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16-768: Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States: Logan County, Arkansas Logan County, Colorado Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895) Logan County, Illinois Logan County, Kansas Logan County, Kentucky Logan County, Nebraska Logan County, North Dakota Logan County, Ohio Logan County, Oklahoma Logan County, West Virginia See also [ edit ] Logan Shire, Queensland, Australia; predecessor to Logan City Logan Township (disambiguation) Logan (disambiguation) Logan County Realty [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

32-499: A carpetbagger because he was a Union Army veteran who had decided to settle in Arkansas. There he had married Susan Rebecca Rose in 1867. She was the daughter of Moreau Rose, an early pioneer and a Confederate supporter, and his wife. The Sarber couple had six children together; five survived to adulthood. After white Democrats regained control of the state legislature in 1875, they renamed Sarber County for James Logan (1792-1859),

48-514: A Kentucky-born early settler in the area who had served in the territorial legislature, from Crawford County, and the first state legislature, from Scott County (part of the latter was absorbed into Logan County). According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 732 square miles (1,900 km ), of which 708 square miles (1,830 km ) are land and 23 square miles (60 km ) (3.2%) are water. The highest natural point in Arkansas, Magazine Mountain at 2,753 feet (839 m),

64-480: A female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

80-655: A fort at Stanford about the same time Boone erected the first fort. Logan married Rachel [presumed Steele] of Tennessee in Cape Girardeau, Missouri about 1815. James Logan lived in Wayne County, Missouri , with his wife until 1830, when he came to Arkansas with many from the Logan family and their slaves, settling on the Arkansas River west of Spadra . While there he established Logan's Post Office and

96-718: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Logan County, Arkansas Logan County (formerly Sarber County ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas . As of the 2020 census , the population was 21,131. Its two county seats are Booneville and Paris . The Arkansas General Assembly defined the state's 64th county on March 22, 1871, incorporating parts of Scott, Yell, and Pope counties (later adding part of Franklin County). They named it Sarber County for John Newton Sarber (1837–1905), an attorney and Republican state senator from Yell County . He had introduced

112-515: Is located in Logan County. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 21,131 people, 8,417 households, and 5,839 families residing in the county. As of the 2000 census , there were 22,486 people, 8,693 households, and 6,302 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12 people/km ). There were 9,942 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5.4/km ). The racial makeup of

128-489: The United States census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications. The townships of Logan County are listed below; listed in parentheses are

144-556: The poverty line , including 18.20% of those under age 18 and 19.60% of those age 65 or over. Over the past few election cycles, Logan County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last Democrat (as of 2024) to carry this county was Bill Clinton in 1996. Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. However,

160-458: The cities, towns, and/or census-designated places that are fully or partially inside the township. 35°13′29″N 93°44′26″W  /  35.22472°N 93.74056°W  / 35.22472; -93.74056 James Logan (pioneer) James Logan was born to David A. and Nancy Thurmond Logan near Stanford, Kentucky . His father David was a cousin of frontiersman Gen. Benjamin Logan , who came to Kentucky with Daniel Boone , and erected

176-641: The county of Crawford in the Territorial Legislature of Arkansas , and was a representative from Scott County to the Arkansas General Assembly in 1836. Afterwards he was Indian Agent and pay master for the Creek Indian Agency near Fort Gibson . He died November 11, 1857, at his old home on Sugar Creek and his remains are in the family cemetery there. This article about an Arkansas politician

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192-418: The county was 96.46% White , 1.05% Black or African American , 0.65% Native American , 0.15% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.39% from other races , and 1.28% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,693 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 10.10% had

208-594: The resolution to organize the county. Born and reared in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , he had moved with his widowed father and family to Kansas in 1855. Sarber became influential in the Arkansas legislature, introducing bills to establish a public school system for the first time, and what developed as the University of Arkansas. In 1873, Sarber was appointed U.S. marshal of the U.S. Western District Court at Fort Smith . Conservative white Democrats viewed Sarber as

224-445: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Logan_County&oldid=1238764201 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

240-415: Was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 28,344, and the median income for a family was $ 33,732. Males had a median income of $ 24,472 versus $ 18,681 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 14,527. About 11.40% of families and 15.40% of the population were below

256-476: Was appointed a postmaster on February 11, 1832. When Logan arrived in Arkansas, he took over a large acreage of land and set his slaves to clearing and putting the land into cultivation. In 1839 an epidemic of cholera hit his slaves so he decided to go south of the river. There he acquired 1,000 acres of land on Sugar Creek, near Booneville , which at that time was in Scott County. In 1834 Logan represented

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