Logan County, Colorado

County in Colorado, United States

County in Colorado

Logan County

County

Logan County Courthouse

Location within the U.S. state of Colorado

Colorado's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 40°44′N 103°07′W﻿ / ﻿40.73°N 103.11°W﻿ / 40.73; -103.11
Country|  United States
State|  Colorado
Founded| February 25, 1887
Named after| John A. Logan
Seat| Sterling
Largest city| Sterling
Area

• Total

| 1,845 sq mi (4,780 km2)
• Land| 1,839 sq mi (4,760 km2)
• Water| 6.3 sq mi (16 km2)  0.3%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 21,528

• Estimate

(2024)

| 20,755
• Density| 12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone| UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district| 4th
Website| logancounty.colorado.gov

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,528.[1] The county seat is Sterling.[2] The county was named for General John A. Logan.[3] Logan County comprises the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.[4][5]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,845 square miles (4,780 km2), of which 1,839 square miles (4,760 km2) is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km2) (0.3%) is water.[6]

### Adjacent counties

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* Cheyenne County, Nebraska \- north
* Phillips County \- east
* Sedgwick County \- east
* Yuma County \- southeast
* Washington County \- south
* Morgan County \- southwest
* Weld County \- west
* Kimball County, Nebraska \- northwest

### Major highways

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* Interstate 76
* I-76 BS
* U.S. Highway 6
* U.S. Highway 138
* State Highway 14
* State Highway 61
* State Highway 63
* State Highway 113

### Transit

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* Burlington Trailways
* Express Arrow

### State protected area

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* North Sterling State Park

### Trails and byways

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* American Discovery Trail
* Pawnee Pioneer Trails
* South Platte Trail

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 3,070| | —
1900| 3,292| | 7.2%
1910| 9,549| | 190.1%
1920| 18,427| | 93.0%
1930| 19,946| | 8.2%
1940| 18,370| | −7.9%
1950| 17,187| | −6.4%
1960| 20,302| | 18.1%
1970| 18,852| | −7.1%
1980| 19,800| | 5.0%
1990| 17,567| | −11.3%
2000| 20,504| | 16.7%
2010| 22,709| | 10.8%
2020| 21,528| | −5.2%
2024 (est.)| 20,755| [7]| −3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2020[1]

At the 2000 census there were 20,504 people, 7,551 households, and 5,066 families in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4.2 people/km2). There were 8,424 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (1.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.65% White, 2.05% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 11.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[12] Of the 7,551 households 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 28.50% of households were one person and 12.40% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

The age distribution was 24.70% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.60 males.

The median household income was $32,724 and the median family income was $42,241. Males had a median income of $28,155 versus $21,110 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,721. About 9.00% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

## Politics

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Logan County is strongly Republican in presidential elections. Since 1888, the county has failed to back the Republican candidate in only six presidential elections, most recently in 1964 in the midst of Lyndon B. Johnson's national landslide victory.

United States presidential election results for Logan County, Colorado[13] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 7,855  | 77.27% | 2,098  | 20.64%  | 213  | 2.10%
2020 | 8,087  | 76.79% | 2,218  | 21.06%  | 227  | 2.16%
2016 | 7,282  | 74.90% | 1,851  | 19.04%  | 589  | 6.06%
2012 | 6,179  | 67.72% | 2,712  | 29.72%  | 233  | 2.55%
2008 | 6,002  | 66.86% | 2,846  | 31.70%  | 129  | 1.44%
2004 | 6,168  | 70.36% | 2,491  | 28.42%  | 107  | 1.22%
2000 | 5,531  | 68.32% | 2,296  | 28.36%  | 269  | 3.32%
1996 | 4,032  | 53.15% | 2,765  | 36.45%  | 789  | 10.40%
1992 | 3,420  | 40.98% | 2,718  | 32.57%  | 2,207  | 26.45%
1988 | 4,485  | 56.24% | 3,382  | 42.41%  | 108  | 1.35%
1984 | 5,883  | 72.33% | 2,155  | 26.50%  | 95  | 1.17%
1980 | 5,238  | 63.16% | 2,332  | 28.12%  | 723  | 8.72%
1976 | 4,256  | 53.32% | 3,543  | 44.39%  | 183  | 2.29%
1972 | 5,352  | 67.27% | 2,426  | 30.49%  | 178  | 2.24%
1968 | 4,323  | 56.95% | 2,521  | 33.21%  | 747  | 9.84%
1964 | 3,497  | 45.23%  | 4,222  | 54.61% | 12  | 0.16%
1960 | 5,002  | 59.97% | 3,334  | 39.97%  | 5  | 0.06%
1956 | 5,199  | 64.50% | 2,841  | 35.25%  | 20  | 0.25%
1952 | 5,237  | 67.67% | 2,459  | 31.77%  | 43  | 0.56%
1948 | 3,223  | 49.98% | 3,179  | 49.30%  | 46  | 0.71%
1944 | 3,998  | 61.63% | 2,471  | 38.09%  | 18  | 0.28%
1940 | 4,613  | 61.38% | 2,819  | 37.51%  | 83  | 1.10%
1936 | 3,136  | 42.61%  | 4,070  | 55.30% | 154  | 2.09%
1932 | 3,157  | 45.44%  | 3,641  | 52.41% | 149  | 2.14%
1928 | 4,377  | 71.92% | 1,620  | 26.62%  | 89  | 1.46%
1924 | 3,103  | 55.60% | 946  | 16.95%  | 1,532  | 27.45%
1920 | 3,123  | 59.71% | 1,893  | 36.20%  | 214  | 4.09%
1916 | 1,422  | 33.51%  | 2,679  | 63.14% | 142  | 3.35%
1912 | 664  | 20.18%  | 1,338  | 40.66% | 1,289  | 39.17%
1908 | 1,054  | 49.86% | 950  | 44.94%  | 110  | 5.20%
1904 | 821  | 57.13% | 486  | 33.82%  | 130  | 9.05%
1900 | 594  | 46.59% | 583  | 45.73%  | 98  | 7.69%
1896 | 231  | 26.52%  | 603  | 69.23% | 37  | 4.25%
1892 | 322  | 56.00% | 0  | 0.00%  | 253  | 44.00%
1888 | 1,086  | 56.30% | 669  | 34.68%  | 174  | 9.02%

## Communities

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### City

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* Sterling

### Towns

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* Crook
* Fleming
* Iliff
* Merino
* Peetz

### Census-designated places

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* Atwood
* Padroni

### Unincorporated communities

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* Dailey
* Proctor
* Saint Petersburg
* Willard

### Ghost towns

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* Ackerman
* Armstrong
* Beta
* Buchanan
* Galien
* Graylin
* Griff
* Jessica
* Kelly
* Lesy
* Logan
* Marcott
* Mount Hope
* New Haven
* Powell
* Red Lion
* Rockland
* Selma
* Shahan
* Tobin
* Twin Mills
* Westplains
* Winston

## See also

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* Government portal
* History portal
* United States portal
* Colorado portal

* Bibliography of Colorado
* Geography of Colorado
* History of Colorado
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Colorado
* Index of Colorado-related articles
* List of Colorado-related lists
* List of counties in Colorado
* List of statistical areas in Colorado
* Outline of Colorado

## References

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1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 189.
4. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2012 – via National Archives.
5. ^ See the Colorado census statistical areas.
6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
13. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

## External links

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* Official website
* Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck
* Colorado Historical Society

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| Kimball County, Nebraska | Cheyenne County, Nebraska |

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* Fleming
* Iliff
* Merino
* Peetz

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* Padroni

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