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Logan
Utahcity
Logan
Total population
54,907
Median home value
$383,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$60,687
Founded
1859
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The 2020 census recorded the population at 52,778. Logan is the county seat of Cache County and the principal city of the Logan metropolitan area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho. The Logan metropolitan area contained 147,908 people as of the 2020 census. Logan has the main campus of Utah State University.
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History
The town of Logan was founded in 1859 by settlers Brigham Young sent to survey for the site of a fort near the banks of the Logan River. Brigham Young College was founded in Logan on August 6, 1877. Utah State University, originally called the Agricultural College of Utah, was founded in 1888. Brigham Young College, run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, closed in 1926 and its library and manuscripts were given to Utah State University. Logan's growth reflects settlement and postwar booms along with other changes incidental to conditions in the West. Logan grew to about 20,000 in the mid-1960s, and according to census estimates, exceeded 50,000 in 2015.
Geography
Logan is situated on the Logan River in northern Utah, about north of Ogden and north of Salt Lake City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and , or 3.16%, is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Logan, UT from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves5,045
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves4,886
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,693
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,554
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,234
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,735
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves3,578
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,507
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · MILLVILLE · 1,813 students · 25.9:1 ratio
- Green Canyon High SchoolHigh · NORTH LOGAN · 1,690 students · 26:1 ratio
- Mountain Crest HighHigh · HYRUM · 1,538 students · 24.8:1 ratio
- Sky View HighHigh · SMITHFIELD · 1,517 students · 24.9:1 ratio
- Logan HighHigh · LOGAN · 1,456 students · 21.4:1 ratio
- Mount Logan MiddleMiddle · LOGAN · 1,157 students · 22.7:1 ratio
- South Cache Middle SchoolMiddle · HYRUM · 1,063 students · 23.1:1 ratio
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · PROVIDENCE · 845 students · 23.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2026-10-168 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho
- M 3.23 — 2026-07-236 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho
- M 2.99 — 2026-07-226 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho
- M 2.57 — 2026-07-1115 km W of Paris, Idaho
- M 2.59 — 2026-06-2512 km E of Millville, Utah
- M 2.51 — 2026-06-1625 km NNW of Snowville, Utah
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Utah
- Hyrum7.4 mi away · pop. 10,401
- Amalga8.5 mi away · pop. 511
- Richmond12.8 mi away · pop. 3,000
- Honeyville14.5 mi away
- Cove16.1 mi away · pop. 521
- Clarkston16.4 mi away · pop. 623
- Cornish16.8 mi away · pop. 236
- Mantua17.4 mi away · pop. 1,677
- Tremonton17.9 mi away
- Perry21.6 mi away · pop. 5,843
- Garden City26 mi away · pop. 608
- Portage26.2 mi away · pop. 219
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Logan
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 26 mi
- Prescribed Fire Bear River MBR Unit 2c RX, Box Elder, UtahWildfires · 2026-09-18 · 30 mi
- Wildfire Salt Wells, Box Elder, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 43 mi
- Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-27 · 45 mi
- Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, UtahWildfires · 2026-08-07 · 56 mi
- Wildfire North Heglar, Cassia, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-19 · 83 mi
- Wildfire Lake Channel, Power, IdahoWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 88 mi
- Wildfire Bare, Sublette, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-04 · 99 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET