Editing Logan County, Illinois

{{Short description|County in Illinois, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Logan County
 | state                = Illinois
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1839
 | founded date         = February 15
 | seat wl              = Lincoln
 | largest city wl      = Lincoln
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 619
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 618
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.9
 | area percentage      = 0.1
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 27987
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2021
 | population_est       = 27992
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = https://logancountyil.gov/index.php?lang=en
 | footnotes            = 
 | ex image             = Lincoln_Illinois_Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Logan County Courthouse
 | district             = 15th
 | named for            = [[John A. Logan]]
}}

'''Logan County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]]. According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], it had a population of 27,987.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/logancountyillinois/PST045221 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 23, 2023 }}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Lincoln, Illinois|Lincoln]].<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>

Logan County comprises the Lincoln, IL [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is included in the [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]-[[Jacksonville, Illinois|Jacksonville]]-Lincoln, IL [[Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
Established in 1839, Logan County was named after physician and [[Illinois House of Representatives|State Representative]] John Logan, father of [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] General [[John A. Logan|John Alexander Logan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/logan/ | title=Logan County, Illinois, USA }}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Logan County Illinois 1839.png|Logan County from the time of its creation to 1841
File:Logan County Illinois 1841.png|Logan County between 1841 and 1845
File:Logan County Illinois 1845.png|In 1845, a portion of Dewitt County was ceded to Logan, bringing it to its current size
</gallery>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|619|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|618|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi}} (0.1%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/>

===Climate and weather===
{{climate chart
|[[Lincoln, Illinois]]
|15|32|1.70
|19|38|1.55
|29|50|3.11
|39|63|3.63
|50|74|4.42
|61|83|3.97
|64|86|4.35
|62|84|4.00
|53|78|3.13
|41|66|2.81
|31|51|3.00
|21|38|2.63
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web
  |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0669
  |title=Monthly Averages for Lincoln, Illinois
  |access-date=January 27, 2011
  |publisher=The Weather Channel
}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Lincoln have ranged from a low of {{convert|15|°F|1}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-29|°F|1}} was recorded in December 1914 and a record high of {{convert|113|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.55|in|mm|1}} in February to {{convert|4.42|in|mm|1}} in May.<ref name="weather"/>

===Transit===
*[[SHOW Bus]]
*[[Lincoln station (Illinois)|Lincoln station]]

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=IL|I|55}}
** {{jct|state=IL|BL|55|dab1=Lincoln|name1=Lincoln}}
* {{jct|state=IL|I|155}}
* {{jct|state=IL|US|136}}
* {{jct|state=IL|IL|10}}
* {{jct|state=IL|IL|54|name1=former [[U.S. Route 54 in Illinois|US&nbsp;54]]}}
* {{jct|state=IL|IL|121}}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Mason County, Illinois|Mason County]] - northwest
* [[Tazewell County, Illinois|Tazewell County]] - north
* [[McLean County, Illinois|McLean County]] - northeast
* [[De Witt County, Illinois|De Witt County]] - east
* [[Macon County, Illinois|Macon County]] - southeast
* [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]] - south
* [[Menard County, Illinois|Menard County]] - west

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 2634
|1850= 14226
|1860= 18257
|1870= 21014
|1880= 21296
|1890= 25489
|1900= 28680
|1910= 30216
|1920= 29562
|1930= 28863
|1940= 29438
|1950= 30671
|1960= 33656
|1970= 33538
|1980= 31802
|1990= 30798
|2000= 31183
|2010= 30305
|2020= 27987
|estyear=2023
|estimate=27590
|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=April 2, 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=July 6, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</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|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/>
}}

According to the [[2010 United States census]], there were 30,305&nbsp;people, 11,070&nbsp;households, and 7,274&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17107
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213020842/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17107
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|49.0|PD/sqmi}}. There were 12,107 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.6|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17107
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203501/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17107
  |archive-date=February 12, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 89.1% white, 7.5% black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 30.9% were [[Germans|German]], 17.4% were [[Americans|American]], 13.1% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 10.8% were [[English people|English]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17107
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015549/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17107
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 11,070&nbsp;households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.3% were non-families, and 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 39.4 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>
14.4% of the population were living in group quarters including 11.4% of the population institutionalized.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151023151502/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml | title=American FactFinder }}</ref>

