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Logan, Utah

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Logan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84321. The Survey maps it on the Logan quadrangle. 52,778 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,534 feet above sea level.

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Logan within Cache County

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 12 of 19 shown

Every listing in Cache County

Surveyed buildings and structures 3 records

Population over time

3 figures

Logan grew from 1,757 to 52,778 between 1870 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.

YearPeople Change
18701,757
201048,174
202052,778+4,604 (+10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

What the histories say of this town

9,473 words

1 chapter about Logan from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.

ChapterFrom Length
Cache County, the Eden of Utah : an Inland Empire, Abounding in NaturaCache County, the Eden of Utah : an Inland Empire, Abounding in Natural Wealth and Unusual Opportunities. One of the West's Most Fertile Spots. A Land Offering Inducements to Both Farmer and Manufacturer (1916)9,473 words

Photographs

8 of 14 photographs shown, 1940 to 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Water turbine and electric generator at municipal power plant. Logan, Utah
Water turbine and electric generator at municipal power plant. Logan, Utah
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Rafters in Cutler Marsh, west of the northern Utah city of Logan
Rafters in Cutler Marsh, west of the northern Utah city of Logan
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Water is stored in large reservoirs on the Logan River and is then delivered by conduits such as is seen in the lower left to the hydroelectric plants. Cache Ccounty, Utah
Water is stored in large reservoirs on the Logan River and is then delivered by conduits such as is seen in the lower left to the hydroelectric plants. Cache Ccounty, Utah
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
The Old Main administration building at Utah State University in Logan, a city in far-northeast Utah
The Old Main administration building at Utah State University in Logan, a city in far-northeast Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Irrigation ditch on the Logan River, Cache County, Utah
Irrigation ditch on the Logan River, Cache County, Utah
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
View of the valley below Utah State University in Logan, a city in far-northeast Utah
View of the valley below Utah State University in Logan, a city in far-northeast Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Outskirts of Logan, Utah
Outskirts of Logan, Utah
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
A decorative thistle patch and an ode to the flower and to Scotsmen beneath the Old Main administration building at Utah State University in Logan, a city in far-northeast Utah
A decorative thistle patch and an ode to the flower and to Scotsmen beneath the Old Main administration building at Utah State University in Logan, a city in far-northeast Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Cache County

Fires near this place

71 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Logan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,424 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 4 were 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
Natural20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Recreation and ceremony10
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Fireworks5
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestTHIRD DAM
19 September 2014Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestRICK
10 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSECOND DAM
10 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSECOND DAM FIRE
9 August 2000Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestLITTLE BALDY
8 August 1998Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCIRCLE VIEW
8 August 1998Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsHYDE PARK LANE
8 August 1998Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsROCKING R

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cache County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Logan: 10 past producers, 9 producers, 8 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Stone, Dimension, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Green Canyon Quarry No 2StonePast Producer
Hoffman ClaimsDolomiteOccurrenceDolomite
UnknownLimestone, GeneralProducer
Green Canyon Quarry No 1Stone, DimensionPast Producer
Green Canyon Quarry No 2Stone, DimensionPast ProducerSurface
Green Canyon Quarry No. 1Stone, DimensionPast ProducerSurface
La Var A. MohrCalciumOccurrencePlacer
Norman PetersonCalciumOccurrencePlacer
Theron M. CampbellCalciumOccurrencePlacer
Chugg PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer1960

Every working recorded in Cache County

Storms near this place

14 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Logan in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2016Thunderstorm WindLogan$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds in Logan knocked over a tree that was a foot in diameter and approximately 50 feet tall. This tree fell onto a house and knocked out power in a 3 block radius.
July 2011FloodLogan$10,000The Logan River continued to flood into the beginning of July. This flooding continued to damage and cause the partial closure of the Logan River Golf Course, but otherwise the impacts were largely mitigated, and the waters receded quickly as the snow began to run out. Note that this event began in June.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindLogan$4,000A few medium sized trees were knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds near Logan, with one tree falling onto a car.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLogan$3,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLogan-The US-89 at USU mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindLogan-The US-89 at USU mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLogan-Several trees were downed.
September 2019HailNorth Logan-Quarter-sized hail fell at the campus of Utah State University.
September 2019HailNorth Logan-Half-dollar-sized hail was reported in Logan.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindLogan-The Logan CWOP sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 61 mph.
September 2007Flash FloodLogan-Widespread street flooding occurred, including reports from local media of garbage cans floating down the streets of Logan.
July 2002Funnel CloudLogan-A funnel cloud was spotted briefly near Logan.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindLogan-no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLogan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cache County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
River Heights1.2 miles17
Providence2.2 miles17
Greenville2.3 miles18
North Logan2.8 miles18
Millville3.8 miles17
Holt4.2 miles17
Nibley4.2 miles17
Hyde Park4.4 miles18

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 LoganAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q482657The 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 1442849. 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.