Logan County 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
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,
Kentucky
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, in the United States. The population was 810 at the 2010 census, down from 903 at the 2000 census.
History
The local post office was established at a nearby stage coach stop in 1852 under the name "Henrysville" in honor of the local postmaster's family name.
In 1872, Lewisburg was surveyed, platted, and founded by the Owensboro and Nashville Railroad to serve as a depot on its line. It was named for Eugene C. Lewis, the line's chief engineer.Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'' p. 170 University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 6 August 2013. In 1877, the post office moved to the new community and changed its name. The city was formally incorporated by the
state assembly
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the next year.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Lewisburg, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013.
Geography
Lewisburg is located in northern Logan County at (36.985622, -86.951059).
U.S. Route 431
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passes through the west side of the city as Main Street, leading south to Russellville, the
county seat
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Kentucky Route 106
Kentucky Route 106 (KY 106) is a east-west state highway traversing three counties in west-central Kentucky.
Route description Todd and Logan Counties
It begins at an intersection with KY 181 just north of Elkton about north of t ...
runs through the center of Lewisburg as Stacker Street, leading northeast to Rochester and southwest to Elkton.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Lewisburg has a total area of , of which , or 1.39%, are water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 903 people, 415 households, and 249 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 503 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.45%
White
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, 0.22%
African American
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Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 415 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were
married couples
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living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,600, and the median income for a family was $28,015. Males had a median income of $30,234 versus $16,875 for females. The
per capita income
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for the city was $14,950. About 18.6% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 23.2% of those age 65 or over.