Editing Logan, Ohio

{{Distinguish|Logan County, Ohio}}
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|official_name            = Logan, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = West Main Street in downtown Logan in 2006
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking]]

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|population_total         = 7296
|population_density_km2   = 587.96
|population_density_sq_mi = 1522.86

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|postal_code              = 43138
|area_code                = [[Area code 740|740]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-44632<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website                  = {{Official website|http://www.cityofloganohio.com/}}
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'''Logan''' is a city in [[Hocking County, Ohio]], United States, and its [[county seat]]. It is located along the [[Hocking River]] about {{convert|43|mi}} southeast of [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 7,296 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Residents named the town in honor of Chief [[Logan (Iroquois leader)|Logan]] of the [[Mingo]] people. He and his band lived in this area at the time of European-American settlement. Ohio Governor [[Thomas Worthington (governor)|Thomas Worthington]] laid out the village in 1816.<ref>Ohio Historical Society [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1962 Ohio History Central], July 1, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Worthington Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=9624 |access-date=February 17, 2025 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref>

Logan was incorporated as a city in 1839.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3elPAQAAIAAJ | title=History of Hocking Valley, Ohio | publisher=Inter-State Publishing Co. | year=1883 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3elPAQAAIAAJ/page/n945 896]}}</ref>

Logan was the first city in the state of Ohio to install a double [[roundabout]]. Located at the interchange of [[Ohio State Route 664]] and [[U.S. Route 33]], the roundabouts were officially opened to traffic on December 4, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D10/US%2033%20Roundabout/Pages/US-33-roundabout-project-info.aspx|title=Ohio Department of Transportation information page}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Logan, Ohio (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–1900, 1992–2004, 2010–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 73
 | Feb record high F  = 79
 | Mar record high F  = 84
 | Apr record high F  = 94
 | May record high F  = 98
 | Jun record high F  = 99
 | Jul record high F  = 103
 | Aug record high F  = 103
 | Sep record high F  = 107
 | Oct record high F  = 95
 | Nov record high F  = 82
 | Dec record high F  = 73
 | year record high F =
 | Jan high F = 39.0
 | Feb high F = 42.3
 | Mar high F = 52.0
 | Apr high F = 65.0
 | May high F = 73.8
 | Jun high F = 81.0
 | Jul high F = 84.5
 | Aug high F = 83.5
 | Sep high F = 78.3
 | Oct high F = 66.6
 | Nov high F = 53.7
 | Dec high F = 43.3
 | year high F = 63.6
 | Jan mean F = 28.8
 | Feb mean F = 31.6
 | Mar mean F = 39.9
 | Apr mean F = 51.1
 | May mean F = 60.9
 | Jun mean F = 69.0
 | Jul mean F = 73.0
 | Aug mean F = 71.4
 | Sep mean F = 65.2
 | Oct mean F = 53.2
 | Nov mean F = 41.9
 | Dec mean F = 33.3
 | year mean F = 51.6
 | Jan low F = 18.7
 | Feb low F = 20.8
 | Mar low F = 27.9
 | Apr low F = 37.2
 | May low F = 48.1
 | Jun low F = 56.9
 | Jul low F = 61.4
 | Aug low F = 59.3
 | Sep low F = 52.2
 | Oct low F = 39.8
 | Nov low F = 30.1
 | Dec low F = 23.2
 | year low F = 39.6
 | Jan record low F  = -37
 | Feb record low F  = -29
 | Mar record low F  = -9
 | Apr record low F  = 13
 | May record low F  = 21
 | Jun record low F  = 37
 | Jul record low F  = 45
 | Aug record low F  = 43
 | Sep record low F  = 29
 | Oct record low F  = 20
 | Nov record low F  = 10
 | Dec record low F  = -11
 | year record low F =
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 3.24
 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.89
 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.69
 | Apr precipitation inch = 4.13
 | May precipitation inch = 4.27
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.74
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.74
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.55
 | Sep precipitation inch = 2.94
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.08
 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.78
 | Dec precipitation inch = 3.13
 | year precipitation inch = 43.18
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 11.1
 | Feb precipitation days  = 9.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 10.7
 | Apr precipitation days  = 11.2
 | May precipitation days  = 13.5
 | Jun precipitation days  = 11.8
 | Jul precipitation days  = 11.4
 | Aug precipitation days  = 9.6
 | Sep precipitation days  = 8.2
 | Oct precipitation days  = 9.5
 | Nov precipitation days  = 9.4
 | Dec precipitation days  = 11.1
 | year precipitation days = 126.9
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=iln
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 15, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00334672&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 15, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1820 = 100
| 1850 = 826
| 1860 = 1489
| 1870 = 1827
| 1880 = 2666
| 1890 = 3119
| 1900 = 3480
| 1910 = 4850
| 1920 = 5493
| 1930 = 6080
| 1940 = 6177
| 1950 = 5972
| 1960 = 6417
| 1970 = 6269
| 1980 = 6557
| 1990 = 6725
| 2000 = 6704
| 2010 = 7152
| 2020 = 7296
| footnote = Sources:<ref name=Census1870>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdf|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Ninth Census|date=1870|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-11.pdf|date=1880|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" />
<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Logan city, Ohio; Ohio |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/logancityohio,OH/PST045219 |website=census.gov}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 7,152 people, 2,982 households, and 1,831 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1493.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,374 housing units at an average density of {{convert|704.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 2,982 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 38 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,704 people, 2,790 households, and 1,768 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,175.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 2,948 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|956.5|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 2,790 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,691, and the median income for a family was $38,143. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $23,738 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,836. About 13.0% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
Every year, on the Thursday before Father's Day weekend, the downtown streets of Logan, Ohio come alive with the celebration of the [[washboard (musical instrument)|washboard]], as a musical instrument. Logan is the home of the Columbus Washboard Company, the only remaining washboard manufacturing company in the U.S. [[Washboard (laundry)|Washboard]]s continue to be used as instruments of laundry today in some parts of the world and serve decoratively in many homes. The Washboard Music Festival celebrates the washboard's role as the source of "toe-tappin'" rhythm found in jug bands and Dixieland groups throughout the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loganwashboardfestival.com/|title=Home|website=Logan Washboard Arts}}</ref>

