Logan County, Kansas | |
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 Location within the U.S. state ofKansas | |
 Kansas's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:38°54′N101°08′W / 38.900°N 101.133°W /38.900; -101.133 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | February 24, 1887 |
| Named after | 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 (0.26 km2) 0.01% |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,762 |
| • Density | 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | cityofoakleyks.gov |
Logan County is acounty located in theU.S. state ofKansas. Itscounty seat and largest city isOakley.[2] As of the2020 census, the county population was 2,762.[1] The county was named forJohn Logan, a general during the American Civil War.[3] One of the county's distinctive features is a mile-long stretch ofSmoky Hill Chalk bluffs that tower 100 feet (30 m) high over theSmoky Hill River and are dubbed "Little Jerusalem" for resemblance to the ancient walled city.[4] The formation is mostly on private land. In 2016,The Nature Conservancy purchased the property and theLittle Jerusalem Badlands State Park opened to the public in October 2019.[5]
For manymillennia, theGreat Plains ofNorth America was inhabited bynomadicNative Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, theKingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts ofNorth America. In 1762, after theFrench and Indian War, France secretly cededNew France toSpain, per theTreaty of Fontainebleau.
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 formodern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mileLouisiana Purchase for 2.83cents peracre.
In 1854, theKansas Territory was organized, then in 1861Kansas became the 34thU.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 ofWallace County. TheKansas State Legislature changed the name from St. John to Logan in 1885.[6]
According to theU.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.[7]
| 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 the2000 census,[13] there were 3,046 people, 1,243 households and 856 families residing in the county. Thepopulation 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 orAfrican American, 0.16%Native American, 0.20%Asian, 0.72% fromother races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 1.64% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.
There were 1,243 households, of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% weremarried 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.
Themedian 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. Theper capita income was $17,294. About 4.70% of families and 7.30% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 7.80% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1888 | 609 | 65.84% | 283 | 30.59% | 33 | 3.57% |
| 1892 | 457 | 58.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 329 | 41.86% |
| 1896 | 274 | 60.35% | 175 | 38.55% | 5 | 1.10% |
| 1900 | 319 | 60.53% | 176 | 33.40% | 32 | 6.07% |
| 1904 | 408 | 71.83% | 117 | 20.60% | 43 | 7.57% |
| 1908 | 524 | 59.34% | 308 | 34.88% | 51 | 5.78% |
| 1912 | 166 | 20.22% | 259 | 31.55% | 396 | 48.23% |
| 1916 | 592 | 42.05% | 709 | 50.36% | 107 | 7.60% |
| 1920 | 781 | 68.51% | 312 | 27.37% | 47 | 4.12% |
| 1924 | 942 | 63.86% | 286 | 19.39% | 247 | 16.75% |
| 1928 | 1,066 | 71.64% | 405 | 27.22% | 17 | 1.14% |
| 1932 | 867 | 44.26% | 1,025 | 52.32% | 67 | 3.42% |
| 1936 | 955 | 51.15% | 908 | 48.63% | 4 | 0.21% |
| 1940 | 1,201 | 66.83% | 584 | 32.50% | 12 | 0.67% |
| 1944 | 1,107 | 72.92% | 406 | 26.75% | 5 | 0.33% |
| 1948 | 1,105 | 63.73% | 579 | 33.39% | 50 | 2.88% |
| 1952 | 1,544 | 79.96% | 369 | 19.11% | 18 | 0.93% |
| 1956 | 1,328 | 72.61% | 493 | 26.95% | 8 | 0.44% |
| 1960 | 1,243 | 65.22% | 651 | 34.16% | 12 | 0.63% |
| 1964 | 967 | 49.82% | 957 | 49.30% | 17 | 0.88% |
| 1968 | 1,120 | 63.78% | 411 | 23.41% | 225 | 12.81% |
| 1972 | 1,164 | 69.99% | 428 | 25.74% | 71 | 4.27% |
| 1976 | 957 | 56.39% | 694 | 40.90% | 46 | 2.71% |
| 1980 | 1,261 | 72.89% | 358 | 20.69% | 111 | 6.42% |
| 1984 | 1,235 | 77.04% | 331 | 20.65% | 37 | 2.31% |
| 1988 | 988 | 64.36% | 503 | 32.77% | 44 | 2.87% |
| 1992 | 905 | 52.95% | 355 | 20.77% | 449 | 26.27% |
| 1996 | 1,155 | 73.47% | 296 | 18.83% | 121 | 7.70% |
| 2000 | 1,088 | 77.88% | 231 | 16.54% | 78 | 5.58% |
| 2004 | 1,255 | 82.40% | 248 | 16.28% | 20 | 1.31% |
| 2008 | 1,187 | 82.43% | 225 | 15.63% | 28 | 1.94% |
| 2012 | 1,126 | 83.41% | 197 | 14.59% | 27 | 2.00% |
| 2016 | 1,132 | 83.17% | 149 | 10.95% | 80 | 5.88% |
| 2020 | 1,249 | 85.67% | 186 | 12.76% | 23 | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 1,186 | 84.71% | 183 | 13.07% | 31 | 2.21% |
Like all the High Plains, Logan County is overwhelmingly Republican. Only two Democrats have ever carried the county in a Presidential election:Woodrow Wilson in 1916 andFranklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since at least 1888 only three other Democrats have passed forty percent of the county's vote: Roosevelt in 1936,Lyndon Johnson in 1964 andJimmy Carter in 1976. In fact, apart fromMichael Dukakis in 1988 during an election held during the grip ofa major Plains drought, no Democrat since 1980 has passed 21 percent of the county's vote.
Following amendment to theKansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or"dry", county until 2006, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink without a food sales requirement.[15]
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 aCensus-Designated Place (CDP) by theUnited States Census Bureau.
Logan County is divided into 11townships. 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.
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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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