Logan, Utah
According to the United States Census Bureau, Logan has a total area of 17.0 square miles (44.2 kmē), of which, 16.5 square miles (42.8 kmē) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 kmē) of it (3.17%) is water.
The city lies near the eastern edge of Cache Valley on the western slopes of the Bear River Mountains, the northernmost branch of the Wasatch Range. The eastern portions of the city are constructed on top of an ancient alluvial fan with very steep slopes that reach into the rest of town and to the Logan River bottom. To the west lies a flatland that contains farmland and marshes. To the north and south lie the quickly-growing residential suburbs of Logan. Logan also lies at the western terminus of Logan Canyon.
U.S. Routes 89 and 91 enter from the southwest together and separate in downtown Logan. US-91 heads north into Idaho through Cache Valley while US-89 heads northeast into Logan Canyon and on to Bear Lake. Logan is also served by a local sales-tax-funded zero-fare bus system called the Cache Valley Transit District (CVTD), which incorporated the Logan Transit District (LTD) on February 23, 2007. The system began in 1992 with 6 routes, while service outside of Logan was offered in 2000.[2] The system consists of 11 routes that serve Logan itself, North Logan, and River Heights (the former LTD). There's also a northern route that reaches north to Richmond, and a southern route that serves the southern suburbs and Hyrum (the original CVTD). There's also a four-time daily connection to Lewiston and Preston, Idaho.
There is a public airport (Logan-Cache Airport, IATA code LGU) but it currently has no scheduled air services, as the city is within an easy drive of Salt Lake City International Airport.
Education
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 12.3% of adults 25 years and older have a graduate or professional degree, 22.2% have a bachelors degree, 8.4% have an associates degree, and 27.7% have some college but no degree. This may be an influence of the high percentage of Utah State University faculty and staff residing in the city.
Average ACT scores in the Logan School District in 2005 were 21.5 for English, 21.3 for math, 22.7 for reading, 22.1 for science and 22 composite score. Average ACT scores in the Cache County School District, which surrounds Logan city, in 2005 were 20.9 in English, 20.8 in math, 22.5 in reading, 21.5 in science and 21.5 composite score. Two-hundred-fifty Logan High School students took the ACT in 2005 and 593 Mountain Crest, Sky View, and Cache High students (in Cache County School District) took the test in 2005.
Approximately $4,146 is spent per pupil in the Logan School District. In October 2005, there were 2,600 kindergarten through fifth-grade students, 1,252 sixth- through eighth-grade students and 1,702 high school students. Those numbers report about a 100-student decrease from the previous year. Drop-out rate was 2.3%. 11% of students speak English as a second language.
During the 2004-2005 school year, there were 321 professional teachers, resulting in a pupil/teacher ratio of 25.9. The average contract salary for teachers was $38,639.
There are six elementary schools (K-5), 1 middle school, (6-8), and 1 high school (9-12), with two campuses, in Logan. There is also a charter high school in Logan and one alternative high school in Logan for the Cache County School District. The Cache District has two regular high schools outside Logan in other cities.
Bridgerland Applied Technology College provides opportunities for students to learn life skills in business, dental technology, design and construction, fashion and hospitality, health science, information technology, manufacturing, nutrition and food, public safety, and transportation.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,670 people, 13,902 households, and 9,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,583.2 people per square mile (997.3/kmē). There were 14,692 housing units at an average density of 889.4/sq mi (343.4/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 88.93% White, 0.64% African American, 0.85% Native American, 3.60% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 4.08% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.22% of the population.
There were 13,902 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 34.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 9.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,778, and the median income for a family was $33,784. Males had a median income of $27,304 versus $19,687 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,765. About 12.6% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Historical Population |
Year |
Population |
1890 |
4,565 |
1900 |
5,451 |
1910 |
7,522 |
1920 |
9,439 |
1930 |
9,979 |
1940 |
11,868 |
1950 |
16,832 |
1960 |
18,731 |
1970 |
22,333 |
1980 |
26,844 |
1990 |
32,762 |
2000 |
42,670 |
2005 |
47,357 |
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