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Logan County, Kansas

Date Established: February 24, 1887
Date Organized: September 17, 1887
Location: Kansas map showing location of Logan County
County Seat: Oakley
Origin of Name: In honor of John A. Logan (1826-1886), a Union general during the Civil War and later U.S. senator from Illinois.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Augustine Township  15 
Elkader Township  15 
Lees Township  13 
Logansport Township  6 
McAllaster Township  25 
Monument Township  127 
Oakley Township  2,173 
Paxton Township  33 
Russell Springs Township  58 
Western Township  43 
Winona Township  254 
Total population: 2,762 

Township map of Logan County, 2000
Population:
1890 (3,384)
1900 (1,962)
1910 (4,240)
1920 (3,223)
1930 (4,145)
1940 (3,688)
1950 (4,206)
1960 (4,036)
1970 (3,814)
1980 (3,478)
1990 (3,081)
2000 (3,046)
2010 (2,756)
2020 (2,762)
Other Resources: Post offices in Logan County
Cemeteries in Logan County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Logan County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Logan County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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