Whittier, Cody Lake and Dorp can better be classified as rural neighborhoods rather than communities. Agriculture and Ranching The presence of south Loup River in southern Logan County creates an area of transition between the Sand Hills Range Livestock Production region to the north and Loess Hills region to the south. Characterized by the grass covered dunes of the Sandhills region, northern Logan County provides excellent land for cattle grazing. This portion of Logan County is classified in the sand Hills Range Livestock Production region of the state. Cattle production and related agricultural practices are the major economic enterprise in the county.
Many ranchers depend on their hay crops to feed herds through the winter.
Events such as the Great Depression, the drought of the the 1930's and the recession of the 1980's has contributed to family and corporate ranches consisting of thousands of acres. The south-central and southeastern portions of Logan County lie in the Loess Hills geographic zone of Nebraska and are characterized by dissected plains topography. This is a region of transition between the Sandhills of north central Nebraska and the farming country of south and east Nebraska. In Logan County, the predominant aspects of the Loess Hills Livestock, General Farming, and Cash Grain region consists of cattle grazing and hay production. Conclusion Logan County was opened for settlement by the federal government in 1884.