# Crawford County, Illinois: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Robinson Township, Robinson and Oblong Township No data center or power plant project is on record in Crawford County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Crawford County is home to Robinson Township, Robinson, Oblong Township and Lamotte Township. Construction employs 478, up 23.5% since 2019. Next door, Sullivan County, Indiana, has 964 MW of planned generation. Employers here counted 7,629 jobs in 2025, up 8.2% from 2019. Unemployment was 3.5% in August 2026, against 4.5% in 2019. +8.2% total jobs since 2019, now 7,629 7 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 15.26¢ per kWh for Ameren Illinois Company residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Crawford County Crawford County is home to Robinson Township, Robinson, Oblong Township and Lamotte Township. Robinson Township9,399 residents Robinson7,283 residents Oblong Township2,730 residents Lamotte Township1,858 residents Honey Creek Township1,450 residents Oblong1,352 residents Palestine1,210 residents Hutsonville Township986 residents Montgomery Township627 residents Prairie Township569 residents Martin Township532 residents Hutsonville469 residents Licking Township419 residents Flat Rock322 residents Stoy105 residents Southwest Township78 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Annapolis, West York. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Crawford County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Illinois | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 18,631 | 18,648 | ▲ 0.1% | 59th of 102 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 7,052 | 7,629 | ▲ 8.2% | 12th of 102 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $52,515 | $66,794 | ▲ 27.2% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 387 | 478 | ▲ 23.5% | 15th of 56 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.5% | 3.5% | ▼ 1.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 7 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | 7 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 7 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Ameren Illinois Company is the largest utility serving Crawford County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.26¢/kWh in 2024. 18,648 people live here, up 0.1% since 2020. ## Who powers Crawford County ### Utilities with service territory in Crawford County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ameren Illinois Company | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,060,894 | 15.26¢ | 28% | | Norris Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 18,074 | 15.08¢ | 26% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 7 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Marathon Petroleum - Robinson Refinery | Onyx Asset Services Group | Solar | 5 MW | 2025 | | 950th Sun 2 | 950th Sun 2 LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2025 | ## The Crawford County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 7,629 | $66,794 | 1.00 | | Construction | 478 | $93,857 | 1.18 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Crawford County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Crawford County. Illinois has 28 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: [Lawrence County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/lawrence-county). ## Crawford County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Crawford County, Sullivan County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Crawford County | 18,648 | ▲ 8.2% | 7 MW | — | — | — | | Clark County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/clark-county) | 15,114 | ▼ 6.5% | 189 MW | — | — | — | | Jasper County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/jasper-county) | 9,032 | ▲ 5.2% | 671 MW | — | — | — | | Knox County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/knox-county) IN | 35,652 | ▼ 3.0% | 1,463 MW | — | — | — | | Lawrence County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/lawrence-county) | 13,790 | ▼ 11.7% | 9 MW | — | — | 1 | | Richland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/richland-county) | 15,219 | ▼ 1.7% | 2 MW | 5 MW | — | — | | Sullivan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/sullivan-county) IN | 20,831 | ▼ 2.2% | 1,548 MW | 964 MW | — | — | ## More of Illinois [All Illinois countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois)[Richland County15,219 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/richland-county)[Clark County15,114 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/clark-county)[Lawrence County13,790 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/lawrence-county)[Jasper County9,032 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/jasper-county) ## Crawford County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Crawford County, Illinois? 2 utilities have service territory in Crawford County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ameren Illinois Company, Norris Electric Coop. The largest, Ameren Illinois Company, charged residential customers 15.26¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Crawford County? 2 operating plants with 7 MW of capacity. The largest is Marathon Petroleum - Robinson Refinery (5 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Crawford County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Crawford County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Sullivan County. ### Is Crawford County adding jobs? Employers counted 7,629 jobs in 2025 against 7,052 in 2019 (+8.2%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 387 to 478. ### Does Crawford County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Crawford County. Illinois has 28 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/crawford-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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