History of Logan, Utah
Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah|Cache County, Utah, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000|2000 census, the city population was 42,670, a substantial increase over the 1990 figure of 32,771. The estimated population in 2005 had increased to 47,357. The Logan metropolitan area contains 109,666 residents. It is the county seat of Cache County, Utah|Cache County{{GR|6}}.
Logan is located in northern Utah, north of Ogden, Utah|Ogden on the Logan River (Utah)|Logan River; it is about 82 miles (130km) north of Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City. The city was founded in 1859 by Mormon settlers and is the location of the Logan Utah Temple which was dedicated in 1884. It is home to the main campus of Utah State University, founded in 1888, and is often known as a college town. It is also a major producer of cheese and other dairy products.
Logan is the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID United States metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County in Utah and Franklin County, Idaho|Franklin County in Idaho. In 2005, Morgan Quitno declared the Logan metropolitan area the safest in the United States. [http://morganquitno.com/cit06pop.htm#25]
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