The median income for a household in the county was $48,999 and the median income for a family was $63,245. Males had a median income of $43,940 versus $31,783 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,063. About 6.8% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17107
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031731/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17107
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Logan County Illinois With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|250px|Map of Logan County, Illinois]]

===Cities===
* [[Atlanta, Illinois|Atlanta]]
* [[Lincoln, Illinois|Lincoln]] (seat)
* [[Mount Pulaski, Illinois|Mount Pulaski]]

===Villages===
{{div col}}
* [[Broadwell, Illinois|Broadwell]]
* [[Elkhart, Illinois|Elkhart]]
* [[Emden, Illinois|Emden]]
* [[Hartsburg, Illinois|Hartsburg]]
* [[Latham, Illinois|Latham]]
* [[Middletown, Illinois|Middletown]]
* [[New Holland, Illinois|New Holland]]
* [[San Jose, Illinois|San Jose]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
* [[Beason, Illinois|Beason]]
* [[Chestnut, Illinois|Chestnut]]
* [[Cornland, Illinois|Cornland]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Bakerville, Logan County, Illinois|Bakerville]]
* [[Bell, Illinois|Bell]]
* [[Burton View, Illinois|Burton View]]
* [[Chestervale, Illinois|Chestervale]]
* [[Croft, Illinois|Croft]]
* [[Evans, Illinois|Evans]]
* [[Fogarty, Illinois|Fogarty]]
* [[Harness, Illinois|Harness]]
* [[Lake Fork, Illinois|Lake Fork]]
* [[Lawndale, Logan County, Illinois|Lawndale]]
* [[Lucas, Illinois|Lucas]]
* [[Mount Fulcher, Illinois|Mount Fulcher]]
* [[Mountjoy, Illinois|Mountjoy]]
* [[Narita, Illinois|Narita]]
* [[Skelton, Illinois|Skelton]]
* [[Union, Logan County, Illinois|Union]]
{{div col end}}

===Extinct community===
* [[Postville Courthouse State Historic Site|Postville]]

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Aetna Township, Logan County, Illinois|Aetna]]
* [[Atlanta Township, Logan County, Illinois|Atlanta]]
* [[Broadwell Township, Logan County, Illinois|Broadwell]]
* [[Chester Township, Logan County, Illinois|Chester]]
* [[Corwin Township, Logan County, Illinois|Corwin]]
* [[East Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois|East Lincoln]]
* [[Elkhart Township, Logan County, Illinois|Elkhart]]
* [[Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois|Eminence]]
* [[Hurlbut Township, Logan County, Illinois|Hurlbut]]
* [[Laenna Township, Logan County, Illinois|Laenna]]
* [[Lake Fork Township, Logan County, Illinois|Lake Fork]]
* [[Mount Pulaski Township, Logan County, Illinois|Mt. Pulaski]]
* [[Oran Township, Logan County, Illinois|Oran]]
* [[Orvil Township, Logan County, Illinois|Orvil]]
* [[Prairie Creek Township, Logan County, Illinois|Prairie Creek]]
* [[Sheridan Township, Logan County, Illinois|Sheridan]]
* [[West Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois|West Lincoln]]
{{div col end}}

==Government and infrastructure==
[[File:Logan County courthouse in Lincoln, Illinois, circa 1901-1907.jpg|thumb|Logan County courthouse in Lincoln, Illinois, circa 1901-1907]]
The [[Illinois Department of Corrections]] [[Logan Correctional Center]] is located in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] Logan County, near [[Lincoln, Illinois|Lincoln]].<ref>"[http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/facilities/information.asp?instchoice=log Logan Correctional Center]." [[Illinois Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on October 12, 2010. "1096 1350th Street P.O. Box 1000 Lincoln, Il 62656"</ref>

