County outline
Where Crawford County is located
Area breakdown
Land accounts for 97.6% of Crawford County’s measured area and water for 2.4%. Its combined area converts to 2,687.4 square kilometers or approximately 664,066 acres.
Green: land · blue: water
| Measurement | Square miles | Square kilometers | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land | 1,012.356 | 2,621.99 | 647,907.8 |
| Water | 25.247 | 65.389 | 16,158.1 |
| Total | 1,037.603 | 2,687.379 | 664,065.9 |
How Crawford County compares
By original Census land area, Crawford County ranks #9 of 67 in Pennsylvania and #667 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Its land area is 1.55 times the Pennsylvania county-equivalent median of 653.3 square miles. It accounts for 2.3% of the combined county land area in the state.
See the complete Pennsylvania ranking · What counts as a county equivalent?
Population and density of Crawford County
The Census Bureau estimates that 81,792 people lived in Crawford County on July 1, 2025. That ranks #725 of 3,222 county equivalents nationally and #35 of 67 in Pennsylvania. Since the April 1, 2020 estimates base of 83,942, the population has declined by 2,150 (−2.6%), compared with +0.4% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
With 1,012.4 square miles of land, that is 81 people per square mile (31 per km²), placing Crawford County #1,148 nationally for density and #44 in Pennsylvania. The median county equivalent has 47 people per square mile; the Pennsylvania median is 137. Put another way, there are about 7.9 acres of land per resident.
| July 1 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 83,797 | 83,234 | 82,350 | 82,016 | 81,946 | 81,792 |
| Change | — | −563 | −884 | −334 | −70 | −154 |
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. Estimates are revised each year and are not decennial census counts. Density divides the whole population by the whole county’s land area, so it describes an average, not how settlement is distributed within the county. Population sources and methods.
Cities and towns in Crawford County
Crawford County is divided into 51 municipalities and townships. In Pennsylvania, county subdivisions are local governments, and together they cover all of the county’s land and residents.
The most populous is Meadville city, with 12,230 residents (15% of the county). The largest by land is Spring township, at 45.5 mi², or 4.5% of the county’s land. Among those with at least 1,000 residents in 2020, North Shenango township grew fastest since then (+0.5%).
| County subdivision | Population 2025 | Since 2020 | Land mi² | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadville cityCounty seat | 12,230 | −6% | 4.362 | 0.4% |
| Vernon township | 5,223 | −1.7% | 29.6 | 2.9% |
| Titusville city | 5,112 | −2.9% | 2.908 | 0.3% |
| West Mead township | 4,937 | −2.5% | 18.1 | 1.8% |
| Woodcock township | 2,727 | −1.1% | 32.1 | 3.2% |
| Hayfield township | 2,720 | −1.8% | 38.9 | 3.8% |
| Sadsbury township | 2,697 | −2% | 23.5 | 2.3% |
| Cambridge Springs borough | 2,361 | −8.6% | 0.888 | 0.1% |
| Rome township | 1,962 | −1.7% | 41.3 | 4.1% |
| Sparta township | 1,884 | −1.6% | 41.9 | 4.1% |
| Summit township | 1,877 | −1.2% | 26 | 2.6% |
| Bloomfield township | 1,821 | −2% | 37.9 | 3.7% |
| South Shenango township | 1,819 | −0.7% | 26.6 | 2.6% |
| Randolph township | 1,683 | −2.5% | 42.3 | 4.2% |
| Oil Creek township | 1,657 | −2.6% | 32.3 | 3.2% |
Show the other 36 subdivisions
| Name | Population 2025 | Since 2020 | Land mi² |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Fallowfield township | 1,517 | +0.2% | 28 |
| Cussewago township | 1,440 | −0.1% | 40.7 |
| Cambridge township | 1,422 | −1.6% | 21.5 |
| Greenwood township | 1,411 | −1% | 36.4 |
| Wayne township | 1,399 | −0.2% | 35.1 |
| Spring township | 1,385 | −0.9% | 45.5 |
| Rockdale township | 1,356 | −0.4% | 36 |
| Richmond township | 1,329 | −1.8% | 37.6 |
| Conneaut township | 1,307 | −2% | 40.9 |
| East Mead township | 1,281 | −2.6% | 22.8 |
| North Shenango township | 1,279 | +0.5% | 18.7 |
| Summerhill township | 1,203 | 0% | 25.3 |
| Cochranton borough | 1,090 | −2.8% | 1.201 |
| Troy township | 1,038 | −1.6% | 31.7 |
| Fairfield township | 980 | −2.8% | 19.3 |
| Linesville borough | 932 | −2.8% | 0.774 |
| Venango township | 932 | −1% | 16.9 |
| Union township | 860 | +0.8% | 15.8 |
| Saegertown borough | 840 | −3.1% | 1.445 |
| East Fairfield township | 817 | −2.4% | 12.8 |
| Beaver township | 791 | −0.6% | 36.7 |
| Steuben township | 762 | −1.8% | 24.3 |
| Conneautville borough | 713 | −2.6% | 1.113 |
| Athens township | 633 | −0.8% | 28.7 |
| Conneaut Lake borough | 609 | −2.6% | 0.375 |
| West Fallowfield township | 575 | −0.3% | 11.7 |
| Hydetown borough | 514 | −1.7% | 2.243 |
| Pine township | 428 | −1.4% | 6.526 |
| West Shenango township | 425 | −2.1% | 6.827 |
| Springboro borough | 366 | −2.1% | 0.847 |
| Blooming Valley borough | 350 | +0.6% | 2.018 |
| Townville borough | 315 | −3.4% | 0.506 |
| Spartansburg borough | 267 | −3.3% | 0.663 |
| Venango borough | 205 | −2.4% | 0.273 |
| Centerville borough | 172 | −2.8% | 1.745 |
| Woodcock borough | 139 | −2.8% | 0.664 |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 subcounty estimates, counting only the part of each subdivision inside Crawford County. Land: 2026 Census Gazetteer. How communities are listed.
