[3] Much like the rest of South Central Indiana, the terrain of Crawford County is primarily made up of wooded hills, many of them steep.

The county seat was in Leavenworth for several decades but eventually moved to English.

[6] Bands of "White Caps" terrorized the county in the late 1880s, according to a report by Attorney General Louis T. Michener.

[7] In recent years, average temperatures in English have ranged from a low of 21 °F (−6 °C) in January to a high of 88 °F (31 °C) in July.

The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.

The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association.

Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government.

[10] Crawford County is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Republican Larry Bucshon.

[12] As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 10,713 people, 4,303 households, and 2,991 families residing in the county.