Logan is a city in

Cache County, Utah Cache County ( ) is a county located in the northern region of Utah bordering Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 133,154, with an estimated 145,487 in 2024. Its county seat and largest city is Logan. Cache County ...

, United States. The 2020 census recorded the population at 52,778. Logan is the

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of Cache County and the principal city of the

Logan metropolitan area The Logan Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, consists of two counties – one in Utah and one in Idaho, anchored by the city of Logan. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 125,442 (t ...

, which includes Cache County and

Franklin County, Idaho Franklin County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census the county had a population of 14,194. The county seat and largest city is Preston, Idaho, Preston. The cou ...

. The Logan metropolitan area contained 147,908 people as of the 2020 census. Logan has the main campus of

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public university, public land grant colleges, land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah, United States. Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's federal ...

History

The town of Logan was founded in 1859 by settlers

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sent to survey for the site of a fort near the banks of the

Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

. They named their new community "Logan" for Ephraim Logan, an early fur trapper in the area. Logan was incorporated on January 17, 1866.

Brigham Young College Brigham Young College was a college and high school in Logan, Utah. It was founded by Brigham Young on 6 August 1877, 23 days before his death. He deeded several acres of land to a board of trustees for the development of a college. This was j ...

was founded here on August 6, 1877 (and closed in 1926), and

, then called the Agricultural College of Utah, was founded in 1888. Brigham Young College, a college run by

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, was in Logan from 1878 to 1926. Its library and its papers were given to Utah State University when it ceased operating. Logan's growth reflects settlement and postwar booms along with other changes incidental to conditions in the West. Logan grew to about 20,000 in the mid-1960s, and according to census estimates, exceeded 50,000 in 2015.

Geography

Logan is situated on the

in northern Utah, about north of Ogden and north of

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According to the

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, the city has an area of , of which is land and , or 3.16%, is water. The city lies near the eastern edge of

Cache Valley Cache Valley ''( Shoshoni: Seuhubeogoi, “Willow Valley”)'' is a valley of northern Utah and southeast Idaho, United States, that includes the Logan metropolitan area. The valley was used by 19th century mountain men and was the site of th ...

on the western slopes of the

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Mount Logan Mount Logan ( ) is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America after Denali (McKinley). The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada ...

rises to an elevation of immediately to the east, and south of

Logan Canyon Logan Canyon is a canyon in the western United States in northeastern Utah, which cuts its way through the Bear River Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range. It is popular for both summer and winter activities, especially rock-climbing, hi ...

. The eastern portions of the city are atop shelf-like "benches", late

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deposits created by the glacially fed Logan River feeding into the northern stretches of

Lake Bonneville Lake Bonneville was the largest Late Pleistocene paleolake in the Great Basin of western North America. It was a pluvial lake that formed in response to an increase in precipitation and a decrease in evaporation as a result of cooler temperatur ...

, building a " Gilbert-type" river delta over several thousand years. The Logan River later cut down through these sedimentary deposits after the draining of Lake Bonneville about 14,500 years ago. This created a low-lying area with very steep slopes that reach into the rest of town and to the Logan River bottomlands. West of Logan lie flatlands that contain both farmland and marshes. North and south of Logan are rapidly growing residential suburbs.

Climate

Logan has a

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(

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: ''Dsa'') with very warm and usually dry summers and cold winters with moderate snowfall. Precipitation tends to be heaviest in the spring. Like other areas in northern Utah, during mid-winter, high-pressure systems often form over Cache Valley, leading to strong temperature inversions that trap cold air and pollutants and allow thick smog to accumulate in the valley about three percent of the time. This reduces the air quality to unhealthy levels and can result in the worst air pollution levels in the U.S.

Demographics

During the 2020 census, there were 52,778 people. The population was counted at 48,174 in the 2010 census. The racial makeup of the city in 2010 was 83.9%

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, 1.0%

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, 1.0% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.5%

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, 8.0% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 13.9% of the population. As of the 2000 Census there were 13,902 households counted in Logan, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.2. In the city, the population was spread out, with *23.4% under the age of 18 *34.3% from 18 to 24 *25.5% from 25 to 44 *9.7% from 45 to 64 *7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males. As of the 2000 Census the median income for a household in the city was $30,778, and the median income for a family was $33,784. Males had a median income of $27,304 versus $19,687 for females. The

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for the city was $13,765. About 12.6% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the

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, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Logan has a wide range of economic sectors, with a focus on education, manufacturing and processing, medical services, agriculture, and retail businesses. The city's largest employers are

and

Space Dynamics Laboratory Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is a nonprofit government contractor owned by Utah State University. SDL is the sole University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for the United States Missile Defense Agency; and, is one of 15 UARCs in the nati ...

