Girard Wedding

Girard is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,773 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crawford CountyGR6.

College football coach Dennis Franchione is from Girard.

Girard was started in 1868 by the Girard Town Company. The Girard Town Company was first composed of the following gentlemen: A. Danford, President; Charles Henry Strong, Secretary; Dr. Couch, Dr. B. F. Hepler, E. J. Boering, Levi Hatch, John Lash, D. S. McIntosh and Col. J. Alexander. This company was formed upon the survey of the railroad through this portion of the county and the town located upon the line, it was named by C. H. Strong, after the town Girard, Pennsylvania, which had previously been his home.