Logan County, Arkansas

Logan County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,486. There are two courthouses, and. They are dual county seats in Logan County.

History
The defined the state's 64th county on,  and named it Sarber County for John N. Sarber, the  state senator from  who had introduced the resolution. The senator was viewed as a , and after the state government was replaced the county was renamed for, an early settler in the area, in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,895 (732 ). 1,839 km² (710 sq mi) of it is land and 56 km² (22 sq mi) of it (2.96%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,486 people, 8,693 households, and 6,302 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/sq mi). There were 9,942 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.46%, 1.05% or , 0.65% , 0.15% , 0.02% , 0.39% from , and 1.28% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,693 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% 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 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,344, and the median income for a family was $33,732. Males had a median income of $24,472 versus $18,681 for females. The for the county was $14,527. About 11.40% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the, including 18.20% of those under age 18 and 19.60% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , born in Lucas, Arkansas, player
 * , born in Lucas, Arkansas, brother of Dizzy Dean and major league baseball player
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