Logan County, Kansas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Logan County
County
Butterfield Trail Museum, formerly the Logan County Courthouse, in Russell Springs (2014)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 24, 1887
Named for	John A. Logan
Seat	Oakley
Largest city	Oakley
Area
• Total	1,073 sq mi (2,780 km2)
• Land	1,073 sq mi (2,780 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.01%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,762
• Density	2.6/sq mi (1.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st

Agriculture, as represented by this stockyard on the edge of Oakley, is important in Logan County

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Oakley. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,762. The county was named for John Logan, a general during the American Civil War. One of the county's distinctive features is a mile-long stretch of Smoky Hill Chalk bluffs that tower 100 feet (30 m) high over the Smoky Hill River and are dubbed "Little Jerusalem" for resemblance to the ancient walled city. The formation is mostly on private land. In 2016, The Nature Conservancy purchased the property and the Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park opened to the public in October 2019.

History

Early history

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

19th century

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1887, Logan County was established.

Logan County was first created in 1871 as St. John County. St. John was formed from the area to the east of range 38 in what was then part of Wallace County. The Kansas State Legislature changed the name from St. John to Logan in 1885.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,073 square miles (2,780 km²), of which 1,073 square miles (2,780 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.01%) is water.

Major highways

• Kansas Highway 25
• U.S. Highway 40
• U.S. Highway 83
• Interstate 70

Adjacent counties

• Thomas County (north)
• Gove County (east)
• Scott County (southeast)
• Wichita County (south)
• Wallace County (west/Mountain Time border)
• Sherman County (northwest/Mountain Time border)

Demographics

Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data

At the 2000 census, there were 3,046 people, 1,243 households and 856 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 per square mile (1.2/km²). There were 1,423 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0.39/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.72% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 1.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,243 households, of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98.

Age distribution was 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median household income was $32,131 and the median family income was $40,104. Males had a median income of $28,105 and females $19,609. The per capita income was $17,294. About 4.70% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.80% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Unified school districts

• Oakley USD 274
• Triplains USD 275

Communities

2005 map of Logan County (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Logan County.
‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county. † means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Townships

Logan County is divided into 11 townships. None of the cities within the county is considered "governmentally independent" and all figures for the townships include those of the cities.

In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Logan (Kansas) para niños