Logan County, Illinois

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 27,987. Its county seat is Lincoln.

Logan County comprises the Lincoln, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL Combined Statistical Area.

History

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

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

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water.

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Lincoln have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in December 1914 and a record high of was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in May.

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|White alone (NH)

|30,655

|28,984

|28,247

|26,586

|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,452

|96.39%

|94.11%

|90.58%

|87.73%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |87.37%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|813

|1,281

|2,037

|2,243

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,494

|2.56%

|4.16%

|6.53%

|7.40%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.34%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|26

|36

|48

|54

|style='background: #ffffe6; |48

|0.08%

|0.12%

|0.15%

|0.18%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%

|Asian alone (NH)

|109

|136

|165

|184

|style='background: #ffffe6; |178

|0.34%

|0.44%

|0.53%

|0.61%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.01%

|0.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other race alone (NH)

|15

|13

|12

|style='background: #ffffe6; |76

|0.05%

|0.04%

|0.01%

|0.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|176

|328

|style='background: #ffffe6; |920

|0.56%

|1.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.29%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|184

|348

|503

|893

|style='background: #ffffe6; |818

|0.58%

|1.13%

|1.61%

|2.95%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.92%

|Total

|31,802

|30,798

|31,183

|30,305

|style='background: #ffffe6; |27,987

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 27,987. The median age was 41.9 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.0 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 88.1% White, 5.4% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.6% from some other race, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.9% of the population.

50.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 50.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 10,749 households in the county, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.3% were married-couple households, 19.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 12,107 housing units at an average density of . 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.

Of the 11,070 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.

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.

Communities

thumb|250px|Map of Logan County, Illinois

Cities

Atlanta
Lincoln (seat)
Mount Pulaski

Villages

Broadwell
Elkhart
Emden
Hartsburg
Latham
Middletown
New Holland
San Jose

Census-designated places

Beason
Chestnut
Cornland

Unincorporated communities

Bakerville
Bell
Burton View
Chestervale
Croft
Evans
Fogarty
Harness
Lake Fork
Lawndale
Lucas
Mount Fulcher
Mountjoy
Narita
Skelton
Union

Extinct community

Postville

Townships

Aetna
Atlanta
Broadwell
Chester
Corwin
East Lincoln
Elkhart
Eminence
Hurlbut
Laenna
Lake Fork
Mt. Pulaski
Oran
Orvil
Prairie Creek
Sheridan
West Lincoln

Government and infrastructure

thumb|Logan County courthouse in Lincoln, Illinois, circa 1901-1907

The Illinois Department of Corrections Logan Correctional Center is located in unincorporated Logan County, near Lincoln.

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.

Education

K-12 school districts include:

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:

Norm Cook, NBA player
Robert A. Emmitt, Oregon farmer and legislator
Terry Kinney, actor
Edward Madigan, Former United States Secretary of Agriculture
William Keepers Maxwell Jr., editor, novelist, short story writer

References

External links

Official website