County population in 2016: 2,808 (all rural); it was 3,046 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 425 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 444 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 949 Renter-occupied apartments: 350 (it was 294 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
32%
Land area: 1073 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Logan County: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $49,432 ($32,131 in 1999)
This county:
$49,432
Kansas:
$54,935
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $422 (lower quartile is $331, upper quartile is $490)
This county:
$422
State:
$616
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $86,212 (it was $53,300 in 2000)
Logan:
$86,212
Kansas:
$144,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,472 - $153,769 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,059 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $383
Institutionalized population: 41
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,693 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,138 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 8.7%
Logan County:
8.7%
Kansas:
12.1%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.6 years old
(Males: 40.6 years old, Females: 42.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.5 years old, Asian residents: 35.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.4 years old, Other race residents: 56.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Logan County is $378 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Logan County: Sharon Springs Wastewater Plant (A), Spring Valley Ranch (B), Sharon Springs City Dump (C), Samena Siding (D), Sharon Springs Golf Course (E), Fort Wallace Post Museum (F), Dover Grange Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fort Wallace Post Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Sharon Springs Cemetery (3), Fort Wallace Cemetery (4), Stockholm Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Willow Creek (A), North Fork Middle Ladder Creek (B), South Fork Middle Ladder Creek (C), Shirley Creek (D), Pond Creek (E), Coon Creek (F), Sand Creek (G), Rose Creek (H), Goose Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 86 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 54 (58.8% naturalized citizens)
Logan County:
1.9%
Whole state:
7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 4
2000 to 2009: 22
1990 to 1999: 8
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 0
Before 1970: 10
Note: State values scaled to Logan County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,308
One, attached: 8
Two: 23
3 or 4: 17
10 to 19: 30
20 or more: 13
Mobile homes: 47
Housing units in Logan County with a mortgage: 357 (18 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 495
Here:
41.9% with mortgage
State:
59.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Logan County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
1,084
7
Mainline Protestant
625
4
Catholic
577
1
Other
-
-
None
470
-
Logan County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Logan County:
3.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Logan County:
7.61 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:
30.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Logan County:
10.2%
Kansas:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Logan County:
28.8%
State:
27.9%
Agriculture in Logan County:
Average size of farms: 1918 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $126,410 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $87.57 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.74% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $126,339 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.28% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $173,127 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.19% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.67 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.01% Corn for grain: 9152 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 109710 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1389 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Logan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 6642245.2 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 7/20/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Logan County-area historical earthquake activity is above Kansas state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 332.4 miles away from Logan County center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 248.4 miles away from the county center On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 174.8 miles away from the county center On 1/3/2007 at 14:34:38, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 248.2 miles away from the county center On 9/5/2001 at 10:52:07, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 232.6 miles away from Logan County center On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 196.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2011 to June 04, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4010: July 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 4010, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1675: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
The number of natural disasters in Logan County (6) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
Transportation occupations (9%)
Material moving occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Production occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (31%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Management occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
Personal care and service occupations (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (39%)
Colombia (24%)
Panama (7%)
Philippines (4%)
South Africa (4%)
Canada (4%)
Norway (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Logan County (%):
German (37%)
American (21%)
Irish (6%)
English (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
European (2%)
Czech (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 909 (69.2%)
Carpooled: 237 (18.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 3 (0.2%)
Bicycle: 7 (0.5%)
Walked: 63 (4.8%)
Worked at home: 89 (6.8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
57 people in nursing homes
41 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $47,132.
6.05% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,348 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.05%
Kansas average:
6.43%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.12% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($25,696 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($8,652 average AGI)
Logan County:
1.93%
Kansas average:
3.18%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.95% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($25,963 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.95%
Kansas average:
6.89%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.30% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($21,075 average AGI)
1.65% relocated to other states ($4,888 average AGI)
Logan County:
1.65%
Kansas average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Births per 1000 population in Logan County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Logan County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Logan County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 15.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Logan County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Logan County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 616 (568 aged, 48 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 74 (14%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Logan County, Kansas in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (31)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (30)
Congestive heart failure (30)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (22)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (18)
Pneumonia, unspecified (16)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (13)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (13)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 35.37 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,445 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,122 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 72,869
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 966 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,360 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 36
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 67 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 179
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 36
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,808
In family households: 2,288 (448 male householders, 283 female householders)
643 spouses, 808 children (654 natural, 31 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 17 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 480 (182 male householders (145 living alone)), 245 female householders (229 living alone)), 50 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 39
Size of family households: 404 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 375 1-person, 52 2-persons.
519 married couples with children.
118 single-parent households (15 men, 103 women).
95.9% of residents of Logan speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $33,955,000 ($12,011 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $164,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,752,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,014,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,929,000 Federal grants: $3,306,000 Federal procurement contracts: $149,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $806,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,013,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,902,000 Federal Government insurance: $21,859,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 173
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 192
Here:
69 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: -3
Here:
-1 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -222
Here:
-79 per 1000 residents
State:
-21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Logan County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.7
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 6
2000 to 2009: 25
1990 to 1999: 66
1980 to 1989: 66
1970 to 1979: 222
1960 to 1969: 219
1950 to 1959: 279
1940 to 1949: 147
1939 or earlier: 396
Note: State values scaled to Logan population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Logan County, Kansas
Note: State values scaled to Logan County population
no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 231
2 vehicles: 311
3 vehicles: 157
4 vehicles: 102
5+ vehicles: 41
no vehicle: 30
1 vehicle: 67
2 vehicles: 120
3 vehicles: 51
4 vehicles: 31
5+ vehicles: 20
88% of Logan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Kansas.
Logan County:
87.7%
State average:
83.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,986
Other state: 765
Northeast: 43
Midwest: 221
South: 176
West: 330
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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