Crawfordsville Map
Crawfordsville is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 295 at the 2000 census.
The first private meeting of what would become the Republican Party came when Whig Party defectors met privately in Crawfordsville in February, 1854. The meeting was to lay the groundwork for the creation of a new political party. The first public meeting was held in Ripon, Wisconsin one month later.
Crawfordsville is located at 41°12?55?N 91°32?16?W / 41.21528°N 91.53778°W / 41.21528; -91.53778 (41.215393, -91.537844).
Nearby cities include Brighton, West Chester, Morning Sun, Wapello, Riverside.