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Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Crawford County had 82,089 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,012.4 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 9th by land area.

Population
82,089
#35 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #712 in US
Area
1,012.4 sq mi
#9 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #667 in US
Density
81 / sq mi
#44 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,065 in US
Median household income
$60,545
#44 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,789 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Crawford County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Crawford County population, land area and income

Crawford County had 82,089 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,012.4 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 81.1 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Pennsylvania has 82,953 residents, about the same as Crawford County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,545 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

82,089

3144th1st

712th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,012 sq mi

3144th1st

667th of 3,144 (US)

Density

81.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1065th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,545

3143rd1st

1789th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

82,089

67th1st

35th of 67 (PA)

Land area

1,012 sq mi

67th1st

9th of 67 (PA)

Density

81.1 / sq mi

67th1st

44th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$60,545

67th1st

44th of 67 (PA)

How Crawford County's population changed since 2020

Crawford County lost 1,736 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.1%. That ranks 53rd of 67 in Pennsylvania for growth. The median Pennsylvania county changed by -0.5%, and the state as a whole by +0.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Crawford County recorded 3,625 births and 4,748 deaths, a natural change of -1,123. Net international migration added +190 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -939. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,123 people.

83.8k202083.2k202182.4k202282.1k202382.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,625
Deaths
4,748
Net international migration
+190
Net domestic migration
-939
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+37

Where Crawford County is

The Census internal point of Crawford County is at 41.687900, -80.107800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Pennsylvania's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Crawford County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Adams County: +4.0%Potter County: -2.4%Sullivan County: +1.6%Bucks County: +0.6%Carbon County: +1.5%McKean County: -2.3%Montour County: -0.1%Fulton County: -0.9%Columbia County: +2.0%Cameron County: -4.1%Elk County: -2.6%Bradford County: -0.4%Bedford County: +0.1%York County: +3.2%Monroe County: -1.1%Forest County: -5.2%Berks County: +2.4%Cambria County: -2.3%Franklin County: +2.1%Snyder County: -0.3%Somerset County: -2.5%Clarion County: -0.9%Indiana County: -0.2%Lackawanna County: +0.6%Wyoming County: -1.0%Lawrence County: -2.0%Mercer County: -2.2%Lehigh County: +3.0%Northampton County: +3.3%Cumberland County: +5.9%Fayette County: -3.6%Jefferson County: -2.5%Centre County: +1.2%Lebanon County: +1.4%Union County: -1.2%Clinton County: +1.3%Chester County: +4.8%Montgomery County: +2.6%Wayne County: +0.5%Pike County: +6.5%Susquehanna County: -0.6%Allegheny County: -1.4%Clearfield County: -2.9%Butler County: +2.7%Beaver County: -1.4%Crawford County: -2.1%Washington County: +0.5%Venango County: -1.7%Warren County: -3.0%Blair County: -2.0%Huntingdon County: -1.6%Lancaster County: +1.9%Luzerne County: +1.9%Westmoreland County: -1.0%Juniata County: -0.4%Armstrong County: -2.7%Tioga County: -0.8%Delaware County: +1.4%Northumberland County: -1.7%Mifflin County: -0.5%Lycoming County: -0.8%Perry County: +2.1%Philadelphia County: -1.7%Schuylkill County: +1.1%Dauphin County: +2.2%Greene County: -5.3%Erie County: -1.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.2%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.9%
  5. ≥ +1.9%
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Orange pin: Crawford County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
41.687900, -80.107800
DMS
41°41'16.44"N 80°06'28.08"W
UTM
17N 574250.2E 4615509.6N
Geohash
dprj1j538
Plus code
86HXMVQR+5V

Towns in Crawford County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Crawford County, 20,934 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crawford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Meadville with 12,347.

  1. 01Meadville12,347
  2. 02Titusville5,155
  3. 03Cambridge Springs2,333
  4. 04Cochranton1,099
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crawford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Crawford County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Erie County, PA, with 267,750 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 194.8 miles ESE of Crawford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cleveland, OH (population 365,379), 82.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Meadville, PA (population 12,347), 3.4 miles away.

Crawford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crawford County is 42039: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,545.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crawford County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 82,089. That is down 1,736 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 83,825.

What is the FIPS code of Crawford County?

42039. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crawford County?

Meadville, with 12,347 residents inside Crawford County in 2024.

Which counties border Crawford County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Erie County, PA; Trumbull County, OH; Mercer County, PA; Ashtabula County, OH; Venango County, PA; Warren County, PA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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