Logan County, Kansas
Logan County | |
---|---|
UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | discoveroakley.com |
Logan County is a
History
Early history
For many
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.[6]
Geography
According to the
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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 3,384 | — | |
1900 | 1,962 | −42.0% | |
1910 | 4,240 | 116.1% | |
1920 | 3,223 | −24.0% | |
1930 | 4,145 | 28.6% | |
1940 | 3,688 | −11.0% | |
1950 | 4,206 | 14.0% | |
1960 | 4,036 | −4.0% | |
1970 | 3,814 | −5.5% | |
1980 | 3,478 | −8.8% | |
1990 | 3,081 | −11.4% | |
2000 | 3,046 | −1.1% | |
2010 | 2,756 | −9.5% | |
2020 | 2,762 | 0.2% | |
2023 (est.) | 2,665 | [8] | −3.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2020[1] |
At the
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
Government
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,249 | 85.67% | 186 | 12.76% | 23 | 1.58% |
2016 | 1,132 | 83.17% | 149 | 10.95% | 80 | 5.88% |
2012 | 1,126 | 83.41% | 197 | 14.59% | 27 | 2.00% |
2008 | 1,187 | 82.43% | 225 | 15.63% | 28 | 1.94% |
2004 | 1,255 | 82.40% | 248 | 16.28% | 20 | 1.31% |
2000 | 1,088 | 77.88% | 231 | 16.54% | 78 | 5.58% |
1996 | 1,155 | 73.47% | 296 | 18.83% | 121 | 7.70% |
1992 | 905 | 52.95% | 355 | 20.77% | 449 | 26.27% |
1988 | 988 | 64.36% | 503 | 32.77% | 44 | 2.87% |
1984 | 1,235 | 77.04% | 331 | 20.65% | 37 | 2.31% |
1980 | 1,261 | 72.89% | 358 | 20.69% | 111 | 6.42% |
1976 | 957 | 56.39% | 694 | 40.90% | 46 | 2.71% |
1972 | 1,164 | 69.99% | 428 | 25.74% | 71 | 4.27% |
1968 | 1,120 | 63.78% | 411 | 23.41% | 225 | 12.81% |
1964 | 967 | 49.82% | 957 | 49.30% | 17 | 0.88% |
1960 | 1,243 | 65.22% | 651 | 34.16% | 12 | 0.63% |
1956 | 1,328 | 72.61% | 493 | 26.95% | 8 | 0.44% |
1952 | 1,544 | 79.96% | 369 | 19.11% | 18 | 0.93% |
1948 | 1,105 | 63.73% | 579 | 33.39% | 50 | 2.88% |
1944 | 1,107 | 72.92% | 406 | 26.75% | 5 | 0.33% |
1940 | 1,201 | 66.83% | 584 | 32.50% | 12 | 0.67% |
1936 | 955 | 51.15% | 908 | 48.63% | 4 | 0.21% |
1932 | 867 | 44.26% | 1,025 | 52.32% | 67 | 3.42% |
1928 | 1,066 | 71.64% | 405 | 27.22% | 17 | 1.14% |
1924 | 942 | 63.86% | 286 | 19.39% | 247 | 16.75% |
1920 | 781 | 68.51% | 312 | 27.37% | 47 | 4.12% |
1916 | 592 | 42.05% | 709 | 50.36% | 107 | 7.60% |
1912 | 166 | 20.22% | 259 | 31.55% | 396 | 48.23% |
1908 | 524 | 59.34% | 308 | 34.88% | 51 | 5.78% |
1904 | 408 | 71.83% | 117 | 20.60% | 43 | 7.57% |
1900 | 319 | 60.53% | 176 | 33.40% | 32 | 6.07% |
1896 | 274 | 60.35% | 175 | 38.55% | 5 | 1.10% |
1892 | 457 | 58.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 329 | 41.86% |
1888 | 609 | 65.84% | 283 | 30.59% | 33 | 3.57% |
Like all the High Plains, Logan County is overwhelmingly Republican. Only two Democrats have ever carried the county in a Presidential election:
Laws
Following amendment to the
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Logan County.[16]
‡ 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
- Oakley‡ (county seat)
- Russell Springs
- Winona
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.
Township | FIPS |
Population center |
Population | Population density /km2 (/sq mi) |
Land area km2 (sq mi) |
Water area km2 (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Augustine | 03350 | 26 | 0 (0) | 187 (72) | 0 (0) | 0% | 38°44′14″N 101°21′15″W / 38.73722°N 101.35417°W | |
Elkader | 20225 | 15 | 0 (0) | 278 (107) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 38°53′33″N 100°52′1″W / 38.89250°N 100.86694°W | |
Lees | 39200 | 17 | 0 (0) | 185 (72) | 0 (0) | 0% | 38°44′26″N 100°59′5″W / 38.74056°N 100.98472°W | |
Logansport | 42325 | 14 | 0 (0) | 278 (107) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 38°51′29″N 101°4′9″W / 38.85806°N 101.06917°W | |
McAllaster | 43600 | 29 | 0 (0) | 276 (106) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 39°2′58″N 101°22′4″W / 39.04944°N 101.36778°W | |
Monument | 48050 | 144 | 1 (1) | 276 (107) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°4′17″N 101°2′42″W / 39.07139°N 101.04500°W | |
Oakley | 51850 | Oakley | 2,343 | 8 (22) | 278 (107) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 39°6′43″N 100°51′32″W / 39.11194°N 100.85889°W |
Paxton | 55025 | 24 | 0 (0) | 186 (72) | 0 (0) | 0% | 38°44′38″N 101°7′57″W / 38.74389°N 101.13250°W | |
Russell Springs | 61900 | 71 | 0 (1) | 279 (108) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 38°53′16″N 101°12′15″W / 38.88778°N 101.20417°W | |
Western | 76900 | 44 | 0 (0) | 279 (108) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 38°54′3″N 101°24′37″W / 38.90083°N 101.41028°W | |
Winona | 80100 | Winona | 319 | 1 (3) | 277 (107) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°3′53″N 101°12′54″W / 39.06472°N 101.21500°W |
See also
- Dry counties
- Community information for Kansas
- Kansas locations by per capita income
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of townships in Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
- List of ghost towns in Kansas
References
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Logan County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 180.
- ^ "Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park". Places We Protect www.nature.org. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
The chalk outcroppings have had many names. In the late 19th century, they were said to resemble the ruins of many castles, thus "Castle City." Some say that it got the name "Little Jerusalem" or "New Jerusalem" because from a distance it looks like the ancient walled city of Jerusalem. By the time The Nature Conservancy acquired the property, most modern-day locals and geologists knew it by the name of Little Jerusalem.
- ^ Desrochers, Daniel (October 12, 2016). "One of Kansas' natural wonders soon to be open to public". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Chicago: Standard Publishing Company. pp. 180–181.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
- ^ a b "General Highway Map of Logan County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2024.
- Notes
Further reading
External links
- County
- Maps