Logan County, North Dakota

Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,876.^[1] The county seat and the largest city is Napoleon.^[2]

Logan County
County
Winter view of downtown Napoleon.
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 46.469278°N 99.504585°W / 46.469278; -99.504585
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	January 4, 1873 (created) September 1, 1884 (organized)
Named after	John A. Logan
Seat	Napoleon
Largest city	Napoleon
Area
• Total	1,011.020 sq mi (2,618.53 km2)
• Land	992.599 sq mi (2,570.82 km2)
• Water	18.421 sq mi (47.71 km2)  1.82%
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,876
• Estimate  (2024)	1,880
• Density	1.894/sq mi (0.731/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	701
Congressional district	At-large
Website	logancountynd.com

History

The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873. It was named for John A. Logan (1826–1886), a Civil War general and United States Senator from Illinois.^[3] The county government was not organized at that time, but the county was not attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. The county government organization was effected on September 1, 1884.

The county's boundaries were altered in 1883. They have remained in the present configuration since that time.^[4] Napoleon was the county seat from 1884 to 1899. King became the county seat briefly in 1899 before Napoleon once again was given that title.^[5]

Geography

The Logan County terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.^[6] The terrain slopes to the east, with its highest point near its southwestern corner at 2,133 ft (650 m) ASL.^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,011.020 square miles (2,618.53 km²), of which 992.599 square miles (2,570.82 km²) is land and 18.421 square miles (47.71 km²) (1.82%) is water.^[8] It is the 39th largest county in North Dakota by total area.^[9]

Major highways

• North Dakota Highway 3
• North Dakota Highway 13
• North Dakota Highway 30
• North Dakota Highway 34
• North Dakota Highway 56

Adjacent counties

• Stutsman County - northeast
• LaMoure County - east
• McIntosh County - south
• Emmons County - west
• Kidder County - northwest

Protected areas

Source:^[6]

• Arnies Lake
• Beaver Lake
• Doyles Lake
• Fish Lake (part)
• Island Lake
• McKenna Lake
• Red Lake
• Round Lake

Protected areas

• Beaver Lake State Park^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	597		—
1900	1,625		172.2%
1910	6,168		279.6%
1920	7,723		25.2%
1930	8,089		4.7%
1940	7,561		−6.5%
1950	6,357		−15.9%
1960	5,369		−15.5%
1970	4,245		−20.9%
1980	3,493		−17.7%
1990	2,847		−18.5%
2000	2,308		−18.9%
2010	1,990		−13.8%
2020	1,876		−5.7%
2024 (est.)	1,880	[10]	0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13] 1990–2000[14] 2010–2020[1]

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Logan County was $107,863.^[15]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 1,876 people. 1,078 houses.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,990 people, 843 households, and 562 families in the county. The population density was 2.0 inhabitants per square mile (0.77/km²). There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.46/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.4% white, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 76.0% were German, 16.2% were Russian, 9.9% were Norwegian, and 6.3% were American. The county has the highest share of Russian-Americans out of any county in the United States.

Of the 843 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.3% were non-families, and 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 49.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,741 and the median income for a family was $52,262. Males had a median income of $34,451 versus $22,284 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,654. About 8.3% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

Communities

Cities

• Fredonia
• Gackle
• Lehr (partly in McIntosh County)
• Napoleon (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

• Burnstad
• Guyson^[6]

Townships

• Finn
• Glendale
• Gutschmidt
• Haag
• Janke
• Red Lake
• Sealy

Unorganized territories

• East Logan
• West Logan

Defunct townships

• Bryant (now in West Logan UT)
• Dixon (now in West Logan UT)
• Kroeber^[16][17]
• Starkey (now in West Logan UT)

Politics

Logan County voters have traditionally voted Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.

United States presidential election results for Logan County, North Dakota^[18]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	898	86.93%	117	11.33%	18	1.74%
2020	930	86.43%	128	11.90%	18	1.67%
2016	888	83.22%	114	10.68%	65	6.09%
2012	810	75.49%	232	21.62%	31	2.89%
2008	726	68.68%	299	28.29%	32	3.03%
2004	844	74.69%	265	23.45%	21	1.86%
2000	812	70.92%	223	19.48%	110	9.61%
1996	705	53.09%	360	27.11%	263	19.80%
1992	703	47.31%	383	25.77%	400	26.92%
1988	1,111	66.49%	540	32.32%	20	1.20%
1984	1,222	72.91%	401	23.93%	53	3.16%
1980	1,474	79.03%	283	15.17%	108	5.79%
1976	944	50.32%	809	43.12%	123	6.56%
1972	1,408	69.33%	554	27.28%	69	3.40%
1968	1,416	70.45%	459	22.84%	135	6.72%
1964	1,187	55.44%	951	44.42%	3	0.14%
1960	1,601	64.07%	898	35.93%	0	0.00%
1956	1,807	76.63%	547	23.20%	4	0.17%
1952	2,165	85.10%	369	14.50%	10	0.39%
1948	1,585	71.46%	557	25.11%	76	3.43%
1944	1,904	86.47%	294	13.35%	4	0.18%
1940	2,572	83.59%	498	16.18%	7	0.23%
1936	984	34.36%	1,292	45.11%	588	20.53%
1932	390	14.09%	2,350	84.93%	27	0.98%
1928	1,013	43.64%	1,293	55.71%	15	0.65%
1924	787	43.34%	29	1.60%	1,000	55.07%
1920	1,590	89.68%	154	8.69%	29	1.64%
1916	567	64.14%	260	29.41%	57	6.45%
1912	269	39.91%	146	21.66%	259	38.43%
1908	711	81.44%	143	16.38%	19	2.18%
1904	454	92.84%	31	6.34%	4	0.82%
1900	231	86.52%	35	13.11%	1	0.37%

Education

School districts include:^[19]

• Gackle-Streeter Public School District 56
• Ashley Public School District 9
• Kulm Public School District 7
• Napoleon Public School District 2
• Wishek Public School District 19

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, North Dakota