Logan County, Kentucky

administration
Logan County Courthouse
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Russellville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 229 W 3rd Street P.O. Box 365 Russellville, KY 42276-0365
Foundation :	June 28, 1792
Made up from:	Lincoln County
Area code :	001 270
Demographics
Residents :	26,835 (2010)
Population density :	18.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1443 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Logan County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Russellville , which was named after General William Russell .

geography

The county is located in southwest Kentucky, borders the state of Tennessee to the south and has an area of 1,443 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. In Kentucky, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Muhlenberg County , Butler County , Warren County , Simpson County, and Todd County .

history

Logan County was formed on June 28, 1792 from parts of Lincoln County. It was named after General Benjamin Logan . In 1868 the Southern Deposit Bank was robbed by the gang of Jesse James .

Logan County is the birthplace of Jim Bowie , a Fort Alamo defense attorney in 1836.

22 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 11, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	5807	-
1810	12.123	108.8%
1820	14,423	19%
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 %
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Logan County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

CSA Memorial Russellville , listed on the NRHP

Logan County's population was 26,573 as of the 2000 census . 315 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 10,506 households and 7,574 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.70% White, 7.62% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, and 0.33% other races Groups; 0.96% were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.08% of the population.

Of the 10,506 households, 33.3% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a single mother, 27.9% were non-families, 25.0% were single households and 11.4% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.7% residents under 18 years of age, 8.4% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.5% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.6% between 45 and 64 years of age 13.8% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 90.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,474 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,307. Males had a median income of $ 29,750 versus $ 20,265 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,962. 10.8% of families and 15.5% of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 20.5% were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 18.6% were people over 65 years of age.