Logan County, Illinois

Logan County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Illinois
Illinois's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°08′N 89°22′W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Founded	1839
Seat	Lincoln
Largest city	Lincoln
Population  (2000)
• Total	31,183
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.co.logan.il.us

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 31,183. Its county seat is Lincoln, Illinois⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,603 km² (619 mi²). 1,601 km² (618 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

• McLean County - northeast
• De Witt County - east
• Macon County - southeast
• Sangamon County - south
• Menard County - west
• Mason County - northwest
• Tazewell County - northwest

History

Established in 1839, Logan County was named after physician and State Representative John Logan, father of Union General John Alexander Logan.[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	28,680		—
1910	30,216		5.4%
1920	29,562		−2.2%
1930	28,863		−2.4%
1940	29,438		2.0%
1950	30,671		4.2%
1960	33,656		9.7%
1970	33,538		−0.4%
1980	31,802		−5.2%
1990	30,798		−3.2%
2000	31,183		1.3%
IL Counties 1900-1990

As of the census² of 2000, there were 31,183 people, 11,113 households, and 7,579 families residing in the county. The population density was 19/km² (50/mi²). There were 11,872 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.69% White, 6.56% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 1.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,113 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.90% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,389, and the median income for a family was $48,655. Males had a median income of $33,015 versus $23,461 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,953. About 6.20% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Map of Logan County, Illinois.

• Atlanta
• Beason
• Broadwell
• Burtonview
• Chestervale
• Chestnut
• Cornland
• Elkhart
• Emden
• Hartsburg
• Lake Fork
• Lawndale
• Latham
• Lincoln
• Middletown
• Mount Pulaski
• New Holland
• San Jose