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Kentucky Counties
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Kentucky Counties
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind
Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159. |
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Logan County, Kentucky
Logan County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Russellville
Year Organized: 1792
Square Miles: 556 |
Court House: 229 W 3rd Street, P.O. Box 365
County Courthouse
Russellville, KY 42276-0365
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Gen. Benjamin Logan (1743-1802), soldier, sheriff, Indian
fighter, and advocate for Kentucky's statehood in the Virginia legislature.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Logan county was formed in 1792. It is located in the Pennyrile and Western Coal Field regions of the state. The
elevation in the county ranges from 395 to 868 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 26,573 in a land
area of 555.68 square miles, an average of 47.8 people per square mile. The county seat is Russellville.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Butler County; Warren County
- Southeast: Simpson County
- South: Robertson County, Tenn.
- West: Todd County
- Northwest: Muhlenberg County
Cities and Towns:
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- Adairville |
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- Auburn |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lewisburg |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Russellville
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city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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