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Welcome to Logan ...

The city of Logan is located in Harrison County<1> and is the County Seat for Harrison County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Logan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Logan has a population of 1,416 people<2> (see below for details).

Logan is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Logan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Logan: 712

The ZIP code for Logan: 51546<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Logan had an population of 1,416 people. This is a decrease of 7.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Logan had a population of 1,534 people (which is 10.29% of the total population of Harrison County). This makes Logan the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Logan represents 0.05% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 199th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,534 people, the population of Logan has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,545 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Logan.

Communities Also Named Logan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Logan - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Logan.

Communities near Logan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Logan.

  • Blair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Missouri Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodbine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <5>
  • Fort Calhoun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunlap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Dunlap is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <5>
  • Underwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Neola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <5>
  • Shelby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
  • Minden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
    • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Logan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Logan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Logan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Logan. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Logan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Logan ...

Looking for more information about Logan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Logan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Logan.

Adding Logan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Logan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Logan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Logan post office opened in 1867.

We also found Logan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Logan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Logan.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Logan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Logan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Logan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/