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.http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article107863027.html

History
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
20px Kansas Highway 25
20px U.S. Highway 40
20px U.S. Highway 83
20px Interstate 70

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202085.7% 1,24912.8% 1861.6% 23201683.2% 1,13210.9% 1495.9% 80201283.4% 1,12614.6% 1972.0% 27200882.4% 1,18715.6% 2251.9% 28200482.4% 1,25516.3% 2481.3% 20200077.9% 1,08816.5% 2315.6% 78199673.5% 1,15518.8% 2967.7% 121199253.0% 90520.8% 35526.3% 449198864.4% 98832.8% 5032.9% 44198477.0% 1,23520.7% 3312.3% 37198072.9% 1,26120.7% 3586.4% 111197656.4% 95740.9% 6942.7% 46197270.0% 1,16425.7% 4284.3% 71196863.8% 1,12023.4% 41112.8% 225196449.8% 96749.3% 9570.9% 17196065.2% 1,24334.2% 6510.6% 12195672.6% 1,32827.0% 4930.4% 8195280.0% 1,54419.1% 3690.9% 18194863.7% 1,10533.4% 5792.9% 50194472.9% 1,10726.8% 4060.3% 5194066.8% 1,20132.5% 5840.7% 12193651.2% 95548.6% 9080.2% 4193244.3% 86752.3% 1,0253.4% 67192871.6% 1,06627.2% 4051.1% 17192463.9% 94219.4% 28616.8% 247192068.5% 78127.4% 3124.1% 47191642.1% 59250.4% 7097.6% 107191220.2% 16631.6% 25948.2% 396190859.3% 52434.9% 3085.8% 51190471.8% 40820.6% 1177.6% 43190060.5% 31933.4% 1766.1% 32189660.4% 27438.6% 1751.1% 5189258.1% 45741.9% 329188865.8% 60930.6% 2833.6% 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.

Education

Unified school districts
 Oakley USD 274
 Triplains USD 275

Communities

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

Category:Kansas counties
Category:1887 establishments in Kansas