===Politics===
In the period following the Civil War, Logan was a swing county, following the popular vote winner in every election up to 1936 except those of 1900 and 1916. Since 1940, when its isolationist sentiment drove voters to [[Wendell Willkie]], Logan has become a strongly Republican county. No Democratic presidential candidate has won Logan County since [[Lyndon Johnson]]’s 1964 landslide over [[Barry Goldwater]]. In fact, apart from Johnson, [[Barack Obama]] in 2008 is the solitary Democrat to reach forty percent in the past nineteen elections.
{{PresHead|place=Logan County, Illinois|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 10, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|8,757|3,543|321|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|9,136|3,840|351|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|8,181|3,313|907|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|7,844|3,978|266|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|7,429|5,250|262|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|9,112|4,273|82|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|8,141|4,600|324|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|6,518|4,618|1,209|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|6,567|5,169|2,459|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|8,490|4,727|69|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|9,932|4,052|62|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|9,681|3,916|769|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|8,623|5,686|77|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,277|4,395|20|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|8,638|4,552|1,099|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|6,805|7,712|0|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|9,383|5,691|16|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|9,589|4,793|14|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,162|5,048|19|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|7,431|4,832|49|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|7,955|4,868|29|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|8,929|6,753|43|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|7,019|7,886|182|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,850|8,119|147|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,631|5,019|75|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|7,063|3,708|1,585|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,957|3,232|549|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|5,933|5,726|635|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,397|3,229|2,075|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|3,451|3,546|278|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,626|3,005|445|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|3,501|3,672|162|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,430|3,389|138|Illinois}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|2,619|3,150|387|Illinois}}

==Education==
K-12 school districts include:<ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st17_il/schooldistrict_maps/c17107_logan/DC20SD_C17107.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Logan County, IL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-29}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st17_il/schooldistrict_maps/c17107_logan/DC20SD_C17107_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Athens Community Unit School District 213]]
* [[Clinton Community Unit School District 15]]
* [[Delavan Community Unit School District 703]]
* [[Greenview Community Unit School District 200]]
* [[Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21]]
* [[Illini Central Community Unit School District 189]]
* [[Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23]]
* [[Olympia Community Unit School District 16]]
* [[Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11]]
* [[Williamsville Community Unit School District 15]]

Secondary school districts include:<ref name=SDMap2020/>
* [[Lincoln Community High School District 404]]

Elementary school districts include:<ref name=SDMap2020/>
* [[Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61]]
* [[Lincoln Elementary School District 27]]
* [[New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88]]
* [[West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92]]

==Notable people==
* [[Brian Cook (basketball)|Brian Cook]], [[NBA]] player<ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brian_cook/ Brian Cook Stats, Bio and Game Logs | NBA.com]</ref>
* [[Norm Cook]], [[NBA]] player<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cookno01.html Norm Cook NBA & ABA Stats | Basketball-Reference.com]</ref>
* [[Robert A. Emmitt]], Oregon armer and legislator<ref>[http://www.genealogytrails.com/ore/klamath/bios/bio_CDE.html Genealogy Trails-Klamath Oregon, Oregon]</ref>
* [[Terry Kinney]], actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455767/?ref_=sr_1 Terry Kinney - IMDb]</ref>
* [[Edward Madigan]], Former [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]]
* [[William Keepers Maxwell]] Jr., editor, novelist, short story writeril

==See also==
{{Portal|Illinois}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Illinois]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://logancountyil.gov/index.php?lang=en Official website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Logan County, Illinois
|North     = [[Tazewell County, Illinois|Tazewell County]]
|Northeast = [[McLean County, Illinois|McLean County]]
|East      = [[De Witt County, Illinois|De Witt County]]
|Southeast = [[Macon County, Illinois|Macon County]]
|South     = [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Menard County, Illinois|Menard County]]
|Northwest = [[Mason County, Illinois|Mason County]]
}}
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