Logan County, Illinois

Logan County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Lincoln
Year Organized: 1839
Square Miles: 618

Court House:

P.O. Box 39
County Courthouse
Lincoln, IL 62656-0278

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Dr. John Logan, pioneer physician and father of Gen. John A. Logan.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Logan County was created on February 15, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 104) and was formed from McLean, Sangamon and Tazewell Counties. Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Tazewell County (1827–1839), Sangamon County (1821–1839), Bond County (1817–1821), Madison County (1812–1817), St. Clair County (1790–1812) and Knox, Northwest Territory (1790–1801).

The County was named for Dr. John Logan, a pioneer physician, father of General John A. Logan. The County Seat is Lincoln . Prior County Seats was Postville—Name changed to Camden prior to 1847 (1839–1847), Mt. Pulaski (1847–1853) and Lincoln (1853–Present).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 619 square miles (1,603 km²), of which, 618 square miles (1,601 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: McLean County
East: DeWitt County
Southeast: Macon County
Southwest: Sangamon County; Menard County
Northwest: Mason County; Tazewell County

Cities and Towns:

- Aetna	township
- Atlanta	city	Incorporated Area
- Broadwell	village	Incorporated Area
- Chestnut	township
- Corwin	township
- East Lincoln	township
- Elkhart	village	Incorporated Area
- Emden	village	Incorporated Area
- Eminence	township
- Hartsburg	village	Incorporated Area
- Hurlbut	township
- Laenna	township
- Lake Fork	township
- Latham	village	Incorporated Area
- Lawndale	township
- Lincoln (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Middletown	village	Incorporated Area
- Mount Pulaski	city	Incorporated Area
- New Holland	village	Incorporated Area
- Oran	township
- Orvil	township
- Prairie Creek	township
- West Lincoln	township

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