Logan County, West Virginia

Logan County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 37,710. Its is.

Logan County was formed in from parts of, , , and  counties. It is named for, famous chief of the  tribe. In 1921 it was the location of the, one of the largest armed uprisings in U.S. history.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,180 (456 ). 1,176 km² (454 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.31%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 119.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:WV-10.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:WV-44.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:WV-73.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:WV-80.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest) R.I.P Logan west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 37,710 people, 14,880 households, and 10,936 families residing in the county. The was 32/km² (83/sq mi). There were 16,807 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.33%, 2.59% or , 0.12% , 0.30% , 0.02% , 0.06% from , and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,880 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,603, and the median income for a family was $29,072. Males had a median income of $31,515 versus $20,212 for females. The for the county was $14,102. About 20.80% of families and 24.10% of the population were below the, including 34.60% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.