Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville (/ˈkrɑːfərdsˌvil/) is a city in Montgomery County in west central Indiana, United States, 49 miles (79 km) west by northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,306. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County, the only chartered city and the largest populated place in the county. It is the principal city of the Crawfordsville, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Montgomery County. The city is also part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area.
Crawfordsville, Indiana | |
|---|---|
Montgomery County Courthouse in 2018 | |
|
Seal | |
| Nickname(s): "Athens of Indiana" (William Compton, 1825) | |
Location of Crawfordsville in Montgomery County, Indiana. | |
Crawfordsville Crawfordsville's location in Montgomery County | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′30″N 86°53′48″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Union |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Todd Barton (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.70 sq mi (25.11 km2) |
| • Land | 9.70 sq mi (25.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 16,306 |
| • Density | 1,681.72/sq mi (649.30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 47933-47939 |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-15742 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393664 |
| Website | crawfordsville.net |
The city was founded in 1823 on the bank of Sugar Creek, a southern tributary of the Wabash River and named for U.S. Treasury Secretary William H. Crawford. The city is home to Wabash College, a private liberal arts men's college, and the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, a National Historic Landmark.