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| Name | Logan |
| Alt names | Logan | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.833°N 81.933°W |
| Located in | West Virginia, United States (1863 - ) |
| Also located in | Virginia, United States (1824 - 1863) |
| See also | Boone, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Cabell, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Fayette, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kanawha, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Mingo, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wyoming, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,743. Its county seat is Logan. Logan County comprises the Logan, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1824 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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| 1872 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1872 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1900 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 3,680
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| 1840 | 4,309
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| 1850 | 3,620
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| 1860 | 4,938
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| 1870 | 5,124
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| 1880 | 7,329
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| 1890 | 11,101
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| 1900 | 6,955
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| 1910 | 14,476
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| 1920 | 41,006
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| 1930 | 58,534
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| 1940 | 67,768
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| 1950 | 77,391
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| 1960 | 61,570
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| 1970 | 46,269
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| 1980 | 50,679
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| 1990 | 43,032
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