Logan County, Colorado

For other counties with similar names, see Logan County.

Logan County, Colorado
County
Logan County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse
Map of Colorado highlighting Logan County
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Coordinates: 40°44′N 103°07′W / 40.73°N 103.11°W / 40.73; -103.11
Country United States
State Colorado
FoundedFebruary 25, 1887
Named afterJohn A. Logan
SeatSterling
Largest citySterling
Area
 • Total
1,845 sq mi (4,780 km2)
 • Land1,839 sq mi (4,760 km2)
 • Water6.3 sq mi (16 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
21,528
 • Estimate 
(2024)
20,755 Decrease
 • Density11.71/sq mi (4.520/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitelogancounty.colorado.gov

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,528.[1] The county seat is Sterling.[2] The county was named for General John A. Logan.[3] Logan County comprises the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.[4][5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,845 square miles (4,780 km2), of which 1,839 square miles (4,760 km2) is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km2) (0.3%) is water.[6]

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Major highways

Transit

State protected area

Trails and byways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18903,070—
19003,2927.2%
19109,549190.1%
192018,42793.0%
193019,9468.2%
194018,370−7.9%
195017,187−6.4%
196020,30218.1%
197018,852−7.1%
198019,8005.0%
199017,567−11.3%
200020,50416.7%
201022,70910.8%
202021,528−5.2%
2024 (est.)20,755[7] Decrease−3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2020[1]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 21,528. Of the residents, 19.0% were under the age of 18 and 18.3% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females there were 127.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 131.9 males. 57.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 43.0% lived in rural areas.[12][13][14]

Logan County, Colorado – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[15] Pop 2010[16] Pop 2020[17] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 17,310 17,754 16,337 84.42% 78.18% 75.89%
Black or African American alone (NH) 411 881 753 2.00% 3.88% 3.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 89 177 161 0.43% 0.78% 0.75%
Asian alone (NH) 77 117 119 0.38% 0.52% 0.55%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 11 13 17 0.05% 0.06% 0.08%
Other race alone (NH) 3 15 52 0.01% 0.07% 0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 164 201 578 0.80% 0.89% 2.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,439 3,551 3,511 11.90% 15.64% 16.31%
Total 20,504 22,709 21,528 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

The racial makeup of the county was 80.2% White, 3.6% Black or African American, 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 7.5% from some other race, and 7.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 16.3% of the population.[14]

There were 7,919 households in the county, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 25.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[13]

There were 8,668 housing units, of which 8.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.8% were owner-occupied and 33.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%.[13]

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 20,504 people, 7,551 households, and 5,066 families in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4.2 people/km2). There were 8,424 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (1.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.65% White, 2.05% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 11.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[18]

Of the 7,551 households 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 28.50% of households were one person and 12.40% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

The age distribution was 24.70% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.60 males.

The median household income was $32,724 and the median family income was $42,241. Males had a median income of $28,155 versus $21,110 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,721. About 9.00% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Logan County is strongly Republican in presidential elections. Since 1888, the county has failed to back the Republican candidate in only six presidential elections, most recently in 1964 in the midst of Lyndon B. Johnson's national landslide victory.

United States presidential election results for Logan County, Colorado[19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1888 1,086 56.30% 669 34.68% 174 9.02%
1892 322 56.00% 0 0.00% 253 44.00%
1896 231 26.52% 603 69.23% 37 4.25%
1900 594 46.59% 583 45.73% 98 7.69%
1904 821 57.13% 486 33.82% 130 9.05%
1908 1,054 49.86% 950 44.94% 110 5.20%
1912 664 20.18% 1,338 40.66% 1,289 39.17%
1916 1,422 33.51% 2,679 63.14% 142 3.35%
1920 3,123 59.71% 1,893 36.20% 214 4.09%
1924 3,103 55.60% 946 16.95% 1,532 27.45%
1928 4,377 71.92% 1,620 26.62% 89 1.46%
1932 3,157 45.44% 3,641 52.41% 149 2.14%
1936 3,136 42.61% 4,070 55.30% 154 2.09%
1940 4,613 61.38% 2,819 37.51% 83 1.10%
1944 3,998 61.63% 2,471 38.09% 18 0.28%
1948 3,223 49.98% 3,179 49.30% 46 0.71%
1952 5,237 67.67% 2,459 31.77% 43 0.56%
1956 5,199 64.50% 2,841 35.25% 20 0.25%
1960 5,002 59.97% 3,334 39.97% 5 0.06%
1964 3,497 45.23% 4,222 54.61% 12 0.16%
1968 4,323 56.95% 2,521 33.21% 747 9.84%
1972 5,352 67.27% 2,426 30.49% 178 2.24%
1976 4,256 53.32% 3,543 44.39% 183 2.29%
1980 5,238 63.16% 2,332 28.12% 723 8.72%
1984 5,883 72.33% 2,155 26.50% 95 1.17%
1988 4,485 56.24% 3,382 42.41% 108 1.35%
1992 3,420 40.98% 2,718 32.57% 2,207 26.45%
1996 4,032 53.15% 2,765 36.45% 789 10.40%
2000 5,531 68.32% 2,296 28.36% 269 3.32%
2004 6,168 70.36% 2,491 28.42% 107 1.22%
2008 6,002 66.86% 2,846 31.70% 129 1.44%
2012 6,179 67.72% 2,712 29.72% 233 2.55%
2016 7,282 74.90% 1,851 19.04% 589 6.06%
2020 8,087 76.79% 2,218 21.06% 227 2.16%
2024 7,855 77.27% 2,098 20.64% 213 2.10%

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Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 189.
  4. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2012 – via National Archives.
  5. ^ See the Colorado census statistical areas.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  12. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  13. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  14. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  15. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Logan County, Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  16. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Logan County, Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  17. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Logan County, Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  18. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
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