Logan County, Ohio

Logan County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 46,005. The is. The county is for, who fought  in the area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,209 (467 ). 1,187 km² (458 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.79%) is water. 1549-foot, the highest point in Ohio, is located northeast of Bellefontaine.

Adjacent counties

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Major highways
Two s pass through Logan County:, which runs from northwest to southeast through the middle of the county, and , which runs north-south through the middle of the county. While US 68 is two lanes throughout Logan County, US 33 is two lanes only between the Auglaize County line and Huntsville; from Huntsville to the Union County line, it is a four-lane.

Among, the chief highway is , a two-lane highway that runs east-west through the middle of the county. Other state highways in Logan County include State Routes, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,005 people, 17,956 households, and 12,730 families residing in the county. The was 39/km² (100/sq mi). There were 21,571 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.15%, 1.71% or , 0.20% , 0.40% , 0.03% , 0.27% from , and 1.24% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were or  of any race. 96.8% spoke, 1.0% and 1.0%  as their first language.

There were 17,956 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,479, and the median income for a family was $47,516. Males had a median income of $37,134 versus $24,739 for females. The for the county was $18,984. About 7.10% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Main article: .

Municipalities
There are twelve incorporated municipalities in Logan County:

Townships
There are seventeen in Logan County. Of these, none are, and no municipalities have been formed from former townships:

Unincorporated places
There are also a number of unincorporated places in Logan County: