Logansport, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°45′13″N, 86°21′38″W
City of Logansport
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Cass
Area
- City	21.8 km² (8.4 sq mi)
- Land	21.4 km² (8.3 sq mi)
- Water	0.4 km² (0.2 sq mi) 1.90%
Population
- City (2000)	19,684
- Density	920.1/km² (2,383.0/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Logansport is a city in Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 19,684 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Cass County^GR6. Logansport is located in northern Indiana, at the junction of the Wabash and Eel Rivers, northeast of Lafayette. It was settled c.1826 and named for a Shawnee chief named Logan who served as a scout for U.S. forces in the War of 1812.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Upcoming Events
4 Famous residents
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Logansport is located at 40°45′13″N, 86°21′38″W (40.753478, -86.360485)^GR1.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 19,684 people, 7,604 households, and 4,737 families residing in the city. The population density was 920.1/km² (2,383.0/mi²). There were 8,026 housing units at an average density of 375.2/km² (971.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.79% White, 2.08% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.63% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.58% of the population.

There were 7,604 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,483, and the median income for a family was $40,497. Males had a median income of $28,785 versus $21,660 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,085. About 6.4% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Upcoming Events

11.04.06 Teen Only Garage Sale
11.12.06 The Evolution of Wrestling Begins
11.20.06 Festival Of Trees
11.24.06 Light Up Logansport Parade
12.10.06 North Pole Wonderland
01.01.07 Super Saturday
01.03.07 Senior Citizen Grocery Bingo
01.08.07 Country Line Dancing
02.08.07 Daddy/Daughter Valentine Dance
03.24.07 Bunny Pail Workshop/Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt
05.01.07 Minor League Registration
05.07.07 Pepsi Pitch, Hit & Run Competition
05.23.07 Hershey Track & Field Youth Program
06.01.07 Bike Rodeo
06.04.07 Minor League/T-Ball Program
06.04.07 Tennis Lessons
06.04.07 Awesome Adventures
06.09.07 Wal-Mart All American Fishing Derby
07.04.07 July 4th. Celebration
08.18.07 Punt, Pass & Kick Competition
09.15.07 Fine Arts Festival

[edit] Famous residents

Samuel P. Bush, patriarch of the Bush political family, worked here as a railroad mechanic
Nig Cuppy, (July 3, 1869-July 22, 1922), baseball pitcher (born in Logansport)^[1]
Greg Kinnear, (June 17, 1963- ), actor (born in Logansport)
Aaron Heilman, (November 12, 1978- ), baseball pitcher (born in Logansport)
Boston Reid, NASCAR driver
Clara Ingram Judson, children's author
Sam Kinder, picked up two wins in two innings of work against Benton Central in baseball his Junior year of High School
Tony Dyer, loves Megan Young