[4] It began as a railway town, developing alongside the Texas Trunk Railroad in the early 1880s.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Crandall has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), of which 0.0 acres (0.061 m2), or 0.07%, is water.

[6] [8] As of the 2020 United States census, 3,860 people, 1,149 households, and 968 families resided in the city.

[10][11] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[12] Bonnie and Clyde and Boys Don't Cry each filmed scenes in Crandall, while the episode "1800 Days to Justice" of Route 66 was filmed completely in Crandall but takes place in the fictional town of Harcourt Junction.