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Logan County
U.S. county
Logan County Courthouse, Paris
Logan County Courthouse, Paris
Map of Arkansas highlighting Logan County
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Map of the United States highlighting Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Arkansas
Founded March 22, 1871
Named for James Logan
Seat Paris (northern district);
Booneville (southern district)
Largest city Booneville
Area
 • Total 732 sq mi (1,900 km2)
 • Land 708 sq mi (1,830 km2)
 • Water 23 sq mi (60 km2)  3.2%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 21,131
 • Density 28.867/sq mi (11.146/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 4th

Logan County (formerly Sarber County) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,131. Its two county seats are Booneville and Paris.

History

The Arkansas General Assembly defined the state's 64th county on March 22, 1871, incorporating parts of Scott, Yell, and Pope counties (later adding part of Franklin County). They named it Sarber County for John Newton Sarber (1837–1905), an attorney and Republican state senator from Yell County. He had introduced the resolution to organize the county. Born and reared in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he had moved with his widowed father and family to Kansas in 1855. Sarber became influential in the Arkansas legislature, introducing bills to establish a public school system for the first time, and what developed as the University of Arkansas. In 1873, Sarber was appointed U.S. marshal of the U.S. Western District Court at Fort Smith.

Conservative white Democrats viewed Sarber as a carpetbagger because he was a Union Army veteran who had decided to settle in Arkansas. There he had married Susan Rebecca Rose in 1867. She was the daughter of Moreau Rose, an early pioneer and a Confederate supporter, and his wife. The Sarber couple had six children together; five survived to adulthood.

After white Democrats regained control of the state legislature in 1875, they renamed Sarber County for James Logan (1792-1859), a Kentucky-born early settler in the area who had served in the territorial legislature, from Crawford County, and the first state legislature, from Scott County (part of the latter was absorbed into Logan County).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 732 square miles (1,900 km2), of which 708 square miles (1,830 km2) are land and 23 square miles (60 km2) (3.2%) are water. The highest natural point in Arkansas, Magazine Mountain at 2,753 feet (839 m), is located in Logan County.

Major highways

  • Arkansas 10.svg Highway 10
  • Arkansas 22.svg Highway 22
  • Arkansas 23.svg Highway 23
  • Arkansas 60.svg Highway 60
  • Arkansas 309.svg Highway 309

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1880 14,885 —
1890 20,774 39.6%
1900 20,563 −1.0%
1910 26,350 28.1%
1920 25,866 −1.8%
1930 24,110 −6.8%
1940 25,967 7.7%
1950 20,260 −22.0%
1960 15,957 −21.2%
1970 16,789 5.2%
1980 20,144 20.0%
1990 20,557 2.1%
2000 22,486 9.4%
2010 22,353 −0.6%
2020 21,131 −5.5%
2023 (est.) 21,400 −4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790–1960 1900–1990
1990–2000 2010
USA Logan County, Arkansas age pyramid
Age pyramid Logan County

2020 census

Logan County racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 18,586 87.96%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 225 1.06%
Native American 228 1.08%
Asian 328 1.55%
Pacific Islander 8 0.04%
Other/Mixed 1,116 5.28%
Hispanic or Latino 640 3.03%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 21,131 people, 8,417 households, and 5,839 families residing in the county.

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the United States Census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications. The townships of Logan County are listed below; listed in parentheses are the cities, towns, and/or census-designated places that are fully or partially inside the township.

Notable residents

  • Katharine Anthony, American biographer
  • James Bridges, born in Paris, Arkansas, screenwriter and film director
  • Dizzy Dean, born in Lucas, Arkansas, major league baseball player
  • Paul Dean, born in Lucas, Arkansas, brother of Dizzy Dean and major league baseball player
  • Jon Eubanks, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Paris, Arkansas; a farmer and Certified Public Accountant
  • General John P. McConnell, Chief of Staff, USAF
  • Robert Johnson, lived in Lucas, Arkansas, at the time of the 1920 census. Renowned Bluesman.

See also

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