Logan Utah is the county seat of Cache County and the principal city of the Logan Utah metropolitan area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho.
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21 Facts About Logan Utah
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Town of Logan Utah was founded in 1859 by settlers sent by Brigham Young to survey for the site of a fort near the banks of the Logan Utah River.
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Logan Utah's growth reflects settlement and post-war booms along with other changes incidental to conditions in the West.
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Logan Utah grew to about 20, 000 in the mid-1960s, and according to Census estimates, exceeded 50, 000 in 2015.
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The eastern portions of the city are constructed on top of shelf-like "benches", late Pleistocene sedimentary deposits created by the glacially fed Logan Utah River feeding into the northern stretches of Lake Bonneville, building a "Gilbert-type" river delta over several thousand years.
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Logan Utah has a humid continental climate with very warm though usually dry summers and cold winters with moderate snowfall.
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Eastern portion of Logan Utah includes the Cliffside and Island neighborhoods, as well as the university district.
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Logan Utah's southern portion is a mixture of commercial and residential, and contains portions of the Logan Utah River as well as the fairgrounds and aquatic center.
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The northern area of Logan Utah serves partly as a retail district with numerous shops and restaurants, including the Cache Valley Mall.
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Logan Utah has the region's largest and most comprehensive hospital, Logan Utah Regional Hospital.
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The western portion of Logan Utah is set aside as a center for light industry, especially along the area of 1000 West Street, and it contains residential communities.
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Thomas Edison Charter School, which has campuses in North Logan Utah and Nibley, is a public school for grades K-8 offering an academic stimulated curriculum.
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Logan Utah River Academy is an adolescent residential treatment center that operates in the southern end of Logan Utah.
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Logan Utah was home to the Brigham Young College, a college run by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1878 to 1926.
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Logan Utah Library, founded in 1916, makes more than 200, 000 items available for residents to borrow and hosts hundreds of events each year for all ages.
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Logan Utah Canyon has numerous hiking and camping areas, and its scenic First, Second, and Third Dams provide popular gathering spots for picnics and fishing.
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Many Logan Utah residents subscribe to the Salt Lake City-based Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News, both of which cover Cache Valley happenings to some degree.
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For primary television network affiliates, Logan Utah is considered part of the Salt Lake City media market.
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Logan Utah has a wide diversity of economic sectors with a focus on education, manufacturing and processing, medical services, agriculture, and retail businesses.
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Logan Utah is served by a local sales-tax-funded zero-fare bus system called the Cache Valley Transit District, which incorporated the Logan Utah Transit District (LTD) in 2007.
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However, Logan Utah is within ready driving distance or shuttle ride of Salt Lake City International Airport.
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