Logan County, Ohio

Infobox U.S. County
county = Logan County
state = Ohio


founded year = 1818cite web|url = http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Logan.pdf |title = Ohio County Profiles: Logan County |accessdate = 2007-04-28 |publisher = Ohio Department of Development | format = PDF]
founded date = March 1
seat wl = Bellefontaine
largest city = Bellefontaine
area_total_sq_mi = 467
area_total_km2 = 1209
area_land_sq_mi = 458
area_land_km2 = 1187
area_water_sq_mi = 8
area_water_km2 = 22
area percentage = 1.85%
census yr = 2000
pop = 46005
density_sq_mi = 98
density_km2 = 38
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = http://www.co.logan.oh.us
named for = Benjamin Logan

Logan County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 46,005. The county seat is Bellefontaine.GR|6 The county is named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Native Americans in the area.cite web|url = http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39091&sid=0 |title = Logan County data |accessdate = 2007-04-28 |publisher = Ohio State University Extension Data Center ]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 467 square miles (1,209 km²).458 square miles (1,187 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (22 km²) of it (1.79%) is water. convert|1549|ft|m|sing=on Campbell Hill, the highest point in Ohio, is located northeast of Bellefontaine.

Adjacent counties

*Hardin County (north)
*Union County (east)
*Champaign County (south)
*Shelby County (west)
*Auglaize County (northwest)

Major highways

Two U.S. Routes pass through Logan County: U.S. Route 33, which runs from northwest to southeast through the middle of the county, and U.S. Route 68, which runs north-south through the middle of the county. While US 68 is two lanes throughout Logan County, US 33 is two lanes only between the Auglaize County line and Huntsville; from Huntsville to the Union County line, it is a four-lane freeway.

Among state routes, the chief highway is State Route 47, a two-lane highway that runs east-west through the middle of the county. Other state highways in Logan County include State Routes 117, 235, 245, 273, 274, 287, 292, 347, 365, 366, 368, 508, 533, 540, 559, 706, 708, and 720.

Demographics

Unincorporated places

There are also a number of unincorporated places in Logan County:

Notable natives

*George Bartholomew, inventor
*Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah), Shawnee chief
*Bethany Dillon, singer; nominee for 2004 Gospel Music Association New Artist of the Year award
*Allan W. Eckert, author
*Jim Flora, artist
*Melville J. Herskovits, anthropologist
*Kin Hubbard, cartoonist and journalist
*Edward D. Jones, investment banker
*Austin Eldon Knowlton, architect
* William Lawrence, Republican politician involved with the attempt to impeach Andrew Johnson, creating the United States Department of Justice, helping to create the American Red Cross, and ratifying the Geneva Convention
*The Mills Brothers, entertainers
*Norman Vincent Peale, minister and author

References

External links

* [http://www.co.logan.oh.us/ Logan County Government's website]