Logan County, Illinois

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.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water.
Climate and weather
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.
Transit
SHOW Bus
Lincoln station
Major highways
Interstate 55
Interstate 155
U.S. Highway 136
Illinois Route 10
Illinois Route 54
Illinois Route 121
Adjacent counties
Mason County - northwest
Tazewell County - north
McLean County - northeast
De Witt County - east
Macon County - southeast
Sangamon County - south
Menard County - west
Demographics
According to the 2010 United States Census, there were 30,305 people, 11,070 households, and 7,274 families residing in the county. 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. In terms of ancestry, 30.9% were German, 17.4% were American, 13.1% were Irish, and 10.8% were English.
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.
14.4% of the population were living in group quarters including 11.4% of the population institutionalized.
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
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
Burtonview
Chestervale
Croft
Evans
Fogarty
Harness
Lake Fork
Lawndale
Lucas
Mount Fulcher
Mountjoy
Narita
Skelton
Union
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
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.
Notable people
Brian Cook, NBA player
Norm Cook, NBA player
Robert A. Emmitt, Oregon armer and legislator
Terry Kinney, actor
Edward Madigan, Former United States Secretary of Agriculture
William Keepers Maxwell Jr., editor, novelist, short story writeril
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Illinois
References
External links
Official website
Illinois counties
1839 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1839