Logan County, Colorado

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,709.[1] The county seat is Sterling.[2] The county was named for General John A. Logan.[3]

Logan County
U.S. county
Logan County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°44′N 103°07′W
Country United States
State Colorado
FoundedFebruary 25, 1887
Named forJohn A. Logan
SeatSterling
Largest citySterling
Area
 • Total1,845 sq mi (4,780 km2)
 • Land1,839 sq mi (4,760 km2)
 • Water6.3 sq mi (16 km2)  0.3%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
22,409
 • Density12/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitewww.loganco.gov

Logan County comprises the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.[4][5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,845 square miles (4,780 km2), of which 1,839 square miles (4,760 km2) is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km2) (0.3%) is water.[6]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

State protected area

Trails and byways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18903,070—
19003,2927.2%
19109,549190.1%
192018,42793.0%
193019,9468.2%
194018,370−7.9%
195017,187−6.4%
196020,30218.1%
197018,852−7.1%
198019,8005.0%
199017,567−11.3%
200020,50416.7%
201022,70910.8%
2019 (est.)22,409[7]−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2015[1]

At the 2000 census there were 20,504 people, 7,551 households, and 5,066 families in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km2). There were 8,424 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.65% White, 2.05% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 11.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[12] Of the 7,551 households 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 28.50% of households were one person and 12.40% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

The age distribution was 24.70% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.60 males.

The median household income was $32,724 and the median family income was $42,241. Males had a median income of $28,155 versus $21,110 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,721. About 9.00% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Logan County is strongly Republican in presidential elections. Since 1912, the county has failed to back the Republican candidate in only five presidential elections, most recently in 1964 in the midst of Lyndon B. Johnson's national landslide victory.

Presidential election results
Logan County vote
by party in presidential elections[13]
Year Republican Democratic Others
2020 76.8% 8,087 21.1% 2,218 2.2% 227
2016 74.9% 7,282 19.0% 1,851 6.1% 589
2012 67.7% 6,179 29.7% 2,712 2.6% 233
2008 66.9% 6,002 31.7% 2,846 1.4% 129
2004 70.4% 6,168 28.4% 2,491 1.2% 107
2000 68.3% 5,531 28.4% 2,296 3.3% 269
1996 53.2% 4,032 36.5% 2,765 10.4% 789
1992 41.0% 3,420 32.6% 2,718 26.5% 2,207
1988 56.2% 4,485 42.4% 3,382 1.4% 108
1984 72.3% 5,883 26.5% 2,155 1.2% 95
1980 63.2% 5,238 28.1% 2,332 8.7% 723
1976 53.3% 4,256 44.4% 3,543 2.3% 183
1972 67.3% 5,352 30.5% 2,426 2.2% 178
1968 57.0% 4,323 33.2% 2,521 9.8% 747
1964 45.2% 3,497 54.6% 4,222 0.2% 12
1960 60.0% 5,002 40.0% 3,334 0.1% 5
1956 64.5% 5,199 35.3% 2,841 0.3% 20
1952 67.7% 5,237 31.8% 2,459 0.6% 43
1948 50.0% 3,223 49.3% 3,179 0.7% 46
1944 61.6% 3,998 38.1% 2,471 0.3% 18
1940 61.4% 4,613 37.5% 2,819 1.1% 83
1936 42.6% 3,136 55.3% 4,070 2.1% 154
1932 45.4% 3,157 52.4% 3,641 2.1% 149
1928 71.9% 4,377 26.6% 1,620 1.5% 89
1924 55.6% 3,103 17.0% 946 27.5% 1,532
1920 59.7% 3,123 36.2% 1,893 4.1% 214
1916 33.5% 1,422 63.1% 2,679 3.4% 142
1912 20.2% 664 40.7% 1,338 39.2% 1,289

Communities

City

Towns

Census-designated places

Ghost towns
  • Ackerman
  • Armstrong
  • Beta
  • Buchanan
  • Galien
  • Graylin
  • Griff
  • Jessica
  • Kelly
  • Lesy
  • Logan
  • Marcott
  • Mount Hope
  • New Haven
  • Powell
  • Red Lion
  • Rockland
  • Selma
  • Shahan
  • St. Petersberg
  • Tobin
  • Twin Mills
  • Westplains
  • Winston

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 189.
  4. "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  5. See the Colorado census statistical areas.
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  8. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  9. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  10. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  12. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  13. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

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