Editing Logan County, Arkansas

{{short description|County in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county                   = Logan County
 | state                    = Arkansas
 | seal                     = 
 | founded year             = 1871
 | founded date             = March 22
 | seat                     = [[Paris, Arkansas|Paris]] (northern district);<br />[[Booneville, Arkansas|Booneville]] (southern district)
 | largest city             = Booneville
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 732
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 708
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 23
 | area percentage          = 3.2%
 | population_as_of         = 2020
 | population_total         = 21131
 | pop_est_as_of            = 2023
 | population_est           = 21400 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi            = auto
 | web                      = 
 | ex image                 = Logan County Courthouse (east), Paris, AR 002.jpg
 | ex image cap             = Logan County Courthouse, Paris
 | district                 = 4th
 | time zone                = Central
 | named for                = [[James Logan (pioneer)|James Logan]]
}}

'''Logan County''' (formerly '''Sarber County''') is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 21,131.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Logan County, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Logan_County,_Arkansas?g=0500000US05083|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref>  Its two county seats are [[Booneville, Arkansas|Booneville]] and [[Paris, Arkansas|Paris]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Arkansas General Assembly]] defined the state's 64th county on March 22, 1871, incorporating parts of Scott, Yell, and Pope counties (later adding part of Franklin County). They named it Sarber County for [[John Newton Sarber]] (1837–1905), an attorney and  [[Republican party (United States)|Republican]] state senator from [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]]. He had introduced the resolution to organize the county. Born and reared in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], he had moved with his widowed father and family to Kansas in 1855. Sarber became influential in the Arkansas legislature, introducing bills to establish a public school system for the first time, and what developed as the University of Arkansas. In 1873, Sarber was appointed U.S. marshal of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas|U.S. Western District Court]] at [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |title=John Newton Sarber (1837–1905) |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/john-newton-sarber-5942/ |website=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas |publisher=Central Arkansas Library System |access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref>

Conservative white Democrats viewed Sarber as a [[carpetbagger]] because he was a Union Army veteran who had decided to settle in Arkansas. There he had married Susan Rebecca Rose in 1867. She was the daughter of Moreau Rose, an early pioneer and a Confederate supporter, and his wife. The Sarber couple had six children together; five survived to adulthood.

After white Democrats regained control of the state legislature in 1875, they renamed Sarber County for [[James Logan (pioneer)|James Logan]] (1792-1859), a Kentucky-born early settler in the area who had served in the territorial legislature, from Crawford County, and the first state legislature, from Scott County (part of the latter was absorbed into Logan County).<ref>{{cite book |title= Acts, Resolutions and Memorials of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas|edition= Session from November 1 to December 15, 1875|year= 1876|publisher= P.A. Ladue|location= Little Rock, AR|pages= 129–131|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=N4hIAAAAYAAJ|access-date=May 8, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|732|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|708|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|23|sqmi}} (3.2%) are water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The highest natural point in Arkansas, [[Magazine Mountain]] at {{convert|2,753|ft|m}}, is located in Logan County.

===Major highways===
*[[Image:Arkansas 10.svg|20px]] [[Highway 10 (Arkansas)|Highway 10]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 22.svg|20px]] [[Highway 22 (Arkansas)|Highway 22]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 23.svg|20px]] [[Highway 23 (Arkansas)|Highway 23]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 60.svg|20px]] [[Highway 60 (Arkansas)|Highway 60]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 309.svg|25px]] [[Highway 309 (Arkansas)|Highway 309]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Johnson County, Arkansas|Johnson County]] (north)
*[[Pope County, Arkansas|Pope County]] (northeast)
*[[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]] (southeast)
*[[Scott County, Arkansas|Scott County]] (south)
*[[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian County]] (west)
*[[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 14885
|1890= 20774
|1900= 20563
|1910= 26350
|1920= 25866
|1930= 24110
|1940= 25967
|1950= 20260
|1960= 15957
|1970= 16789
|1980= 20144
|1990= 20557
|2000= 22486
|2010= 22353
|2020= 21131
|estyear=2023
|estimate=21400
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05083.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607033206/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05083.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref>
}}

[[Image:USA Logan County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Logan County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Logan County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05083&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=January 1, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 18,586
| 87.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 225
| 1.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 228
| 1.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 328
| 1.55%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 8
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,116
| 5.28%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 640
| 3.03%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 21,131 people, 8,417 households, and 5,839 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 22,486 people, 8,693 households, and 6,302 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|32|/sqmi|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|abbr=out}}. There were 9,942 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.46% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.28% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 8,693 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,344, and the median income for a family was $33,732. Males had a median income of $24,472 versus $18,681 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,527. About 11.40% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.20% of those under age 18 and 19.60% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and Politics==

=== Government ===
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called ''justices of the peace'' and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Logan County Quorum Court has eleven members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the ''county judge'', who serves as the [[chief operating officer]] of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Logan County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Directory - Logan County, Arkansas |url=https://logancountyark.org/county-directory |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=logancountyark.org}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Logan {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/logan/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|County Judge
|Ray Gack
|Republican
|-
|County Clerk
|Brent Anderton
|(Unknown)
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Circuit Clerk
|April Hice
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Sheriff
|Jason Massey
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Treasurer
|Lori L. Krepps
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Collector
|Brittany Porter
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Assessor
|Shannon Cotton
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Coroner
|Blake Schluterman
|Republican
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 10 Republicans and 1 Democrat. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Logan County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Logan_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