. Other major employers include ICON Health & Fitness (IFIT), Campbell Scientific, Cache Valley Bank, Conservice,

Cache County School District Cache County School District is a school district located in Cache County, Utah, United States. It serves all the communities within Cache County, except most of the city of Logan (which is served by Logan City School District). It is one o ...

Cytiva Danaher Corporation is an American global conglomerate founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company designs, manufactures, and markets medical, industrial, and commercial products and ...

, Entegris, Gossner Foods, Intermountain Health,

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, Lee’s Marketplace, Logan Regional Hospital, Logan City School District,

Pepperidge Farm Pepperidge Farm Incorporated is an American commercial bakery founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand after her family's 123-acre farm property in Fairfield, Connecticut, which had been named for the Black Tupelo, pepperidge tree. ...

RR Donnelley R.R. Donnelley is an American integrated communications company that provides marketing and business communications, commercial printing, and related services. Its corporate headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. In 2007, R ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an American life science and clinical research company. It is a global supplier of analytical instruments, clinical development solutions, specialty diagnostics, laboratory, pharmaceutical and biotechnology s ...

, TTM Technologies, S&S – Sansei Technologies, and

Schreiber Foods Schreiber Foods Inc., is a dairy company which produces and distributes natural cheese, processed cheese, cream cheese, yogurt and beverages. It is an Employee-owned corporation, employee-owned customer brand dairy company headquartered in Green ...

Headquartered in Logan

– doctoral land-grant university * Al’s Sporting Goods - American chain of sporting goods stores * Gossner Foods – dairy product manufacturer * Ifrogz - manufacturer of cases for Apple products *

Infinite Discs Infinite Discs is an American disc golf equipment retail company based in Logan, Utah. The company also maintains a disc golf scorekeeping app, a course directory, a round tracking website, and a line of discs. History The company was found ...

- American disc golf equipment company * Lee’s Marketplace - chain of grocery stores based in Utah * Space Dynamics Lab -

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and government contractor owned by Utah State University *

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– manufacturer of amusement park rides * Utah Festival Opera – founded and headquartered in Logan

Other

* PoliticIt - political website * Crumbl Cookies - a cookie company that was started by students attending Utah State.

Arts and culture

Attractions and events include: * Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre * Ellen Eccles Theatre *Summerfest Arts Faire, featuring fine arts, music, food, and children's activities. *Cache Valley Cruise-In, Utah's largest automotive event, features vehicles, concerts, and a car parade. *Summerfest Arts Faire showcases local artwork, food, and performers. *LGBTQA Pride festival, founded in 2016. * Logan Utah Temple, completed in 1884.

Parks and recreation

Logan's Parks and Recreation department runs the Logan River Golf Course, the Logan/Cache County Fairgrounds, and the Logan Aquatic Center. Zootah at Willow Park is a small

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoology, ...

in Logan's Willow Park, with a small collection of wild animals including monkeys, coyotes, bobcats, bald eagles, and land birds and ducks. Logan is the home of two full-length golf courses, the Logan River Golf Course and the Logan Golf and Country Club. Other golf courses are also found around the Cache Valley Area. There are numerous events at the Logan/Cache County Fairgrounds including fairs, rodeos, and demolition derbies. Nearby, the city of Logan runs an aquatic center and a skate park. During the winter season, the city operates an outdoor ice skating rink at Merlin Olsen Park (Central Park).

Government

The government of the city of Logan consists of the Executive Branch, led by an elected mayor; the Legislative Branch, led by a five-member city council; and the Judicial Branch, led by the city judge. Logan does not use districts for election purposes, as the mayor and council members are elected

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. The current mayor of Logan, Holly H. Daines, was elected in November 2017. Current Logan City Council Members include Amy Z. Anderson, Mark A. Anderson, Mike Johnson, Ernesto Lopez, and Jeannie F. Simmonds. Alvin Crockett was the city's first mayor, elected on March 5, 1866. Other previous mayors include Craig Petersen (2014-2018) and Randy Watts (2006-2014).

Education

Logan is served by two public school districts—mainly Logan City School District, but also

for certain neighborhoods. There are eight public schools in the Logan City School District: six elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Logan High School. The Cache County School District has four high schools outside Logan in other cities. Charter schools include Edith Bowen Laboratory School (K-6), on the USU campus, Bear River Charter School (K-6), and Fast Forward Charter High School. InTech Collegiate Academy (often known simply as InTech) is in Logan and is a STEM-focused, early college high school partnered with USU. Logan River Academy is an adolescent residential treatment center in the southern end of Logan.

