Crawfordville, Georgia Facts for Kids


Crawfordville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

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Location	Roughly centered on the downtown business district of Crawfordville, Taliaferro, Georgia
Area	1,738 acres (703 ha)
Built	1826
Built by	Charles Golucke/Golucke & Son, Julius Kendrick, J.H. McKenzie & Son (Taliaferro County Courthouse), others
Architect	Lewis F. Goodrich (Taliaferro County Courthouse)
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	06000124
Added to NRHP	March 14, 2006

Crawfordville is a small city in Georgia, United States. It's the main town, or county seat, of Taliaferro County. In 2020, about 479 people lived there.

History of Crawfordville
Geography of Crawfordville
Population and People
Education in Crawfordville
Fun Places and Famous People
See also

History of Crawfordville

Crawfordville started in 1825. It became the main town for the new Taliaferro County. The town officially became a city in 1906. It was named after William H. Crawford. He was an important person in U.S. history, serving as the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury.

Geography of Crawfordville

Crawfordville is located in Georgia. The city covers a total area of about 3.1 square miles (8.1 square kilometers). Almost all of this area is land. The city's exact location is 33°33′17″N 82°53′54″W.

Population and People

Crawfordville's population has changed over the years. Here's how many people have lived there during different census years:

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	511	—
1890	584	14.3%
1900	597	2.2%
1910	688	15.2%
1920	784	14.0%
1930	840	7.1%
1940	1,056	25.7%
1950	966	−8.5%
1960	786	−18.6%
1970	735	−6.5%
1980	594	−19.2%
1990	577	−2.9%
2000	572	−0.9%
2010	534	−6.6%
2020	479	−10.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

In 2020, most of the people living in Crawfordville were Black or African American (about 57.8%). White people made up about 35.3% of the population. A small number of people identified as Asian or of mixed race. About 1.9% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

Education in Crawfordville

Crawfordville is part of the Taliaferro County School District. This district has one special school called a charter school. It teaches students from pre-school all the way to twelfth grade. In 2023, there were 26 full-time teachers and 187 students. The school's mascot is the Jaguars!

Fun Places and Famous People

Crawfordville is known for a few interesting things and people.

A. H. Stephens Historic Park

This city was the birthplace of Alexander H. Stephens. He was a very important person in American history. He served as a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Georgia. Most famously, he was the Vice President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. His home, called Liberty Hall, is now a museum. It's part of the A. H. Stephens Historic Park, which is a Georgia State Park in Crawfordville.

Famous People from Crawfordville

Another famous person from Crawfordville is Michael H. Rhodes. He was a radio and television star. He worked for KING broadcasting in Seattle from the 1940s to the 1980s. He worked alongside other well-known personalities like JP Patches and Stan Boreson.

Movies Filmed in Crawfordville

You might have seen Crawfordville in some movies!

The movie Sweet Home Alabama was partly filmed here. You can see the historic Taliaferro County Courthouse in one scene. There's also a scene with actress Reese Witherspoon walking down Main Street.
Other movies filmed in Crawfordville include Coward of the County with Kenny Rogers, Get Low with Robert Duvall, Gorp, and the 1978 TV movie Summer of My German Soldier.

Crawfordville, Georgia facts for kids

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