* District 1: Charlie Sparks (R)
* District 2: Gary Rhinehart (R)
* District 3: Michael B. Schluterman (R)
* District 4: Joyce Koch (D)
* District 5: Bill Wright (R)
* District 6: Jeffrey O'Neal (R)
* District 7: Bobby Cobb (R)
* District 8: Dalton Haller (R)
* District 9: Sam Tabler (R)
* District 10: Dr. Christopher Loftin (R)
* District 11: Brenda Haley Brewer (R)

Additionally, the townships of Logan County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]]. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref name=":1" />

* Ellsworth: Michael Huber (R)
* Short Mountain: John Paul Wells (R)
* Tomlinson: Hillard Turner (D)

=== Politics ===
Over the past few election cycles, Logan County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last Democrat (as of 2024) to carry this county was Bill Clinton in 1996.
{{PresHead|place=Logan County, Arkansas|source=<ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,567|1,464|174|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,441|1,544|240|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,746|1,715|460|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,079|2,009|243|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|5,350|2,286|271|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,076|3,361|114|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,487|3,283|326|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,966|3,832|1,204|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,408|3,995|1,284|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,203|1,254|47|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,663|3,206|100|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,511|4,098|304|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,909|5,313|72|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,964|1,956|30|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,341|1,998|2,160|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,265|3,604|27|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,014|2,636|114|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,081|2,307|24|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,103|2,567|19|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|902|2,130|160|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,279|2,269|7|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,065|2,831|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|770|2,663|7|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|645|2,493|36|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,455|1,967|8|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|937|1,457|529|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,871|1,840|68|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,183|2,018|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|333|1,319|914|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,151|1,716|111|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,007|1,237|49|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|848|1,557|26|Arkansas}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|946|1,786|9|Arkansas}}

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[Booneville, Arkansas|Booneville]] (county seat)
*[[Magazine, Arkansas|Magazine]]
*[[Paris, Arkansas|Paris]] (county seat)
*[[Ratcliff, Arkansas|Ratcliff]]
*[[Scranton, Arkansas|Scranton]]

===Towns===
*[[Blue Mountain, Arkansas|Blue Mountain]]
*[[Caulksville, Arkansas|Caulksville]]
*[[Morrison Bluff, Arkansas|Morrison Bluff]]
*[[Subiaco, Arkansas|Subiaco]]

===Census-designated place===
*[[New Blaine, Arkansas|New Blaine]]

===Unincorporated communities===
*[[Carolan, Arkansas|Carolan]]
*[[Prairie View, Arkansas|Prairie View]]

===Townships===
{{Arkansas Townships About|County = Logan}}
<ref>{{Cite map
 |publisher   = U. S. Census Bureau
 |title       = 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Logan County, AR
 |url         = http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05083_logan/BAS11C20508300000_000.pdf
 |access-date  = August 24, 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170939/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05083_logan/BAS11C20508300000_000.pdf
 |archive-date = October 19, 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/cousub/dc10blk_st05_cousub.html#L | title = Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = May 29, 2014}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Barber
* Blue Mountain ([[Blue Mountain, Arkansas|Blue Mountain]])
* Boone ([[Booneville, Arkansas|Booneville]])
* Cane Creek
* Cauthron
* Clark ([[Subiaco, Arkansas|Subiaco]])
* Delaware
* Driggs
* Ellsworth
* Johnson
* Logan
* Mountain
* Petit Jean
* Reveilee ([[Magazine, Arkansas|Magazine]])
* River ([[Morrison Bluff, Arkansas|Morrison Bluff]], [[Scranton, Arkansas|Scranton]])
* Roseville
* Shoal Creek (CDP [[New Blaine, Arkansas|New Blaine]])
* Short Mountain ([[Paris, Arkansas|Paris]])
* Six Mile ([[Caulksville, Arkansas|Caulksville]], [[Ratcliff, Arkansas|Ratcliff]])
* Sugar Creek
* Tomlinson
* Washburn
{{div col end}}

==Notable residents==
*[[Katharine Anthony]], American biographer
*[[James Bridges]], born in Paris, Arkansas, [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]]
*[[Dizzy Dean]], born in Lucas, Arkansas, [[major league baseball]] player<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor= Reichler, Joseph L. |title= The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year= 1969 |edition= 4th |year= 1979 |publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York |isbn= 0-02-578970-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic }}</ref>
*[[Paul Dean (baseball)|Paul Dean]], born in Lucas, Arkansas, brother of Dizzy Dean and major league baseball player<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia"/>
*[[Jon Eubanks]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from Paris, Arkansas; a farmer and [[Certified Public Accountant]]
*[[John P. McConnell (general)|General John P. McConnell, Chief of Staff, USAF]]
*[[Robert Johnson]], lived in Lucas, Arkansas, at the time of the 1920 census. Renowned Bluesman.

==See also==
* [[List of lakes in Logan County, Arkansas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Arkansas]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*DeBlack, Thomas A. ''With Fire and Sword: Arkansas, 1861–1874''. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2003.
*Hodges, Mary Frances. ''John Newton Sarber and Sarber County, Arkansas''. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009. (self-published) 
*Moneyhon, Carl H. ''The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Arkansas''. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Press, 1994.

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Logan County, Arkansas
| North     = [[Johnson County, Arkansas|Johnson County]]
| Northeast = 
| East      = [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]] and [[Pope County, Arkansas|Pope County]]
| Southeast = [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]]
| South     = 
| Southwest = [[Scott County, Arkansas|Scott County]]
| West      = [[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian County]]
| Northwest = [[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin County]]
}}

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