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History · North Logan

North Logan dates to 1890

More historic than 15% of U.S. towns · #91 of 119 in Utah. What drives it

Most of North Logan was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2005. Below: maps from 1964 on and the census since 1940.

1890founded
0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
Photo: GoMan195531 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answers

How North Logan began

When was North Logan founded?

1890

North Logan dates its founding to 1890 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1940.

First census: 423 in 19402020 census: 10,986136 years

How historic is North Logan?

C−

More historic than 15% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
History grade

What drives North Logan’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, North Logan is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #91 of 119 in Utah. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of North Logan’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 15%
NewerOlder
Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 24%

Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so North Logan’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share (±1.7 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1890.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about North Logan’s past

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

★ What stands out · Help out

Start North Logan’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Logan’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story so far

North Logan, in brief

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

North Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 10,986 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is mainly composed of residential sub-divisions and is a suburb of the county seat, Logan. The city has an annual event every year in October called the Pumpkin Walk. North Logan was first settled in 1890.

North Logan was established in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 8,269 to 10,986 (+33%).

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

By decade

North Logan, decade by decade

On the map

North Logan on the map, 1964 to 1998

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

North Logan on the 1964 USGS mapNorth Logan on the 1986 USGS mapNorth Logan on the 1998 USGS map1964Smithfield sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

North Logan, census by census

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Grew from 423 people in 1940 to 10,986 in 2020, more than tenfold.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to North Logan

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

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Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Greenvillelocale
1cemetery inside North Logan
North Logan Memorial Park

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.

Questions about North Logan’s history

What year was North Logan founded?

In 1890, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1940 counted 423 people here.

How does North Logan rank for history?

North Logan is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #91 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in North Logan?

2% of North Logan’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.7 points), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 2005.

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.