Logan County, Illinois

Infobox U.S. County
county = Logan County
state = Illinois


seallink =
map size = 150
founded year = 1839
seat wl = Lincoln
largest city wl = Lincoln
area_total_sq_mi = 619
area_total_km2 = 1603
area_land_sq_mi = 618
area_land_km2 = 1601
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 2
area percentage = 0.14%
census yr = 2000
pop = 31183
density_sq_mi = 50
density_km2 = 19
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset= -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.logan.il.us|

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 31,183. Its county seat is Lincoln, IllinoisGR|6.

The Lincoln Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Logan County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 619 square miles (1,603 km²), of which, 618 square miles (1,601 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Townships

Aetna, Atlanta, Broadwell, Chester, Corwin, East Lincoln, Elkhart, Eminence, Hurlbut, Lake Fort, Mt. Pulaski, Oran, Orvil, Prairie Creek, Sheridan, West Lincoln

Adjacent counties

*McLean County - northeast
*De Witt County - east
*Macon County - southeast
*Sangamon County - south
*Menard County - west
*Mason County - northwest
*Tazewell County - northwest

History

Established in 1839, Logan County was named after physician and State Representative John Logan, father of Union General John Alexander Logan. [http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/logan/]

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 28680
1910= 30216
1920= 29562
1930= 28863
1940= 29438
1950= 30671
1960= 33656
1970= 33538
1980= 31802
1990= 30798
2000= 31183
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt IL Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 31,183 people, 11,113 households, and 7,579 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 11,872 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.69% White, 6.56% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 1.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.3% were of German, 17.0% American, 10.9% Irish and 9.9% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.1% spoke English and 2.0% Spanish as their first language.

There were 11,113 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.90% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,389, and the median income for a family was $48,655. Males had a median income of $33,015 versus $23,461 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,953. About 6.20% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Atlanta
*Beason
*Broadwell
*Burtonview
*Chestervale
*Chestnut
*Cornland
*Elkhart
*Emden
*Hartsburg
*Lake Fork
*Lawndale
*Latham
*Lincoln
*Middletown
*Mount Pulaski
*New Holland
*San Jose