Logansport, Indiana
| Logansport, Indiana | |
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Buildings on Broadway in Logansport
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 Location in the state of Indiana |
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| Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 86°21′38″W / 40.75361°N 86.36056°WCoordinates: 40°45′13″N 86°21′38″W / 40.75361°N 86.36056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Cass |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dave Kitchell (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.97 sq mi (23.23 km2) |
| • Land | 8.75 sq mi (22.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) 2.45% |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,396 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 18,217 |
| • Density | 2,102.4/sq mi (811.7/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46947 |
| Area code(s) | 574 |
| FIPS code | 18-44658 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0438232 |
| Website | http://www.cityoflogansport.org/ |
Logansport is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,396 at the 2010 census. Logansport is located in northern Indiana at the junction of the Wabash and Eel rivers, northeast of Lafayette.
Logansport was settled circa 1826 and named for a half Shawnee soldier named James Renick-Logan, better known as “Captain Logan” who served as a scout for U.S. forces in the surrounding area during the War of 1812.
Logansport is home to a refurbished Dentzel Carousel. Of many carousels built by the Dentzel Carousel Company, the refurbished Dentzel Carousel is "one of the three earliest Dentzel menagerie carousels that are virtually intact". The carousel resides in Riverside Park on the banks of the Eel River. Riders may attempt to grab a brass ring while riding, this carousel game serves as the current basis for the local economic-development slogan “Logansport – Cass County: Grab the brass ring”. The Carousel is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a national landmark. Also listed on the National Register of Historic Places are the Bankers Row Historic District, Courthouse Historic District, Ferguson House, Jerolaman-Long House, John Keip House, Kendrick-Baldwin House, Willard B. Place House, Point Historic District, Pollard-Nelson House, and Henry Tousley House.
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