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History · Logan Township

12% of Logan Township’s homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 5 buildings. Below: maps from 1923 on and the census since 2000.

2on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Logan Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Logan Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19236 editions of the USGS map, 1923 to 1994. Watch Logan Township change.
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On the map

Logan Township on the map, 1923 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Logan Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Logan Township on the 1923 USGS mapLogan Township on the 1933 USGS mapLogan Township on the 1946 USGS mapLogan Township on the 1963 USGS mapLogan Township on the 1972 USGS mapLogan Township on the 1994 USGS map1923Tyrone sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Logan Township.

The story so far

Logan Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Logan Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Logan Township is a township that is located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 614 at the time of the 2020 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.8 square miles (59.2 km2), of which 22.7 square miles (58.8 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (0.66%) is water.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 678 to 611 (-10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Logan Township, 1898 to 1923

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1898Post officeThe Ribot post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1903Post officeThe Ribot post office closes
  5. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Logan Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
PA 305 wb in Ribot, Aug. 20242024PA 305 wb in Ribot, Aug. 2024PA 305 wb entering Petersburg, Aug. 20242024PA 305 wb entering Petersburg, Aug. 2024Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Logan Township2008Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting L…Map
On the National Register

2 historic places in Logan Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
5
each building in a district counts
first listed
1990
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers CreekWarrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant
DistrictsStructures

Architectural styles listings

Stone Arch Bridge1
Hydroelectric Dam1
Company Housing1
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers CreekStone Arch Bridge
Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric PlantHydroelectric Dam

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Logan Township, census by census

010020030040050060070020002020Peak: 703

Between 614 and 703 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Logan Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Logan Township

Nobody well known was born in Logan Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Christina CrosbyAmerican scholar and writer · b. 1953
David McMurtrie GreggUnion Army general · b. 1833
Joseph SaxtonAmerican inventor · b. 1799
Horace PorterUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient and… · b. 1837
Thomas Conrad PorterAmerican botanist · b. 1822
William A. WallaceAmerican politician · b. 1827
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Ribot, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
RibotWarrior Ridge
Gone or out of use
Swamp SchoolschoolWilson Schoolschool
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Logan Township
Earl FamilyMcGuireNeffOld PetersburgReedWeyer

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Porter Township3 historic placesA−Franklin Township4 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpruce Creek Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOneida TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Logan Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Logan Township?

Two places: the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek (listed 1990) and the Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant (1990).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.