2712.79%+1.22
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Crawford County (2014)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason T. Smith4,29475.59%−7.32
Democratic Barbara Stocker1,12119.73%+3.88
Libertarian Rick Vandeven891.57+1.05
Constitution Doug Enyart741.30%+0.78
Independent Terry Hampton1031.81%+1.81
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Crawford County (Special Election 2013)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jason T. Smith1,27682.91%+10.74
Democratic Steve Hodges24415.85%−9.13
Libertarian Bill Slantz80.52%−2.32
Constitution Doug Enyart80.52%+0.52
Write-In Thomas Brown20.13%+0.13
Write-In Wayne L. Byington10.07%+0.07
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 8th Congressional District — Crawford County (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jo Ann Emerson6,75772.17%
Democratic Jack Rushin2,33924.98%
Libertarian Rick Vandeven2662.84%

Political culture

United States presidential election results for Crawford County, Missouri [19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 8,74280.56%2,00718.49%1030.95%
2020 8,72579.51%2,11319.26%1351.23%
2016 7,72477.86%1,82418.39%3723.75%
2012 6,43467.17%2,95130.81%1942.03%
2008 6,00759.56%3,91138.78%1671.66%
2004 5,68660.61%3,63238.72%630.67%
2000 4,75457.26%3,35040.35%1982.38%
1996 2,99039.05%3,34943.74%1,31717.20%
1992 2,83133.76%3,51541.92%2,03924.32%
1988 3,85655.19%3,10744.47%240.34%
1984 4,71664.37%2,61035.63%00.00%
1980 4,08158.21%2,71038.65%2203.14%
1976 3,22447.18%3,56552.17%440.64%
1972 4,59567.15%2,24832.85%00.00%
1968 3,52555.78%2,12333.60%67110.62%
1964 2,66043.58%3,44456.42%00.00%
1960 4,06563.00%2,38737.00%00.00%
1956 3,59459.41%2,45540.59%00.00%
1952 3,75360.34%2,45339.44%140.23%
1948 2,65053.55%2,28946.25%100.20%
1944 3,07758.45%2,17741.36%100.19%
1940 3,61556.79%2,73642.99%140.22%
1936 3,04151.01%2,87948.30%410.69%
1932 2,21340.79%3,16658.36%460.85%
1928 2,92666.08%1,47633.33%260.59%
1924 2,33655.77%1,69740.51%1563.72%
1920 2,63460.44%1,65838.04%661.51%
1916 1,64254.35%1,31243.43%672.22%
1912 1,04542.04%1,03741.71%40416.25%
1908 1,75256.77%1,26040.83%742.40%
1904 1,53553.97%1,17541.32%1344.71%
1900 1,47051.94%1,31846.57%421.48%
1896 1,44750.91%1,38348.66%120.42%
1892 1,26950.94%1,17647.21%461.85%
1888 1,25551.48%1,17248.07%110.45%

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

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

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 "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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