# Crawford County, Kansas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Pittsburg, Washington Township and Baker Township The build-out shows up in Crawford County as work for the electrical trades. Electrical contractors employ 253, up 912.0% since 2019 against up 23.4% statewide, at an average $71,372 a year. Construction employs 842, up 101.9% since 2019. Crawford County is home to Pittsburg, Washington Township, Baker Township and Frontenac. Next door, Jasper County, Missouri, has 1 data center. 198 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly wind. +912.0% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 253 213 MW of operating power plants, mostly wind 14.25¢ per kWh for Evergy Kansas South, Inc residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Crawford County Crawford County is home to Pittsburg, Washington Township, Baker Township and Frontenac. Pittsburg20,569 residents Washington Township3,543 residents Baker Township3,483 residents Frontenac3,443 residents Girard2,476 residents Arma1,398 residents Sheridan Township1,305 residents Crawford Township1,066 residents Lincoln Township792 residents Osage Township713 residents Cherokee599 residents Walnut Township490 residents Sherman Township487 residents Mulberry412 residents McCune378 residents Arcadia258 residents Grant Township229 residents Walnut190 residents Hepler91 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Chicopee, Croweburg, Farlington, Franklin, Opolis, Radley, Ringo, Yale. 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 Kansas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 38,955 | 39,008 | ▲ 0.1% | 11th of 105 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 17,113 | 17,084 | ▼ 0.2% | 53rd of 105 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $35,989 | $47,779 | ▲ 32.8% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 417 | 842 | ▲ 101.9% | 4th of 51 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 25 | 253 | ▲ 912.0% | — | | Power line construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 69 | 75 | ▲ 8.7% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.7% | 4.7% | ▲ 1.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 198 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 4.7% in August 2026, against 3.7% in 2019. Its power plants have 213 MW of capacity, 93% of it wind. Evergy Kansas South, Inc is the largest utility serving Crawford County, one of 6 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 14.25¢/kWh in 2024. Employers here counted 17,084 jobs in 2025, down 0.2% from 2019. 39,008 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Investor Owned | Bundled | 302,508 | 14.25¢ | 32% | | City of Arcadia - (KS) | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Arma - (KS) | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Girard - (KS) | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Mulberry - (KS) | — | — | — | — | — | | Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | |---|---|---| | Wind | 197 MW | 93% | | Petroleum | 9 MW | 4% | | Other technologies | 4 MW | 2% | | Natural gas | 2 MW | 1% | | Solar | 1 MW | 0% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Jayhawk Wind Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Wind | 197 MW | 2022 | | Girard | City of Girard - (KS) | Petroleum | 11 MW | 1955 | | Oak Grove Power Producers | Cube District Energy, LLC | Other technologies | 4 MW | 2010 | | Greenbush-Heartland | Today's Power, Inc. | Solar | 1 MW | 2021 | ## The Crawford County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 17,084 | $47,779 | 1.00 | | Construction | 842 | $62,302 | 0.93 | | Electrical contractors | 253 | $71,372 | 2.05 | | Power and communication line construction | 75 | $59,370 | 2.72 | 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. Kansas has 24 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: [Bourbon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/bourbon-county). ## Crawford County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Crawford County, Jasper 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 | 39,008 | ▼ 0.2% | 213 MW | — | — | — | | Barton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/barton-county) MO | 11,795 | ▲ 8.3% | 149 MW | — | — | — | | Bourbon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/bourbon-county) | 14,319 | ▼ 8.1% | — | — | — | 1 | | Cherokee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/cherokee-county) | 19,105 | ▲ 0.1% | 268 MW | 27 MW | — | — | | Jasper County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/jasper-county) MO | 127,428 | ▼ 2.5% | 1,114 MW | 109 MW | 1 | — | | Labette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/labette-county) | 19,685 | ▼ 4.3% | 1 MW | — | — | — | | Neosho County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/neosho-county) | 15,637 | ▲ 2.0% | 431 MW | 7 MW | — | — | | Vernon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/vernon-county) MO | 19,946 | ▲ 3.3% | 22 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Kansas [All Kansas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas)[Labette County19,685 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/labette-county)[Cherokee County19,105 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/cherokee-county)[Neosho County15,637 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/neosho-county)[Bourbon County14,319 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/bourbon-county) ## Crawford County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Crawford County, Kansas? 6 utilities have service territory in Crawford County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Evergy Kansas South, Inc, City of Arcadia - (KS), City of Arma - (KS), City of Girard - (KS). The largest, Evergy Kansas South, Inc, charged residential customers 14.25¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Pittsburg, KS in? Pittsburg is in Crawford County, Kansas. About 20,569 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Crawford County? 4 operating plants with 213 MW of capacity. The largest is Jayhawk Wind Energy Center (197 MW, wind). ### 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 Jasper County. ### Is Crawford County adding jobs? Employers counted 17,084 jobs in 2025 against 17,113 in 2019 (-0.2%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 417 to 842. ### Does Crawford County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Crawford County. Kansas has 24 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/crawford-county Updated: 2026-10-08. 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