Welcome to Logan (aka 'Logan City') ...

The city of Logan is located in Cache County<1> and is the County Seat for Cache County.

Logan was established in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Logan has a population of 51,537 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Logan is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Logan is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Logan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Logan: (435)

The ZIP codes for Logan: 84321-84323, 84341<4>

In the past, Logan was named Fort Logan.

Websites for Logan ...

Official Website: www.ci.logan.ut.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Logan had an population of 51,537 people. This is an increase of 6.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Logan had a population of 48,174 people (or 42.76% of the total population of Cache County). This makes Logan the county's most populous community.

The population of Logan represents 1.74% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 48,174 people, the population of Logan increased 12.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 42,670 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Logan.

Communities Also Named Logan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Logan - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Logan.

Communities near Logan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Logan.

• Brigham City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
  • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
  • Former names for Brigham City:
  • Box Elder
  • Youngsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <5>
• Smithfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Tremonton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremonton
  • Tremonton is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremonton <5>
• Hyrum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyrum
  • Hyrum is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyrum <5>
• Wellsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Garland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <5>
• Lewiston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Former names for Lewiston:
  • Cub Hill
  • Poverty Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
• Honeyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
  • Honeyville is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeyville <5>
• Mendon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Logan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Logan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Logan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Logan. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Logan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Logan ...

Looking for more information about Logan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Logan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Logan.

Adding Logan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Logan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Logan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Logan post office opened in 1861.

We also found Logan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Logan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Logan: www.ci.logan.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/