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Crane is a town in Perry Township, Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 166 at the 2020 census. The community is adjacent to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division.

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History

Crane was originally known as “Burns City Ammunition Depot”, and under the latter name was founded in 1940. In 1943, the community was renamed “Crane”, in honor of William M. Crane, first chief of the Navy Bureau of Ordnance.

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Geography

Crane is located in the northwest corner of Martin County. The western border of the town follows the Daviess County line. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division occupies the areas east of Crane (a visitor center lies within the town). Indiana State Road 558 passes through the southern part of Crane, connecting the town with U.S. Route 231 to the west. Interstate 69 passes just north of Crane.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crane has a total area of 0.12 square miles (0.31 km), all of it recorded as land. Culpepper Branch has its headwaters in Crane and flows southeast to First Creek, which turns and flows west to join the White River at Newberry.

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