Logan County, Kentucky
| Logan County, Kentucky | |
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Logan County courthouse in Russellville
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1792 |
| Named for | Benjamin Logan |
| Seat | Russellville |
| Largest city | Russellville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 557 sq mi (1,443 km2) |
| • Land | 552 sq mi (1,430 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2), 0.9% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 26,835 |
| • Density | 49/sq mi (19/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Logan County is a county located in the southwest Pennyroyal area of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,835. Its county seat is Russellville.
The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who had been second in command of the Kentucky militia during the Revolutionary War and was a leader in the efforts to make Kentucky a state. Created from Lincoln on September 1, 1792, Logan was the 13th Kentucky county in order of formation. Originally, its territory stretched from the Mississippi in the west to the Little Barren River in the east and from the Green and Ohio Rivers in the north to the Tennessee border on the south; since then, 28 other counties have been formed within that area. The settlement of Logan Court House was made the county seat at its incorporation under the name Russellville.
Future President Andrew Jackson fought a duel with pistols against Charles Dickinson at Harrison's Mill in Logan County on May 30, 1806. Jackson was seriously wounded and Dickinson was killed.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 557 square miles (1,440 km2), of which 552 square miles (1,430 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.9%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,573 people, 10,506 households, and 7,574 families residing in the county. The population density was 48 per square mile (19/km2). There were 11,875 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8.1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.70% White, 7.62% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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