Crawford County, WI is located in southwest-central Wisconsin and has an area of 725 square miles with a population estimated at 17,154 according to the 2020 Census estimates. The county seat is Prairie du Chien and its largest city is Prairie du Chien with a population of 5,312 people living within its boundaries. Crawford County’s economy relies heavily on service industries like finance or healthcare playing small but important roles providing employment opportunities available through out Crawford County while also offering manufacturing providing necessary jobs for locals who depend on this sector for their livelihoods as well as agricultural production providing much needed crops benefiting many farmers scattered throughout this rural area further maintaining economic stability among townships here keeping this locality prosperous despite certain vicissitudes created by changing business conditions through out the 21st century