Logan County, Kentucky | |
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 Original Logan County courthouse in Russellville | |
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 Location within the U.S. state ofKentucky | |
| Coordinates:36°52′N86°53′W / 36.86°N 86.88°W /36.86; -86.88 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | September 1, 1792 (created) |
| Named after | Benjamin Logan |
| Seat | Russellville |
| Largest city | Russellville |
| Area | |
• Total | 557 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
| • Land | 552 sq mi (1,430 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,432 |
• Estimate (2024) | 28,467 |
| • Density | 49.7/sq mi (19.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st,2nd |
| Website | logancountyky |
Logan County is acounty in the southwestPennyroyal Plateau area ofKentucky, United States. As of the2020 census, the population was 27,432.[1] Itscounty seat isRussellville.[2]
The county is named forBenjamin Logan, who had been second in command of the Kentucky militia during theAmerican Revolutionary War and was a leader in bringing statehood to the area.[3][4] Created fromLincoln County on September 1, 1792, Logan was the 13thKentucky county in order of formation.[5] Its original territory stretched from theMississippi in the west to theLittle Barren River in the east, and from theGreen andOhio Rivers in the north to the Tennessee border on the south; since then, 28 other counties have been formed within that area.[6] The settlement of Logan Court House was made the county seat at its incorporation under the name Russellville.
FuturePresidentAndrew Jackson fought a pistol duel against Charles Dickinson at Harrison's Mill in Logan County on May 30, 1806. Jackson was seriously wounded and Dickinson was killed.[6]
During the post-Reconstruction period, there was considerable racial violence by white mobs against black citizens in Logan County. Racist mobslynched 12 African Americans in the county during the years between 1877 and 1908; most were killed around the turn of the 20th century. This is a higher total than in all but one other county in the state.[7] Four men were killed in a mass lynching on August 1, 1908, in Russellville, during the civil unrest associated with theBlack Patch Tobacco Wars. Sharecroppers Joseph Riley, and Virgil, Robert, and Thomas Jones,[8] the last three members of the same family, were all hanged from the same cedar tree. They were the last persons lynched in Logan county.[9]
Logan was a major tobacco-growing county, with Dark Fired Tobacco produced by a special smoke processing. From 1906 some of its farmers became involved in the violent Black Patch Tobacco Wars, joining the Dark Tobacco DistrictPlanters' Protective Association of Kentucky and Tennessee to mobilize against the monopoly power of theAmerican Tobacco Company, which had driven down prices to where farmers could barely make a living.ParamilitaryNight Riders threatened other tobacco planters to "persuade" them to join the PPA. In late 1907 and early 1908, hundreds of Night Riders conducted raids against tobacco warehouses in some Kentucky towns. They struck Russellville on January 3, 1908, taking over the city and dynamiting two tobacco factories.[10]
In 2009, the Logan County/Russellville Little League Baseball team won the Little League World Series Great Lakes Regional Tournament as the 4th team from Kentucky to do so (as of 2017, Kentucky has had seven teams win the Great Lakes Tournament) to represent the Great Lakes Region in the Little League World Series.[11]
Logan County is on the south border of Kentucky; its south line abuts the north line of Tennessee. Its low hills are completely devoted to agriculture or urban development.[12] Its highest point (868 feet/265 meters ASL) is Rainbow Rock Knob WSW, located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) ESE from Russellville.[13] TheRed River flows northwestward through the central and west part of the county, discharging intoTodd County on the west.[12]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 557 square miles (1,440 km2), of which 552 square miles (1,430 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.9%) is water.[14]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 5,807 | — | |
| 1810 | 12,123 | 108.8% | |
| 1820 | 14,423 | 19.0% | |
| 1830 | 13,012 | −9.8% | |
| 1840 | 13,615 | 4.6% | |
| 1850 | 16,581 | 21.8% | |
| 1860 | 19,021 | 14.7% | |
| 1870 | 20,429 | 7.4% | |
| 1880 | 24,358 | 19.2% | |
| 1890 | 23,812 | −2.2% | |
| 1900 | 25,994 | 9.2% | |
| 1910 | 24,977 | −3.9% | |
| 1920 | 23,633 | −5.4% | |
| 1930 | 21,875 | −7.4% | |
| 1940 | 23,345 | 6.7% | |
| 1950 | 22,335 | −4.3% | |
| 1960 | 20,896 | −6.4% | |
| 1970 | 21,793 | 4.3% | |
| 1980 | 24,138 | 10.8% | |
| 1990 | 24,416 | 1.2% | |
| 2000 | 26,573 | 8.8% | |
| 2010 | 26,835 | 1.0% | |
| 2020 | 27,432 | 2.2% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 28,467 | [15] | 3.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[16] 1790–1960[17] 1900–1990[18] 1990–2000[19] 2010–2020[1] | |||
As of the2020 census, the county had a population of 27,432. The median age was 40.6 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.7 males age 18 and over.[20][21]
The racial makeup of the county was 87.1% White, 6.1%Black or African American, 0.2%American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%Asian, 0.0%Native Hawaiian andPacific Islander, 1.8% from some other race, and 4.4% fromtwo or more races.Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.1% of the population.[21]
24.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 75.8% lived in rural areas.[22]
There were 11,000 households in the county, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[20]
There were 12,461 housing units, of which 11.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.6% were owner-occupied and 30.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.7%.[20]
As of thecensus of 2000, there were 26,573 people, 10,506 households, and 7,574 families in the county. Thepopulation density was 48 per square mile (19/km2). There were 11,875 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8.1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.70%White, 7.62%Black orAfrican American, 0.21%Native American, 0.17%Asian, 0.01%Pacific Islander, 0.33% fromother races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.
