Logan County, Arkansas

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Logan County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse
administration
US state : Arkansas
Administrative headquarters : Paris
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
Courthouse Square
Paris, AR 72855-0000
Foundation : March 22, 1871
Made up from: Franklin County
Johnson County
Pope County
Scott County
Yell County
Area code : 001 479
Demographics
Residents : 22,353  (2010)
Population density : 12.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1895 km²
Water surface : 56 km²
map
Map of Logan County within Arkansas

The Logan County is a county in the US state of Arkansas . The county seat is Paris .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Arkansas, about 60 km to the east from Oklahoma , and covers an area of ​​1,895 square kilometers, of which 56 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Franklin County Johnson County Pope County
Sebastian County Compass card (de) .svg
Scott County Yell County

history

Logan County was formed on March 22, 1871 from parts of Franklin County, Johnson County, Pope County, Scott County, and Yell County. It was named after James Logan (1791-1859), a pioneer and later member of the Arkansas General Assembly .

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 14,885 -
1890 20,774 39.6%
1900 20,563 -1 %
1910 26,350 28.1%
1920 25,866 -1.8%
1930 24,110 -6.8%
1940 25,967 7.7%
1950 20,260 -22%
1960 15,957 -21.2%
1970 16,789 5.2%
1980 20,144 20%
1990 20,557 2.1%
2000 22,486 9.4%
2010 22,353 -0.6%
1880-1890 1900-1990

2000 2010

Logan County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Logan County had 22,353 people in 8,821 households. The population density was 12.2 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 93.2 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American, 1.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 8,821 households.

24.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 32,827  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,924. 20.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Logan County

Citys

Towns

Census-designated place (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

other places

Townships

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 82850. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 4, 2011
  3. ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.Retrieved February 13, 2011
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
  6. ↑ census.gov (2000) ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Excel ; 27 kB) Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.census.gov
  7. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved October 4, 2011
  8. ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Logan County ( 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 October 4, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov

Web links

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Coordinates: 35 ° 13 ′  N , 93 ° 44 ′  W