| Crawfordsville, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Crawfordsville |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Linn |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1870 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.98 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 315 |
| Population Density Km2: | 63.28 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 446 |
| Coordinates: | 44.3569°N -122.8744°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 97336 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 41-16650 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2584413 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.92 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 163.89 |
Crawfordsville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 332.[3] It is located about 7miles southeast of Brownsville and 8miles southwest of Sweet Home on Oregon Route 228, near the Calapooia River.[4] It has a post office with a ZIP code of 97336.[5]
Crawfordsville was founded on the land of Philemon Vawter Crawford in 1870 by Crawford and Robert Glass.[6] When the post office was established in 1870, it was named for Crawford.[6] Crawford was born in Madison, Indiana, in 1814 and he arrived in Oregon via the Oregon Trail in 1851.[6] [7] His son, Jasper V. Crawford, was the first postmaster.[6] Philemon Crawford had previously helped establish the Boston Flour Mill near Shedd.[8]
In 1915 Crawfordsville had a population of 300, two sawmills, a flouring mill, a high school, an elementary school, and three churches.[9]
In the early 20th century, Crawfordsville had a population of Sikhs from Pakistan and India who worked for the Calapooya Lumber Company.[10]
Crawfordsville Elementary School, part of the Sweet Home School District, closed in 2011, 158 years after its founding in 1853.[11] Area elementary students now attend Holley Elementary School in Holley.[12]
The Crawfordsville Bridge over the Calapooia River is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.