| Crawford, New York | |
| Official Name: | Town of Crawford |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Orange |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Charles E. Carnes (REP) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1740 |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Date1: | 1823 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 103.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 103.68 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.22 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 40.12 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 40.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9130 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 148 |
| Elevation Ft: | 486 |
| Coordinates: | 41.6°N -92°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-18916 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978877 |
Crawford is a town in the north of Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 9,130 at the 2020 census.[2] The name comes from a settler who gave his name to a community in the hamlet now called Pine Bush.
Crawford was originally settled . Crawford was originally part of the Town of Montgomery. Crawford was established as a town in 1823. Ten years earlier, in 1813, it had been branded as the butter capital of the world. Searsville, once an economic center and location of the town government, lost its status when the railroad came to the town through another area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.2sqmi, of which 40.1sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.10%) is water.
The northern town line is the border of Ulster County, partly marked by the Shawangunk Kill, a small river.
NYS Route 52 and NYS Route 302 intersect in Pine Bush. NYS Route 17K crosses the southern part of the town.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 7,875 people, 2,707 households, and 2,133 families residing in the town. The population density was 196.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,851 housing units at an average density of 71.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 95.59% white, 1.19% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.
There were 2,707 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $57,063, and the median income for a family was $63,722. Males had a median income of $42,200 versus $30,763 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,614. About 2.7% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.