There were 10,506 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% weremarried couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.
The county population contained 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,474, and the median income for a family was $39,307. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $20,265 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $15,962. About 10.80% of families and 15.50% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 20.50% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1912 | 1,632 | 32.80% | 2,697 | 54.21% | 646 | 12.98% |
| 1916 | 2,501 | 42.05% | 3,373 | 56.71% | 74 | 1.24% |
| 1920 | 3,948 | 38.99% | 6,111 | 60.36% | 66 | 0.65% |
| 1924 | 3,705 | 42.80% | 4,772 | 55.13% | 179 | 2.07% |
| 1928 | 4,858 | 55.79% | 3,843 | 44.13% | 7 | 0.08% |
| 1932 | 2,778 | 28.01% | 7,072 | 71.31% | 67 | 0.68% |
| 1936 | 1,812 | 26.86% | 4,912 | 72.82% | 21 | 0.31% |
| 1940 | 2,268 | 25.46% | 6,631 | 74.44% | 9 | 0.10% |
| 1944 | 2,211 | 30.13% | 5,110 | 69.63% | 18 | 0.25% |
| 1948 | 1,352 | 22.45% | 4,355 | 72.31% | 316 | 5.25% |
| 1952 | 2,758 | 35.86% | 4,917 | 63.94% | 15 | 0.20% |
| 1956 | 2,855 | 34.93% | 5,299 | 64.83% | 20 | 0.24% |
| 1960 | 4,117 | 46.59% | 4,719 | 53.41% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 2,232 | 26.28% | 6,234 | 73.39% | 28 | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 3,402 | 39.16% | 3,339 | 38.44% | 1,946 | 22.40% |
| 1972 | 3,573 | 57.86% | 2,459 | 39.82% | 143 | 2.32% |
| 1976 | 2,430 | 32.89% | 4,850 | 65.64% | 109 | 1.48% |
| 1980 | 3,366 | 43.26% | 4,264 | 54.80% | 151 | 1.94% |
| 1984 | 4,889 | 58.83% | 3,347 | 40.28% | 74 | 0.89% |
| 1988 | 4,295 | 55.74% | 3,379 | 43.85% | 31 | 0.40% |
| 1992 | 3,710 | 41.93% | 4,064 | 45.93% | 1,075 | 12.15% |
| 1996 | 3,888 | 44.15% | 4,181 | 47.47% | 738 | 8.38% |
| 2000 | 5,344 | 57.27% | 3,885 | 41.63% | 103 | 1.10% |
| 2004 | 6,815 | 64.03% | 3,768 | 35.40% | 61 | 0.57% |
| 2008 | 6,925 | 63.59% | 3,811 | 35.00% | 154 | 1.41% |
| 2012 | 6,899 | 65.64% | 3,469 | 33.01% | 142 | 1.35% |
| 2016 | 7,778 | 71.36% | 2,755 | 25.28% | 366 | 3.36% |
| 2020 | 9,067 | 73.42% | 3,094 | 25.05% | 189 | 1.53% |
| 2024 | 9,620 | 76.89% | 2,734 | 21.85% | 157 | 1.25% |
| Elected officials as of January 3, 2025[28][29] | ||
| U.S. House | James Comer (R) | KY 1 |
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| Brett Guthrie (R) | KY 2 | |
| Ky. Senate | Mike Wilson (R) | 32 |
| Ky. House | Jason Petrie (R) | 16 |
{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)Municipalities and communities ofLogan County, Kentucky,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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