Crawford County, Indiana

Founding: 1818
Parent counties: Harrison, Orange, and Perry

Namesake: William Crawford, Continental Army colonel
Seat: Fredonia (1822–1843); Leavenworth (1843–1893); English (1893–)

Land area: 306 square miles

Population (2020): 10,526

Population (historic): 2,583 (1820); 6,524 (1850); 12,356 (1880); 13,476 (1900); 10,160 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1890; 1970–2000

Subdivisions: Five towns; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 846 (15.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 31.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $552
Average outbuilding value (1930): $358

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,810
Average farm size (1920): 52 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky and Ohio

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English

Namesake: William English, Indiana politician

Founding: 1839 (platting as Hartford); 1856 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 685

Population (historic): 423 (1890); 704 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1920–1950; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 54 (16.3%)

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