Logan County (Illinois)
The Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 30,305 inhabitants and a population density of 18.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lincoln.
Geography
The County is located in north central Illinois, about 55 km north of Springfield, the capital of Illinois. It has an area of 1603 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. At the Logan County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Logan County was formed on February 15, 1839, from parts of Sangamon, Tazewell, McLean and DeWitt County. It was named after John Logan, an MP in the House of Representatives from Illinois in the 30s and 40s of the 19th century. Logan County was also home to the later U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, after whom the city was named Lincoln.
Territorial Development
1841-1845
1845 to today
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Logan County 30,305 people in 10,992 households. The population density was 18.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 10,992 households lived statistically 2.25 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 89.8 percent white, 7.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
19.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 48,714. The per capita income was $ 22,136. 11.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Logan County
Citys
- Atlanta
- Lincoln
- Mount Pulaski
Villages
- Broadwell
- Elkhart
- Emden
- Hartsburg
- Latham
- Middletown
- New Holland
- San jose1
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Beason
- Chestnut
- Cornland
Other Unincorporated communities
- Bell
- Burton View
- Chestervale
- Croft2
- Evans
- Fogarty
- Harness
- Lake Fork
- Lawndale
- Lucas
- Mount Fulcher
- Mountjoy
- Narita
- Skelton
- Union
1 - partially in Mason County 2 - partially in Menard County
Structure
The Logan County is divided into 17 townships: