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Welcome to Logan County ...

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

The community of Lincoln is the Seat for Logan County.

Logan County was founded in 1839 and was created by taking area from Sangamon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Logan had a population of 28,618 people. This is a decrease of 5.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 30,283 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Logan represented 0.24% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Logan County:

  • Atlanta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlanta is located in Logan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
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  • Broadwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Broadwell is located in Logan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Elkhart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Emden is located in Logan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emden <2>
  • Hartsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Latham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham is located in Logan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
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  • Lincoln
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lincoln is located in Logan County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pulaski
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Holland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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