Colleges and universities

* Bridgerland Technical College offers certificate programs across several industries. *

offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

Media

Newspapers

*'' The Herald Journal'', a daily newspaper *''Cache Valley Daily'', a news site operated by

KVNU KVNU (610 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Logan, Utah. It is owned by the Cache Valley Media Group and airs a talk radio format, serving the Logan metropolitan area. KVNU also broadcasts Utah State Aggies sports. KVNU fir ...

*''The Utah Statesman'', a student-ran newspaper at Utah State University that occasionally covers broader local news

Television

*K08QL-D and K22MH-D, translators of KCSG Cedar City. *KCVB-LD ("The Valley Channel"), a local television station providing community-oriented programs.

Radio

Utah Public Radio KUSU-FM (91.5 FM), known as Utah Public Radio, is an NPR-member radio station. It airs NPR programs, plus classical and folk music. Licensed to Utah State University in Logan, Utah, it broadcasts as Utah Public Radio on a series of 30 translato ...

is a statewide

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affiliate headquartered on the Logan campus of Utah State University. *

, news, sports and talk. *

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, soft rock *

KVFX KVFX (94.5 FM), also known as ''VFX'', is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station broadcasting in the Logan- Ogden, Utah metropolitan area. It is owned by Cache Valley Media Group. KVFX-FM also broadcasts via translator in Tremonton at 98.3 MHz. The St ...

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Infrastructure

Transportation

In 2009, the Logan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) ranked eighth-highest in the U.S. for commuters who biked to work (3.3%).

Highways

* US-89 * US-91

Transit

Logan is served by a local sales-tax-funded

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bus system, Connect Transit, formerly named Cache Valley Transit District (CVTD), which incorporated the Logan Transit District (LTD) in 2007. The LTD system began in 1992 with six routes in Logan. Service outside Logan began with the formation of CVTD in 2001. The system has 15 routes that serve Logan and the adjacent cities of North Logan and River Heights. These include a northern route that reaches as far as

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and a southern route that serves the southern suburbs and Hyrum. There is also a five-time daily connection to Lewiston and

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Air travel

The public

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airport is Logan-Cache Airport. It features flight instruction and private charter flights.

Notable people

* Jawahir Ahmed,

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and beauty pageant winner * Neil L. Andersen,

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apostle born in Logan *

Rocky Anderson Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson II (born September 9, 1951) is an American attorney, writer, activist, and civil and human rights advocate. He served two terms as the 33rd List of mayors of Salt Lake City, Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, from 2000 to ...

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2000–2008 * Michael Ballam,

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singer, founder of Utah Festival Opera Company * Elaine Bradley, member of

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rock band *

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military officer, politician, LDS Church leader *

Reed Budge Reed William Budge (January 7, 1921 – August 7, 1987) was an American politician and rancher from the U.S. state of Idaho. He resided in Soda Springs, Idaho. Early life and education Budge was born in 1921 in Logan, Utah to Dr. Thomas B. and ...

, Idaho legislator *

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, politician * Shay Carl,

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* Ron Carlson, novelist and short story writer * Quentin L. Cook,

apostle * Chris Cooley,

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football player *

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football player *

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, former chairman of the

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, football player for

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* Rulon Gardner, 2000 Olympic gold medalist (

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) * Hal Garner, football player for the

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* John Gilbert,

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star * Kenny Griffin, Olympic gymnast * Morris R. Jeppson, weapons test officer, ''

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'' * Robert M. Kimmitt, former

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* Russell Maughan, pioneer

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, first person to fly across America in a single day * Joseph M. Newman, film director * Chase Nielsen, member of Doolittle Raid *

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, football player for

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, actor and TV personality * L. Tom Perry,

apostle *

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, screenwriter and film producer * Lenore Romney, former First Lady of Michigan, mother of

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* Alan Stauffer, Wyoming legislator, born in Logan *

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* Jean Sullivan, actress *

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, 2017

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for the observation of

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, law and religion scholar * Larry Winborg, illustrator and gallery owner * Evelyn Wood, speed-reading entrepreneur

References

External links

*
Cache Valley Visitors Bureau

Cache Chamber of Commerce
{{Authority control Cities in Utah County seats in Utah Cities in Cache County, Utah Populated places established in 1859 Logan metropolitan area 1859 establishments in Utah Territory