{"id":2796,"date":"2023-04-16T12:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T12:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:32:47","slug":"logan-county-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/logan-county-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Logan County is a county in Illinois, United States, about 30 miles northeast of Springfield
\nand roughly 160 miles southwest of Chicago. It had a population of 27,987 at the 2020 census, an
\nestimated 27,713 by 2024, and covers 618 square miles (1,600 km2) centred near 40°08′N 89°22′W.<\/p>\n

Lincoln is the county seat and the county’s largest city; its postal code is 62656. The
\ncounty holds 3 cities, 8 incorporated towns, 3 census-designated places and 14 unincorporated
\ncommunities across 17 townships, and it runs on Central Time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Logan County<\/h2>\n

Logan County has 28 named places on record: 11 incorporated cities and towns, 3
\ncensus-designated places (CDPs, unincorporated but recognized by the Census Bureau) and 14
\nunincorporated communities with no local government of their own.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Lincoln<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nEast Lincoln \/ West Lincoln<\/td>\n13,288<\/td>\n62656<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlanta<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nAtlanta<\/td>\n1,669<\/td>\n61723<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Pulaski<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMount Pulaski<\/td>\n1,537<\/td>\n62548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elkhart<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nElkhart<\/td>\n450<\/td>\n62634<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emden<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n467<\/td>\n62635<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Jose<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nPrairie Creek<\/td>\n479<\/td>\n62682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Holland<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nSheridan<\/td>\n275<\/td>\n62671<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartsburg<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n262<\/td>\n62643<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middletown<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nCorwin<\/td>\n329<\/td>\n62666<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latham<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nLaenna<\/td>\n333<\/td>\n62543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Broadwell<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nBroadwell<\/td>\n136<\/td>\n62634<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chestnut<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nAetna<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beason<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nOran<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornland<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nElkhart<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Fork<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLake Fork<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fogarty<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBroadwell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucas<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nEminence<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Narita<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLaenna<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bakerville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burton View<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chestervale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evans<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harness<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawndale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Fulcher<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mountjoy<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skelton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two pairs on this list are easy to confuse. Broadwell and Elkhart share ZIP 62634 —
\nBroadwell has no post office of its own, so its mail routes through Elkhart, three miles east.
\nSan Jose’s population of 479 covers the whole village; most of its housing sits in Prairie
\nCreek Township on the Logan County side, but a share of the village extends northwest into Mason
\nCounty’s Allens Grove Township. Lake Fork is both an unincorporated community and the name
\nof its home township, a pairing repeated with Broadwell and Elkhart townships above.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Logan County is divided into 17 townships, the local unit of government below the county
\nlevel in Illinois. The Census Bureau does not publish separate 2020 population counts for Logan
\nCounty’s townships, so this table lists them alphabetically with their principal named
\nplace instead of by population.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aetna<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nChestnut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlanta<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAtlanta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Broadwell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBroadwell, Fogarty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corwin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMiddletown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Lincoln<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLincoln (east side)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elkhart<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nElkhart, Cornland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eminence<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLucas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurlbut<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nElkhart (part)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laenna<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLatham, Narita<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Fork<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLake Fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Pulaski<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMount Pulaski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oran<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBeason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orvil<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairie Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSan Jose (part)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheridan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nNew Holland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Lincoln<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLincoln (west side)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n