Crawfordsville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States.[3] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 332.[4] It is located about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Brownsville and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Sweet Home on Oregon Route 228, near the Calapooia River.[5] It has a post office with a ZIP code of 97336.[6]
Crawfordsville, Oregon | |
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Census-designated place | |
The Crawfordsville Bridge | |
Crawfordsville Crawfordsville | |
| Coordinates: 44°21′25″N 122°51′28″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Linn |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2) |
| • Land | 1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 315 |
| • Density | 163.89/sq mi (63.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97336 |
| FIPS code | 41-16650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1119522 |
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 315 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][2] | |||
Crawfordsville was founded on the land of Philemon Vawter Crawford in 1870 by Crawford and Robert Glass.[8] When the post office was established in 1870, it was named for Crawford.[8] Crawford was born in Madison, Indiana, in 1814 and he arrived in Oregon via the Oregon Trail in 1851.[8][9] His son, Jasper V. Crawford, was the first postmaster.[8] Philemon Crawford had previously helped establish the Boston Flour Mill near Shedd.[10]
In 1915 Crawfordsville had a population of 300, two sawmills, a flouring mill, a high school, an elementary school, and three churches.[11]
In the early 20th century, Crawfordsville had a population of Sikhs from Pakistan and India who worked for the Calapooya Lumber Company.[12]
Crawfordsville Elementary School, part of the Sweet Home School District, closed in 2011, 158 years after its founding in 1853.[13] Area elementary students now attend Holley Elementary School in Holley.[14]
The Crawfordsville Bridge over the Calapooia River is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Oregon, United States | ||
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County seat: Albany | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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