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Crawfordsville, Oregon
The Crawfordsville Bridge
Crawfordsville, Oregon is located in Oregon
Crawfordsville, Oregon
Crawfordsville, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Crawfordsville, Oregon is located in the United States
Crawfordsville, Oregon
Crawfordsville, Oregon
Location in the United States
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 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 332
 • Density 172.7/sq mi (66.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97336
FIPS code 41-16650
GNIS feature ID 1119522

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 miles (11 km) southeast of Brownsville and 8 miles (13 km) 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. Crawford was born in Madison, Indiana in 1814 and he arrived in Oregon via the Oregon Trail in 1851. His son, Jasper V. Crawford, was the first postmaster. Philemon Crawford had previously helped establish the Boston Flour Mill near Shedd.

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.

Points of interest

The Crawfordsville Bridge over the Calapooia River is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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.

See also

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