Logan County, Kentucky

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Logan County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1792
Seat	Russellville
Area - Total - Land - Water	557 sq mi (1,443 km²) 556 sq mi (1,439 km²) 1 sq mi (4 km²), 0.25%
Population - (2000) - Density	26,573 48/sq mi (18/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Benjamin Logan (1742–1802), military general from Virginia.

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 26,573. Its county seat is Russellville^[1]. The county is named for Benjamin Logan.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Attractions
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 557 square miles (1,443 km²), of which, 556 square miles (1,439 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.25%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Muhlenberg County (northwest)
Butler County (north)
Warren County (northeast)
Simpson County (southeast)
Robertson County, Tennessee (south)
Todd County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	5,807	—
1810	12,123	108.8%
1820	14,423	19.0%
1830	13,012	-9.8%
1840	13,615	4.6%
1850	16,581	21.8%
1860	19,021	14.7%
1870	20,429	7.4%
1880	24,358	19.2%
1890	23,812	-2.2%
1900	25,994	9.2%
1910	24,977	-3.9%
1920	23,633	-5.4%
1930	21,875	-7.4%
1940	23,345	6.7%
1950	22,335	-4.3%
1960	20,896	-6.4%
1970	21,793	4.3%
1980	24,138	10.8%
1990	24,416	1.2%
2000	26,573	8.8%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21141.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 26,573 people, 10,506 households, and 7,574 families residing in the county. The population density was 48 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 11,875 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.70% White, 7.62% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,506 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,474, and the median income for a family was $39,307. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $20,265 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,962. About 10.80% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.50% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.