Crawford County, Wisconsin

Explore Crawford County (Click on picture) Crawford County, created 1818 as a territorial county, is named after William Harrison Crawford, a Georgia senator and the secretary of the treasury under President Monroe. Located in southwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Prairie du Chien.

Land Area	572.69 sq miles
Water Area	26.53 sq miles
Elevation	632 ft at Prairie du Chien
Number of Lakes	77
Area in Lakes	6,243 acres (9.75 sq miles)
Rivers	Mississippi, Wisconsin, Kickapoo
Major Watershed	Mississippi River (Northeast), Wisconsin River (Southeast)
Geographical Province	Western Upland
Natural Vegetation	Along Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers: willows, soft maple, and ash. Central: bur oak, white oak, and bluestem. Between river vegetation and central vegetation: sugar maple, basswood, and elm. East: sugar maple, basswood, and elm. North: small areas of bluestem and composites.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	16,781 15,252 16,556 15,940 17,243
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Vernon County Richland County Grant County Mississippi River (Allamakee County Iowa)

Crawford County Government and Local Information Resources
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk 225 N Beaumont Rd Prairie du Chien, WI 53821	Phone: 608-326-0200
County Parks	Crawford County Highway Department 21515 State Hwy 27 PO Box 39 Seneca, WI 54654	Phone: 608-734-9500
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds 225 N Beaumont Rd Prairie du Chien, WI 53821	Phone: 608-326-0219
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Crawford County 225 N Beaumont Rd Prairie du Chien, WI 53821	Phone: 608-326-0223
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Crawford County Tourism PO Box 72 315 E Cedar St Prairie du Chien, WI 53821	Phone: 866-452-7967
	Ferryville Tourism Council PO Box 236 Ferryville, WI 54628	Phone: 608-734-9077
	Gays Mills Tourist Information 16381 State Hwy 131, Ste 1 Gays Mills, WI 54631	Phone: 608-735-4341
	Hidden Valleys Tourism PO Box 29 Richland Center, WI 53581	Toll Free: 800-592-6968
	Kickapoo Valley Association, Inc. S8019 US Highway 61 Readstown, WI 54652	Phone: 608-629-5911
	Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 326 Prairie du Chien, WI 53821-0326	Phone: 608-326-8555
	Soldiers Grove Community Development Corp. 102 Passive Sun Drive Soldiers Grove, WI 54655	Phone: 608-624-3264
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Crawford County Historical Society RFD 1, Box 17 Ferryville, WI 54628-9789	Phone: 608-734-3192
	The Lower Wisconsin River Genealogical and Historical Research Center 60401 Wachuta Rd Prairie du Chien, WI 53821	E-mail
	Prairie du Chien Historical Society 202 S Wacouta Ave Prairie du Chien, WI 53821	Phone: 608-326-6321
	WIGenWebProject, Crawford County