Logan County, Kansas

administration
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Oakley
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 710 West 2nd Street Oakley, KS 67748-1251
Foundation :	February 24, 1887
Area code :	001 785
Demographics
Residents :	2756 (2010)
Population density :	1 inhabitant / km ²
geography
Total area :	2779 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map

Logan County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Oakley . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in northwest Kansas, about 50 km to the west from Colorado , and covers an area of 2,779 square kilometers with no significant body of water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Thomas County , Gove County , Scott County , Wichita County , Wallace County, and Sherman Counties .

history

Logan County was formed on February 24, 1887. It was named after John Alexander Logan , a US general in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War , and later US Senator from Illinois and candidate for the office of Vice President of the United States .

Three buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	3384	-
1900	1962	-42%
1910	4240	116.1%
1920	3223	-24%
1930	4145	28.6%
1940	3688	-11%
1950	4206	14%
1960	4036	-4%
1970	3814	-5.5%
1980	3478	-8.8%
1990	3081	-11.4%
2000	3046	-1.1%
2010	2756	-9.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Logan County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Logan County had a population of 3,046 people as of the 2000 census . 57 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 1243 households and 856 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.7 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.6 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,243 households, 29.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.3 percent were married couples living together, 6.3 percent were single mothers, and 31.1 percent were non-families. 28.6 percent of all households were single households and 14.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 20.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 93.0 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 32,131 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,104. Males had a median income of $ 28,105 versus $ 19,609 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,294. 4.7 percent of families and 7.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

Commons : Logan County (Kansas) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 485019. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Logan County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

38.736944444444 -101.35388888889Coordinates: 38 ° 44 ′ N , 101 ° 21 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 485019. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

[6] Logan County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .