Map of Crab Orchard CDP, Illinois

Crab Orchard is an unincorporated census-designated place east of Marion in Williamson County, Illinois, located along an old route of Illinois Route 13 now designated Crab Orchard Road. The upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually feed into Crab Orchard Lake flow nearby and gave the community its name. For a brief time during the Civil War, it was known as Erwinsville, which is the name in the original plat of the village. In its early days, it had the nickname “Steal-Easy.” The Crab Orchard post office was established 18 August 1853 and discontinued operations 15 May 1924. It’s now served by the Marion post office. As of the 2010 census, Crab Orchard has a population of 333. Crab Orchard has an area of 1.430 square miles (3.70 km); 1.395 square miles (3.61 km) of this is land, and 0.035 square miles (0.091 km) is water.

Crab Orchard CDP overview:
Name:	Crab Orchard CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Williamson County
Elevation:	515 ft (157 m)
Total Area:	1.43 sq mi (3.70 km²)
Land Area:	1.40 sq mi (3.61 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.09 km²)
Total Population:	356
Population Density:	255.20/sq mi (98.50/km²)
ZIP code:	62959
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1717094
GNISfeature ID:	2628548

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