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Crawford County (county code CR) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 39,134.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/20037.html )〕 Its county seat is Girard,〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 and its most populous city is Pittsburg. The county was named in honor of Samuel J. Crawford, Governor of Kansas. The Pittsburg Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Crawford County. Located in the Osage Cuestas and Cherokee Lowlands, it lies halfway between Kansas City, Missouri and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Crawford County, and much of southeast Kansas, was founded on coal mining, the Pittsburg-Weir Coalfield being located here, and is still known for mining today. Pittsburg State University is located in Crawford County. ==History== Crawford County was established in 1867. It is named for Samuel J. Crawford, who was the governor in office at the time of the county's establishment. On Sunday, May 4, 2003, a strong and violent F4 tornado touched down in western Crawford County, several miles west of Frontenac at around 4:40 p.m. The tornado remained on the ground throughout Crawford County until it entered neighboring Barton County, Missouri—traveling a total of and ending near Liberal, Missouri. The towns of Ringo, Franklin, and Mulberry, all in Crawford County, were devastated. The tornado cut a path of destruction roughly one quarter mile wide. Several F4 and F5 tornadoes hit Kansas, Missouri, and several other states that day, including the Kansas City metropolitan area. Six deaths were reported in Kansas, and Governor Sebelius declared much of eastern and southeastern Kansas a disaster area, including Crawford County. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crawford County, Kansas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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