Crawford, Russell County, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

32°27′25″N 85°11′23″W / 32.45694°N 85.18972°W / 32.45694; -85.18972CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyRussellElevation

446 ft (136 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code334GNIS feature ID116821^[1]

Crawford is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. Crawford is located at the junction of U.S. Route 80 and Alabama State Route 169, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Ladonia. It was the second county seat of Russell County from 1839 to 1868 before it removed to Seale.^[2] Crawford had a record population of 3,276 in the 2021 Census. The CCD of Crawford is 84.3 square miles and has 38.9 people per square mile.^[3]

Gallery

The Tuckabatcha Masonic Lodge No. 863 in Crawford. This photo was taken in 1935 as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	187	—
1880	124	—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Crawford was listed as an incorporated town on the 1860 U.S. Census when it was the Russell County Seat. It last appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census and has not appeared since. The median age in Crawford is 43.1, which is 20% higher than the Russell County average and 10% higher than the Alabama average. The community consists of about 53% female and 47% male.^[3]

About 8% of Crawford is below the poverty line. The per capita income for Crawford is $31,510, and the median household income is $69,091.^[3]

References

^ "Crawford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Russell County".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census profile: Crawford CCD, Russell County, AL". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.