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Welcome to Logansport ...

The town of Logansport is located in De Soto Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Logansport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Logansport has a population of 1,540 people<2> (see below for details).

Logansport is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Logansport: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Logansport: 71049<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Logansport had an population of 1,540 people. This is a decrease of 0.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Logansport had a population of 1,555 people (which is 5.83% of the total population of De Soto Parish). This makes Logansport the parish's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Logansport represents 0.03% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 138th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,555 people, the population of Logansport decreased 4.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,630 people).

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

Communities Also Named Logansport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Logansport - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Logansport ...

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

  • Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <6>
  • Mansfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Tenaha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tenaha is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <6>
  • Huxley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • South Mansfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Keachi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Grand Cane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Longstreet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stanley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Campti
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Campti is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti

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 Logansport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Logansport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Logansport. 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 Logansport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Logansport. See our Newspapers Page for Logansport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Logansport ...

Looking for more information about Logansport? 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 Logansport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Logansport.

Adding Logansport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Logansport 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 (so far) for Logansport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Logansport post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Logansport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including De Soto, 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 Logansport.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Logansport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Logansport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Logansport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Logansport). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Logansport or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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