Crawfordsville, Oregon

Crawfordsville was founded on the land of Philemon Vawter Crawford in 1870 by Crawford and Robert Glass. When the post office was established in 1870, it was named for Crawford. His son, Jasper V. Crawford, was the first postmaster. In 1915 Crawfordsville had a population of 300, two sawmills, a flouring mill, a high school, an elementary school, and three churches. In the early 20th century, Crawfordsville had a population of Sikhs from Pakistan and India who worked for the Calapooya Lumber Company. ==Demographics==

Crawfordsville Elementary School, part of the Sweet Home School District, closed in 2011, 158 years after its founding in 1853. Area elementary students now attend Holley Elementary School in Holley. ==Points of interest==

The Crawfordsville Bridge over the Calapooia River is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ==References==