Logan, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51546. The Survey maps it on the Logan quadrangle. 1,397 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,086 feet above sea level.
On record in Logan
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Harrison County Courthouselisted 1981
State Savings Banklisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresLogan fell from 1,534 to 1,397 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,534 | |
| 2020 | 1,397 | -137 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Logan between 2014 and 2018, burning about 172 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Logan: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schemmer Concrete Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schemmer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
44 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Logan in 44 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 20 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Flood | Logan | $5,000 | Heavy Rainfall in northwest Iowa in late August led to minor flooding along the Boyer River. The river rose above flood stage in the early morning on the first, and created and fell below flood stage later that morning. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Logan | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter in Logan, IA. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Logan | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter in Logan, IA. Reported received via social media video. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | A 58 miles per hour wind gust was measured on a personal weather station. Severe winds at this location persisted for almost 20 minutes, with a 58 miles per hour wind gust also being recorded on a mesonet station 17 minutes later. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Public reported roof damaged and windows blown out on house. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Logan | - | Public reported 1 inch hail via social media. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Public reported a large tree snapped off which was approximately 3 feet in diameter. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | A weather station in Logan reported a measured wind gust of 59 mph. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Sustained winds of 50 mph were reported with a gust up to 65 mph. Small tree limbs were blown down. |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | Logan | - | This is a 24 hour rainfall report ending at 8 am. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Logan | - | Hail up to golf ball-size fell in the Logan area associated with the same supercell thunderstorm that produced a tornado near the area. The hail caused significant vehicle and roof and siding damage in and around town. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 70 mph downed trees and power lines in the Logan area. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph knocked down 6 to 8 inch in diameter tree limbs. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed several large tree limbs in the Logan area and also caused some sporadic crop damage. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated around 60 mph downed a tree in Logan. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph downed numerous trees and large branches in town. The fallen trees caused power outages across town and some areas lost power for around 5 hours. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph knocked a 10 by 15 foot section off of a frame building and also caused some shingle damage. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew down several large tree limbs in Logan. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Logan | - | Hail up to baselball size fell in the Logan area. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Logan | - | Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches which fell over Harrison county during the evening hours on 5/22 produced flash flooding across some roads north of Logan. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Logan | - | A tornado reported by an amateur radio operator was also caught on film by a veteran storm chaser who described the tornado as having rotating dust swirls directly under a bowl shaped lowering and rotating mesocyclone. The tornado apparently touched down in open country and caused little or no damage. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Storm spotter reported an estimated wind gust of 60 to 70 mph. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous tree limbs across town. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Logan | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Logan | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orton | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Willett | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hard Scratch | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Calhoun | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Magnolia | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Crisp | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Euclid | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Missouri Valley | 8.0 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Logan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q731584 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458561. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




