Logan, Utah
Logan is a city in
Cache County,
Utah, in the
United States. As of the
2000 census, the city population was 42,670, a substantial increase over the
1990 figure of 32,771. The estimated population in
2005 had increased to 47,357. The Logan metropolitan area contains 109,666 residents. It is the
county seat of
Cache County. Logan is located in northern Utah, north of
Ogden on the
Logan River; it is about 82 miles (130km) north of
Salt Lake City. The city was founded in
1859 by
Mormon settlers and has been the location of the
Logan Utah Temple since its dedication in
1884. It is home to the main campus of
Utah State University, founded in
1888, and is often known as a
college town. It is also a major producer of cheese and other dairy products.
Logan is the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID
Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County in Utah and
Franklin County in
Idaho. In
2005,
Morgan Quitno declared the Logan metropolitan area the safest in the
United States. [
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Location of Logan, Utah |
Logan is located at (41.737878, -111.830846).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.2
km² (17.0
mi²). 42.8 km² (16.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (3.17%) is water.
The city lies near the eastern edge of
Cache Valley on the western slopes of the
Bear River Mountains, the northernmost branch of the
Wasatch Range. The eastern portions of the city are constructed on top of an ancient alluvial fan with very steep slopes down to the rest of town and the Logan River bottom. To the west lies a flatland that contains farmland and
marshes. To the north and south lie the quickly-growing residential suburbs of Logan. Logan also lies at the western terminus of
Logan Canyon. US Highways
89 and
91 enter from the southwest together and separate in downtown Logan. US 91 heads north into
Idaho through Cache Valley while US 89 heads northeast into Logan Canyon and on to
Bear Lake. Logan is also served by a local sales-tax-funded free bus system called the LTD (Logan Transit District) in the city proper and CVTD (Cache Valley Transit District) for the rest of Cache Valley. The system reaches as far as
Richmond,
Hyrum, and
Wellsville and throughout the city proper. There is a corporate airport (
Logan-Cache Airport,
IATA code LGU) but as of 2005 had no scheduled air services, as the city is within an easy drive of
Salt Lake City International Airport.
Education in Logan is taken very seriously. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 12.3% of adults 25 years and older have a graduate or professional degree, 22.2% have a bachelors degree, 8.4% have an associates degree, and 27.7% have some college but no degree. This may be an influence of the high percentage of Utah State University faculty and staff residing in the city.
Average ACT scores in the Logan School District in 2005 were 21.5 for English, 21.3 for math, 22.7 for reading, 22.1 for science and 22 composite score. Average ACT scores in the Cache County School District, which surrounds Logan city, in 2005 were 20.9 in English, 20.8 in math, 22.5 in reading, 21.5 in science and 21.5 composite score. Two-hundred-fifty Logan High students took the ACT in 2005 and 593 Mountain Crest/Sky View/Cache High students (in Cache County School District) took the test in 2005.
Approximately $4,146 is spent per pupil in the Logan School District. In October 2005, there were 2,600 kindergarten through fifth-grade students, 1,252 sixth- through eighth-grade students and 1,702 high school students. Those numbers report about a 100-student decrease from the previous year. Drop-out rate was 2.3%. 11% of students speak English as a second language.
During the 2004-2005 school year, there were 321 professional teachers, resulting in a pupil/teacher ratio of 25.9. The average contract salary for teachers was $38,639.
There are six elementary schools (K-5), 1 middle school, (6-8), and 1 high school (9-12), with two campuses, in Logan. There are two regular high schools outside Logan in Cache County, one charter high school in Logan and one alternative high school in the county.
Edith Bowen Laboratory School, on the campus of Utah State University, not only provides opportunities for teachers to offer innovative curriculum, but provides residents an alternative educational opportunity for their children.
Thomas Edison Charter School, which has two campuses, is a public school for grades K-8 offering an academic stimulated curriculum. The Logan River Academy provides adolescent treatment services along with a structured academic program. Fast Forward Charter High School offers "at-risk" students individualized attention while adhering to state standards. There are also a number of small private schools in Logan.
Bridgerland Applied Technology College provides opportunities for students to learn life skills in business, dental technology, design and construction, fashion and hospitality, health science, information technology, manufacturing, nutrition and food, public safety, and transportation.
Logan is also the home of
Utah State University, a land-grant institution classified as a
Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research University Extensive, offering bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees in a variety of subjects.
Logan was also the home of
Brigham Young College, a school operated by
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It operated from 1878 until it was closed in 1926. Its library and papers were all given to
Utah State University.
Given its distance from the
Salt Lake City media market, Logan features a variety of media outlets which cater to residents of the Cache Valley.
Logan is home to The
Herald Journal newspaper, which won the Utah Press Association's General Excellence award in 2005, which is awarded to the state's best newspaper each year. It was the first time a newspaper outside of the Salt Lake market received the award.
The Valley Channel is a local television station which provides community oriented programs, news talk shows and coverage of local high school sporting events and Utah State University hockey.
The Cache Valley Radio Group produces a variety of radio stations, including 610 AM
KVNU with news and sports, 92.9 FM with soft rock, 94.5 FM with top 40, 95.9 FM with classic rock, and 96.7 FM with country.
Utah State University also runs its own radio station, which is an affiliate of National Public Radio. Utah Public Radio is broadcast to many rural areas of the state, and is heard in Cache County on 89.5 FM and 91.5 FM. It features a state-issues talk show each weekday morning called "Access Utah" where hosts Lee Austin and Tom Williams banter about everything from legislative issues to health.
| Historical Population | | Year | Population |
| 1890 | 4,565 |
| 1900 | 5,451 |
| 1910 | 7,522 |
| 1920 | 9,439 |
| 1930 | 9,979 |
| 1940 | 11,868 |
| 1950 | 16,832 |
| 1960 | 18,731 |
| 1970 | 22,333 |
| 1980 | 26,844 |
| 1990 | 32,762 |
| 2000 | 42,670 |
| 2005 | 47,357 |
As of the
census of 2000, there were 42,670 people, 13,902 households, and 9,175 families residing in the city. The
population density was 997.3/km² (2,583.2/mi²). There were 14,692 housing units at an average density of 343.4/km² (889.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.93%
White, 0.64%
African American, 0.85%
Native American, 3.60%
Asian, 0.29%
Pacific Islander, 4.08% from
other races, and 1.61% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 8.22% of the population.
There were 13,902 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were
married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 34.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 9.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,778, and the median income for a family was $33,784. Males had a median income of $27,304 versus $19,687 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $13,765. About 12.6% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
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Rocky Anderson - current
mayor of
Salt Lake City*
Clay Brown -
NFL player
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Chris Cooley - NFL player
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Kevin Dyson - NFL player
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Marriner Eccles - former
chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank*
John Gilbert (actor) -
silent screen star
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Rulon Jones - NFL player
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Merlin Olsen - NFL player
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May Swenson -
poet*
Kip Thorne -
astronomer*
The City of Logan, Utah Web Site*
www.usu.edu - Official website of Utah State University*
Aggie Sports - The official site of Utah State athletics*
MyCacheValley.com Local Classifieds, Apartments, Auto, Real Estate, and more*
TrueAggies.com - the "un"official source for aggie sports info]
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Photographic virtual tour of Logan.*
Cache Valley Tourism Council*
TrueAggie.com - Apartment and Rental Guide for Logan Utah *
UStateAgs.com - USU sports discussion]
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USUAggies.com: Utah State News, Commentary & Satire
