Logan County, Kansas

**Logan County** (standard abbreviation: **LG**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.  In 2020, 2,762 people lived there. The county seat is Oakley. Oakley is also the biggest city in Logan County. The county was named after Gen. John A. Logan.

One of the county's most unique features is a mile long stretch of Niobrara Formation rocks. The rocks reach 100 feet high. They are called "Little Jerusalem." It is related to the same geology that formed the Badlands National Park.  The formation is mostly on private land. In 2016, the Nature Conservancy bought the land, and they say they will open the area to the public.

### 19th century

In 1887, **Logan County** was created.

Logan County was first created in 1871 as St. John County. St. John was created from the area to the east of range 38 in what was then part of Wallace County. The Kansas State Legislature changed the name from St. John to Logan in 1885.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.01%) is water.

### Major highways

- Kansas Highway 25
- U.S. Highway 40
- U.S. Highway 83
- Interstate 70

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**85.7%** _1,249_|style="text-align:center;"|12.8% _186_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.2%** _1,132_|style="text-align:center;"|10.9% _149_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.9% _80_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.4%** _1,126_|style="text-align:center;"|14.6% _197_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.4%** _1,187_|style="text-align:center;"|15.6% _225_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**82.4%** _1,255_|style="text-align:center;"|16.3% _248_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.9%** _1,088_|style="text-align:center;"|16.5% _231_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% _78_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.5%** _1,155_|style="text-align:center;"|18.8% _296_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.7% _121_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.0%** _905_|style="text-align:center;"|20.8% _355_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.3% _449_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.4%** _988_|style="text-align:center;"|32.8% _503_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**77.0%** _1,235_|style="text-align:center;"|20.7% _331_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _37_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.9%** _1,261_|style="text-align:center;"|20.7% _358_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.4% _111_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.4%** _957_|style="text-align:center;"|40.9% _694_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _46_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.0%** _1,164_|style="text-align:center;"|25.7% _428_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.3% _71_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.8%** _1,120_|style="text-align:center;"|23.4% _411_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.8% _225_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.8%** _967_|style="text-align:center;"|49.3% _957_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.2%** _1,243_|style="text-align:center;"|34.2% _651_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.6%** _1,328_|style="text-align:center;"|27.0% _493_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _8_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**80.0%** _1,544_|style="text-align:center;"|19.1% _369_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.7%** _1,105_|style="text-align:center;"|33.4% _579_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.9%** _1,107_|style="text-align:center;"|26.8% _406_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _5_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.8%** _1,201_|style="text-align:center;"|32.5% _584_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.2%** _955_|style="text-align:center;"|48.6% _908_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _4_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|44.3% _867_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.3%** _1,025_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% _67_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.6%** _1,066_|style="text-align:center;"|27.2% _405_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _17_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.9%** _942_|style="text-align:center;"|19.4% _286_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.8% _247_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.5%** _781_|style="text-align:center;"|27.4% _312_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _47_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|42.1% _592_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.4%** _709_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.6% _107_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|20.2% _166_|style="text-align:center;"|31.6% _259_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**48.2%** _396_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.3%** _524_|style="text-align:center;"|34.9% _308_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.8% _51_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.8%** _408_|style="text-align:center;"|20.6% _117_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.6% _43_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.5%** _319_|style="text-align:center;"|33.4% _176_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.4%** _274_|style="text-align:center;"|38.6% _175_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _5_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.1%** _457_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|41.9% _329_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.8%** _609_|style="text-align:center;"|30.6% _283_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _33_|

Logan County is very Republican. Only two Democrats have ever won the county in a Presidential election: Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

### Unified school districts

- Oakley USD 274
- Triplains USD 275

### Cities

- Oakley
- Russell Springs
- Winona

## References

- Notes

## Other websites

- County
- Logan County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Logan County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Logan County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: Butterfield Trail Museum (Russell Springs, KS) from E 1.JPG
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: Butterfield Overland Mail, Butterfield Trail Museum, formerly the Old Logan County Courthouse (Russell Springs, Kansas), Logan County courthouse, in Russell Springs, Kansas, Russell Springs (2014)
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: February 24, 1887
- **named for**: John A. Logan
- **seat wl**: Oakley
- **largest city wl**: Oakley
- **area total sq mi**: 1073
- **area land sq mi**: 1073
- **area water sq mi**: 0.1
- **area percentage**: 0.01%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 2762
- **population density sq mi**: 2.6
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central