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Crawfordsville, Oregon
Unincorporated community in Oregon, U.S.
Unincorporated community in Oregon, U.S.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Crawfordsville, Oregon |
| settlement_type | Census-designated place |
| image_skyline | Crawfordsville OR - covered bridge.jpg |
| image_caption | The Crawfordsville Bridge |
| pushpin_map | USA Oregon#USA |
| pushpin_label | Crawfordsville |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Oregon |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Linn |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1870 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 4.98 |
| area_land_km2 | 4.98 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.00 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 315 |
| population_density_km2 | 63.28 |
| timezone | Pacific (PST) |
| utc_offset | -8 |
| timezone_DST | PDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -7 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 446 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 97336 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 41-16650 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 2584413 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 1.92 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 1.92 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.00 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 163.89 |
Crawfordsville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 332. It is located about 7 mi southeast of Brownsville and 8 mi southwest of Sweet Home on Oregon Route 228, near the Calapooia River. It has a post office with a ZIP code of 97336.
History
Crawfordsville was founded on the land of Philemon Vawter Crawford in 1870 by Crawford and Robert Glass. When the post office was established in 1870, it was named for Crawford. His son, Jasper V. Crawford, was the first postmaster.
In 1915 Crawfordsville had a population of 300, two sawmills, a flouring mill, a high school, an elementary school, and three churches.
In the early 20th century, Crawfordsville had a population of Sikhs from Pakistan and India who worked for the Calapooya Lumber Company.
Demographics
Education
Crawfordsville Elementary School, part of the Sweet Home School District, closed in 2011, 158 years after its founding in 1853. Area elementary students now attend Holley Elementary School in Holley.
Points of interest
The Crawfordsville Bridge over the Calapooia River is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
- {{GNIS. 2584413
- {{cite gnis
- "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Crawfordsville CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau.
- (2008). "Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer". [[DeLorme]].
- "USPS ZIP Code Lookup".
- {{Cite OGN. 7th
- Flora, Stephenie. "Emigrants to Oregon in 1851". oregonpioneers.com.
- Friedman, Ralph. (1990). "In Search of Western Oregon". [[Caxton Press (United States).
- Williamson, Stephen. "Sikhs and Hindus from India Working as Loggers & Millworkers for the Calapooya Lumber Company".
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
- "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
- (May 30, 2011). "Celebration to mark school's closure". [[The Register-Guard]].
- Moody, Jennifer. (February 15, 2011). "Board to close Crawfordsville school". [[Albany Democrat-Herald]].
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