Crawford (Colorado)

The Town of Crawford is a Statutory Town in Delta County, Colorado, United States. It is sixty miles southeast of Grand Junction. This town population was 431 at the 2010 United States Census.HistoryCrawford was founded in 1882. The town was named for George A. Crawford, governor-elect of Kansas. A post office has been in operation at Crawford since 1883.GeographyCrawford is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all of it land. The northern shore of Crawford Reservoir stands about a mile south.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 366 people, 147 households, and 104 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,409.8 people per square mile (543.5/km²). There were 179 housing units at an average density of 689.5 per square mile (265.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.72% White, 1.64% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.There were 147 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.88.