Logan County, Colorado

Logan County
Logan County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse
Map of Colorado highlighting Logan County
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Map of the United States highlighting Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°44′N 103°07′W / 40.73°N 103.11°W / 40.73; -103.11
Country United States
State Colorado
FoundedFebruary 25, 1887
Named forJohn A. Logan
SeatSterling
Largest citySterling
Area
 • Total
1,845 sq mi (4,780 km2)
 • Land1,839 sq mi (4,760 km2)
 • Water6.3 sq mi (16 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
21,528
 • Estimate 
(2023)
20,619 Decrease
 • Density12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitelogancounty.colorado.gov

Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,528.[1] The county seat is Sterling.[2] The county was named for General John A. Logan.[3] Logan County comprises the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.[4][5]

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 189.
  4. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2012 – via National Archives.
  5. ^ See the Colorado census statistical areas.