NE · GEOID 31113

Logan County area

Logan County, Nebraska covers 571.2 square miles: 570.7 square miles of land and 0.5 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area570.7 mi²
Water area0.5 mi²
Total area571.2 mi²
National land rank#1769

County outline

Generalized outline of Logan County, Nebraska
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Logan County is located

Logan County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99.9% of Logan County’s measured area and water for 0.1%. Its combined area converts to 1,479.3 square kilometers or approximately 365,544 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land570.6981,478.101365,246.7
Water0.4651.204297.6
Total571.1631,479.305365,544.3

How Logan County compares

By original Census land area, Logan County ranks #57 of 93 in Nebraska and #1769 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.992 times the Nebraska county-equivalent median of 575.2 square miles. It accounts for 0.7% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Logan County?

Logan County has more land than 1,453 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Logan County570.7 mi²
Nebraska median575.2 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Logan County at #1,918 nationally by total area, 149 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 0.1%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 1.1 percentage points lower. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Logan County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1768Worth County, Georgia570.7Compare
#1769Logan County, Nebraska570.7This county
#1770Cuming County, Nebraska570.5Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 41.580093, -100.407995. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,478,101,979 m²; AWATER: 1,203,586 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Logan County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 365,247 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 365,544 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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