Logan County is a
county
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in the
U.S. state of
North Dakota
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. As of the
2020 census, the population was 1,876.
Its
county seat
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is
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
.
History
The
Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873. It was named for
John A. Logan (1826–1886), a
Civil War
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general and
United States Senator
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Party affiliation
Independent Senators Angus King of Maine and Berni ...
from
Illinois
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. The county government was not organized at that time, but the county was not attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. The county government organization was effected on September 1, 1884.
The county's boundaries were altered in 1883. They have remained in the present configuration since that time. Napoleon was the county seat from 1884 to 1899. King became the county seat briefly in 1899 before Napoleon once again was given that title.
Geography
The Logan County terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.
The terrain slopes to the east, with its highest point near its southwestern corner at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.0%) is water.
Major highways
*
North Dakota Highway 3
*
North Dakota Highway 13
*
North Dakota Highway 30
*
North Dakota Highway 34
*
North Dakota Highway 56
Adjacent counties
*
Stutsman County - northeast
*
LaMoure County - east
*
McIntosh County - south
*
Emmons County - west
*
Kidder County - northwest
Protected areas
Source:
[
* Arnies Lake
* Beaver Lake
* Doyles Lake
* Fish Lake (part)
* Island Lake
* McKenna Lake
* Red Lake
* Round Lake
]
Protected areas
* Beaver Lake State Park[
]
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census
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of 2020, there were 1,876 people.
2010 census
As of the census
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of 2010, there were 1,990 people, 843 households, and 562 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.4% white, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 76.0% were German, 16.2% were Russian, 9.9% were Norwegian, and 6.3% were American. The county has the highest share of Russian-Americans out of any county in the United States.
Of the 843 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.3% were non-families, and 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 49.8 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,741 and the median income for a family was $52,262. Males had a median income of $34,451 versus $22,284 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,654. About 8.3% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
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Communities
Cities
* Fredonia
* Gackle
* Lehr (partly in McIntosh County)
* Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
(county seat)
Unincorporated communities
* Burnstad
* Guyson[
]
Townships
* Finn
* Glendale
* Gutschmidt
* Haag
* Janke
* Red Lake
* Sealy
Unorganized territories
* East Logan
* West Logan
Defunct townships
* Bryant (now in West Logan UT)
* Dixon (now in West Logan UT)
* Kroeber
Politics
Logan County voters have traditionally voted Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, North Dakota
References
External links
Logan County map
''North Dakota DOT''
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1884 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1884