Town guide

Crawford, Nebraska

Crawford is a city in Dawes County, Nebraska, home to about 878 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 69339.

Population878750 per sq mi
Median home value$80,700Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Crawford

1 ZIP code

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Around Crawford

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)205 miles away
Closer regional airportChadron Municipal Airport (CDR)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO215 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX773 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Crawford; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Crawford

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Crawford had 840 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.

It’s the 137th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.

Dawes County grew from 6,215 residents in 1900 to 8,199 in 2020.

Crawford population by census2000: 1,107, 2010: 997, 2020: 8401,107200099720108402020

Dawes County, 1900–2020

Dawes County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,215, 1910: 8,254, 1920: 10,160, 1930: 11,493, 1940: 10,128, 1950: 9,708, 1960: 9,536, 1970: 9,693, 1980: 9,609, 1990: 9,021, 2000: 9,060, 2010: 9,182, 2020: 8,1996K’00’1010K’20’3010K’40’5010K’60’7010K’80’909K’00’108K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 15.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CrawfordJan: high 38°F, low 13°F, 0.2 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 15°F, 0.3 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 24°F, 0.8 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 32°F, 2 in; May: high 70°F, low 42°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 52°F, 2.5 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 60°F, 2 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 57°F, 1.3 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 47°F, 1.6 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 33°F, 1.3 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 21°F, 0.4 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 13°F, 0.3 in38°13°Jan0.241°15°Feb0.352°24°Mar0.860°32°Apr2.070°42°May2.782°52°Jun2.591°60°Jul2.089°57°Aug1.379°47°Sep1.663°33°Oct1.350°21°Nov0.439°13°Dec0.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chadron Muni Ap, NE weather station (19 miles away).

Jobs in Dawes County

2,015 jobs at 249 businesses in Dawes County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Dawes CountyRetail trade: 621 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 429 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 389 jobs; Finance and insurance: 95 jobs; Construction: 88 jobs; Wholesale trade: 84 jobs; Information: 59 jobs; Professional services: 56 jobsRetail trade 31% Hotels and restaurants 21% Health care and social assistance 19% Finance and insurance 5% Construction 4% Wholesale trade 4% Information 3% Professional services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crawford.

Nearest hospitals

  • Chadron HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Chadron22.3 miles
  • Box Butte General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alliance47.2 miles
  • Pine Ridge Ihs HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Pine Ridge50.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists4
Pharmacies4

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Crawford

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Finnegan Park0.6 mi
  • The Death of Baptiste Garnier Historical Marker0.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Crawford Public Library0.7 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Crawford Historical Museum0.8 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Crawford

Public schools here are run by Crawford Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Crawford Elementary SchoolCrawfordPre-K–687Public0.3 mi
Crawford High SchoolCrawford7–1279Public0.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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