Logan County, Colorado

Logan County
County
Logan County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°44′N103°07′W / 40.73°N 103.11°W / 40.73; -103.11
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	February 25, 1887
Named for	John A. Logan
Seat	Sterling
Largest city	Sterling
Area
• Total	1,845 sq mi (4,780 km2)
• Land	1,839 sq mi (4,760 km2)
• Water	6.3 sq mi (16 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	21,528
• Estimate  (2023)	20,619
• Density	12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	logancounty.colorado.gov

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,528. ^[1] The county seat is Sterling. ^[2] The county was named for General John A. Logan. ^[3] Logan County comprises the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. ^{[4] [5]}

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,845 square miles (4,780 km²), of which 1,839 square miles (4,760 km²) is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km²) (0.3%) is water. ^[6]

Adjacent counties

• Cheyenne County, Nebraska - north
• Phillips County - east
• Sedgwick County - east
• Yuma County - southeast
• Washington County - south
• Morgan County - southwest
• Weld County - west
• Kimball County, Nebraska - northwest

Major highways

• Interstate 76
• I-76 BS
• U.S. Highway 6
• U.S. Highway 138
• State Highway 14
• State Highway 61
• State Highway 63
• State Highway 113

Transit

• Burlington Trailways
• Express Arrow

State protected area

• North Sterling State Park

Trails and byways

• American Discovery Trail
• Pawnee Pioneer Trails
• South Platte Trail

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	3,070		—
1900	3,292		7.2%
1910	9,549		190.1%
1920	18,427		93.0%
1930	19,946		8.2%
1940	18,370		−7.9%
1950	17,187		−6.4%
1960	20,302		18.1%
1970	18,852		−7.1%
1980	19,800		5.0%
1990	17,567		−11.3%
2000	20,504		16.7%
2010	22,709		10.8%
2020	21,528		−5.2%
2023 (est.)	20,619	[7]	−4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 1790–1960 [9] 1900–1990 [10] 1990–2000 [11] 2010–2020 [1]

At the 2000 census there were 20,504 people, 7,551 households, and 5,066 families in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4.2 people/km²). There were 8,424 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.65% White, 2.05% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 11.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. ^[12] Of the 7,551 households 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 28.50% of households were one person and 12.40% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

The age distribution was 24.70% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.60 males.

The median household income was $32,724 and the median family income was $42,241. Males had a median income of $28,155 versus $21,110 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,721. About 9.00% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Logan County is strongly Republican in presidential elections. Since 1888, the county has failed to back the Republican candidate in only six presidential elections, most recently in 1964 in the midst of Lyndon B. Johnson's national landslide victory.

United States presidential election results for Logan County, Colorado ^[13]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	7,855	77.27%	2,098	20.64%	213	2.10%
2020	8,087	76.79%	2,218	21.06%	227	2.16%
2016	7,282	74.90%	1,851	19.04%	589	6.06%
2012	6,179	67.72%	2,712	29.72%	233	2.55%
2008	6,002	66.86%	2,846	31.70%	129	1.44%
2004	6,168	70.36%	2,491	28.42%	107	1.22%
2000	5,531	68.32%	2,296	28.36%	269	3.32%
1996	4,032	53.15%	2,765	36.45%	789	10.40%
1992	3,420	40.98%	2,718	32.57%	2,207	26.45%
1988	4,485	56.24%	3,382	42.41%	108	1.35%
1984	5,883	72.33%	2,155	26.50%	95	1.17%
1980	5,238	63.16%	2,332	28.12%	723	8.72%
1976	4,256	53.32%	3,543	44.39%	183	2.29%
1972	5,352	67.27%	2,426	30.49%	178	2.24%
1968	4,323	56.95%	2,521	33.21%	747	9.84%
1964	3,497	45.23%	4,222	54.61%	12	0.16%
1960	5,002	59.97%	3,334	39.97%	5	0.06%
1956	5,199	64.50%	2,841	35.25%	20	0.25%
1952	5,237	67.67%	2,459	31.77%	43	0.56%
1948	3,223	49.98%	3,179	49.30%	46	0.71%
1944	3,998	61.63%	2,471	38.09%	18	0.28%
1940	4,613	61.38%	2,819	37.51%	83	1.10%
1936	3,136	42.61%	4,070	55.30%	154	2.09%
1932	3,157	45.44%	3,641	52.41%	149	2.14%
1928	4,377	71.92%	1,620	26.62%	89	1.46%
1924	3,103	55.60%	946	16.95%	1,532	27.45%
1920	3,123	59.71%	1,893	36.20%	214	4.09%
1916	1,422	33.51%	2,679	63.14%	142	3.35%
1912	664	20.18%	1,338	40.66%	1,289	39.17%
1908	1,054	49.86%	950	44.94%	110	5.20%
1904	821	57.13%	486	33.82%	130	9.05%
1900	594	46.59%	583	45.73%	98	7.69%
1896	231	26.52%	603	69.23%	37	4.25%
1892	322	56.00%	0	0.00%	253	44.00%
1888	1,086	56.30%	669	34.68%	174	9.02%

Communities

City

• Sterling

Towns

• Crook
• Fleming
• Iliff
• Merino
• Peetz

Census-designated places

• Atwood
• Padroni

Unincorporated communities

• Dailey
• Proctor
• Saint Petersburg
• Willard

Ghost towns

• Ackerman
• Armstrong
• Beta
• Buchanan
• Galien
• Graylin
• Griff
• Jessica
• Kelly
• Lesy
• Logan
• Marcott
• Mount Hope
• New Haven
• Powell
• Red Lion
• Rockland
• Selma
• Shahan
• Tobin
• Twin Mills
• Westplains
• Winston

See also

• Government portal
• History portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
  • List of counties in Colorado
  • List of statistical areas in Colorado
• Outline of Colorado

References

1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  189.
4. "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget . December 1, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2012– via National Archives.
5. See the Colorado census statistical areas.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
8. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
9. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
10. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
11. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
12. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
13. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck
• Colorado Historical Society

40°44′N103°07′W / 40.73°N 103.11°W / 40.73; -103.11