Crawford County, Illinois

Founding: 1816
Parent county: Edwards

Namesake: William Crawford, Georgia politician
Seat: Palestine (1818–1843); Robinson (1843–)

Land area: 444 square miles

Population (2020): 18,679

Population (historic): 3,022 (1820); 7,135 (1850); 13,889 (1870); 19,240 (1900); 21,085 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; five villages; two CDPs; ten townships

National Register listings: Eight

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,872 (21.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,135
Average outbuilding value (1930): $757

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,248
Average farm size (1920): 98 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky
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Palestine (ex-seat)

Namesake: The region of Palestine

Founding: 1811 (platting); 1818 (post office); 1855 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,233

Population (historic): 735 (1880); 979 (1900); 1,670 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890–1920; 1960–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 255 (36.8%)
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Robinson

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps a local landowner

Founding: 1843 (platting); 1845 (post office); 1875 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,150

Population (historic): 1,380 (1880); 1,683 (1900); 3,668 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1910; 1920–1960; 1970s; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 603 (18.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *John Golden Farm (1885–1887). 18437 North 1500th Road. Hutsonville. Italianate.