Metropolitan area
Crawford County is a central county of the Meadville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Crawford County is the area’s only county equivalent, so the micro area has the same 1,012.4 square miles of land. By combined land it ranks #175 of 542 micropolitan areas, and #67 by population. It belongs to the Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical Area.
ZIP codes
27 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas have land in Crawford County; 19 of them have most of their land inside the county, and the others mainly cover neighboring areas.
161101611116125161311613416314163161631716327163281633516354163601640116403164041640616407164121642216424164331643416435164381644016441
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the Census Bureau’s approximations of USPS ZIP Code service areas, from the 2020 Census relationship files. Lighter codes have less than half of their land in this county. Post-office-box and single-address ZIP Codes have no tabulation area.
Counties bordering Crawford County
Crawford County shares a land border with 6 county equivalents, including 2 in Ohio. It has more land than every one of them. The largest neighbor is Warren County (884.3 mi²) and the smallest is Trumbull County (617.6 mi²). Together with its neighbors, Crawford County forms a block of 5,362.4 mi² of land, of which it holds 18.9%.
| Bordering county equivalent | Land mi² | Size vs. Crawford | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | 884.3 | 1.1× smaller | Compare |
| Erie County | 799 | 1.3× smaller | Compare |
| Ashtabula CountyOhio | 702.4 | 1.4× smaller | Compare |
| Venango County | 674.3 | 1.5× smaller | Compare |
| Mercer County | 672.5 | 1.5× smaller | Compare |
| Trumbull CountyOhio | 617.6 | 1.6× smaller | Compare |
How big is Crawford County compared with U.S. states?
Crawford County has less land than any of the 50 states. Rhode Island, the smallest state by land area, has 1,033.9 mi², about 1 times as much. Pennsylvania’s county land could hold about 44 areas the size of Crawford County.
Another way to picture it: the same land area would fill a square about 31.8 miles (51.2 km) on each side. Real county shapes are rarely square, so this is a scale reference rather than a width or driving distance.
State figures are the sums of each state’s county-equivalent land measurements in the same Census release, so states and counties are compared on the same basis. Published state totals can differ slightly because of rounding. Compare all states · Counties bigger than entire states.
What stands out about Crawford County?
Crawford County has more land than 2,555 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.
A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.
Does including water change its rank?
Using land plus water places Crawford County at #736 nationally by total area, 69 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.
Its water share is 2.4%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 1.3 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.
Closest positions in the national land ranking
These entries sit immediately beside Crawford County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.
| Land rank | County equivalent | Land mi² | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| #666 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | 1,012.4 | Compare |
| #667 | Crawford County, Pennsylvania | 1,012.4 | This county |
| #668 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania | 1,012 | Compare |
Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.
Representative coordinates
The Census internal point is 41.687876, -80.107795. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.
Source and precision
U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 2,621,989,186 m²; AWATER: 65,388,879 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.
Common questions
How big is Crawford County?
Crawford County, Pennsylvania has 1,012.4 square miles (2,622 km²) of land and 25.2 square miles of water, for a total area of 1,037.6 square miles. It ranks #667 of 3,222 U.S. county equivalents by land area.
Is Crawford County the largest county in Pennsylvania?
No. Crawford County ranks #9 of 67 in Pennsylvania by land area. The largest is Lycoming County, with 1,228.9 square miles of land.
What counties border Crawford County?
Crawford County shares a land border with Erie County, Mercer County, Ashtabula County, Ohio, Venango County, Warren County, and Trumbull County, Ohio.
What is the population of Crawford County?
The Census Bureau estimates Crawford County had 81,792 residents on July 1, 2025, ranking #725 of 3,222 county equivalents. That is 81 people per square mile of land.
What is the county seat of Crawford County?
The county seat of Crawford County is Meadville.
What cities and towns are in Crawford County?
Crawford County has 51 county subdivisions (cities, towns and townships). The most populous five are Meadville city, Vernon township, Titusville city, West Mead township, and Woodcock township.
Is Crawford County part of a metropolitan area?
Yes. It is a central county of the Meadville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
How many ZIP codes are in Crawford County?
27 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas have land in Crawford County, and 19 of them have most of their land inside the county. Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas approximate USPS ZIP Code areas.
How does Crawford County compare with U.S. states?
It has less land than every state. Rhode Island, the smallest, has 1 times as much land.
How many acres of land are in Crawford County?
The land measurement converts to approximately 647,908 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 664,066 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.
Why might another source show a different area?
Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.
Can this establish a property boundary?
No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.