On the first Saturday of October, Logan High School hosts its annual marching band festival, the Logan Fall Festival of Bands. Bands who accept the invitation to perform at the festival entertain spectators with their halftime routines, some specially choreographed for the festival itself.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

During the last week of July, the Insea Sound Shop of Nelsonville, Ohio, holds the annual Diamond Music Festival at the Isaac Walton Clubhouse, situated on the banks of Lake Logan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://woub.org/2013/07/23/diamond-music-festival-jewel-southeast-ohio/|title=Diamond Music Festival: The Jewel of Southeast Ohio|last=McDonald|first=Angie|date=July 13, 2013|website=WOUB Digital|access-date=November 23, 2018}}</ref>

The Hocking Hills Regional Welcome Center just outside of the city contains the [[Pencil Sharpener Museum]], which is reputed to be the largest collection of pencil sharpeners in America.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivers |first=Brionna |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Quirky hobby turns historic at Pencil Sharpener Museum |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2022/03/09/quirky-hobby-turns-historic-at-pencil-sharpener-museum- |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=Spectrum News 1 |language=en}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Hocking County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|Hocking County Courthouse]]

The mayor of Logan is Republican Greg Fraunfelter, who began a four-year term in January 2016 and was re-elected in 2019 and again in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.logandaily.com/news/fraunfelter-elected-as-logan-city-mayor/article_658f2cec-7677-5998-bfdf-44ec1f6f9a36.html|title=Fraunfelter elected as Logan City Mayor|last=Tobin|first=Debra|website=Logan Daily News|access-date=June 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.logandaily.com/spotlight/hocking-county-general-election-unofficial-results/article_9e0e2b34-962c-59a5-b15e-c12103bdade9.html|title=Hocking County general election unofficial results|website=Logan Daily News|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="mayor">{{Cite web |last=EDITOR |first=JIM PHILLIPS LOGAN DAILY NEWS |date=November 8, 2023 |title=Fraunfelter holds Logan mayor seat, senior center levy passes |url=https://www.logandaily.com/fraunfelter-holds-logan-mayor-seat-senior-center-levy-passes/article_8032c98c-7e47-11ee-8712-cbef6b034477.html |access-date=February 17, 2025 |website=Logan Daily News |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
Logan-Hocking Schools operates five elementary schools, one middle school, and [[Logan High School (Ohio)|Logan High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.loganhocking.k12.oh.us | title=Homepage | publisher=Logan-Hocking Schools | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> The Logan-Hocking County District Library, a public lending library, is located in Logan with a branch in Laurelville.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hocking.lib.oh.us/content/hours-and-locations | title=Hours and locations | publisher=Logan-Hocking Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Estel Crabtree]], [[MLB]] player for the [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
* [[Curtis Scaparrotti]], Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of the United States European Command
* [[Katie Smith]], [[WNBA]] player and Olympic gold medalist

==Notable events==
* [[Murders of Annette Cooper and Todd Schultz]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.cityofloganohio.com/}}
* [http://www.hockinghillschamber.com  Hocking Hills Chamber of Commerce]

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