Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 716, and was estimated to be 669 in 2025.
Logan County is part of the North Platte Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Logan County was represented by the prefix "87" (as it had the 87th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
History
Logan County was created on February 24, 1885. It was named for Civil War General John A. Logan.
The first railroad was built through Logan County in 1911.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water. It is the 57th-largest county in Nebraska by total area.
Logan County's terrain consists of low corrugated flatland, sparsely used for agricultural purposes at present. The ground slopes to the east-northeast, with precipitation runoff making its way to the Dismal River north of the county.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 83
- 20px Nebraska Highway 92
Adjacent counties
- Thomas County - north
- Blaine County - northeast
- Custer County - east
- Lincoln County - south
- McPherson County - west
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 716. The median age was 46.1 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 94.4% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.0% from some other race, and 4.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.2% of the population.
There were 286 households in the county, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 17.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Percent
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| Republican
| 443
| 80.99%
|-
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| Independent
| 61
| 11.15%
|-
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| Democratic
| 37
| 6.76%
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| Libertarian
| 6
| 1.10%
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| Legal Marijuana Now
| 0
| 0.00%
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! colspan="2" |Total
! 547
! 100.00%
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