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City of Logansport
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 86°21′38″W / 40.75361, -86.36056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Cass
Area
- Total	8.4 sq mi (21.8 km²)
- Land	8.3 sq mi (21.4 km²)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)  1.90%
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	19,684
- Density	2,383.0/sq mi (920.1/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46947
Area code(s)	574
FIPS code	18-44658GR2
GNIS feature ID	0438232GR3
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Logansport is a city in Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 19,684 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Cass County^GR6. Logansport is located in northern Indiana, at the junction of the Wabash and Eel Rivers, northeast of Lafayette. It was settled c.1826 and named for a Shawnee chief named Logan who served as a scout for U.S. forces in the War of 1812.

A Historic must see and fun for the kids place to visit is the Carousel in Riverside Park, it was brought to Logansport in 1919, from Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is a hand carved 42 animal Gustav Dentzel Carousel and many visitors have experienced reaching for the brass ring to try and win a free ride.

Logansport is located at 40°45′13″N, 86°21′38″W (40.753478, -86.360485)^GR1.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 19,684 people, 7,604 households, and 4,737 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,383.0 people per square mile (920.1/km²). There were 8,026 housing units at an average density of 971.6/sq mi (375.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.79% White, 2.08% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.63% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.58% of the population.

There were 7,604 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,483, and the median income for a family was $40,497. Males had a median income of $28,785 versus $21,660 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,085. About 6.4% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

• The Wabash and Erie Canal went through Cass County and reached Logansport in 1837.
• Logansport High School is the home of the first school mascot in Indiana. A stuffed Felix the Cat doll was brought to a basketball game in 1926 and afterward became the official mascot for all LHS sports teams.^[1]

• Samuel P. Bush, patriarch of the Bush political family, worked here as a railroad mechanic
• Thomas Hall Bringhurst (August 20, 1819 - May 23, 1899), businessman, freemason, Civil War Colonel and delegate to the first national convention of the Republican Party.
• Kenesaw Mountain Landis (November 20, 1866 - November 25, 1944), Major League Baseball's first Commissioner.^[2]
• Nig Cuppy, (July 3, 1869-July 22, 1922), baseball pitcher (born in Logansport)^[3]
• Greg Kinnear, (June 17, 1963- ), actor (born in Logansport)
• Aaron Heilman, (November 12, 1978- ), baseball pitcher for the New York Mets (born in Logansport)
• Clara Ingram Judson, children's author
• Dr. Gregory Bell, 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist, Long Jump. Resides and practices dentistry in Logansport.
• Tony Hinkle, inventor of orange basketball
• W. James Young, (September 7, 1963- ), Staff Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. (born in Logansport).

1. ^ http://athletics.lcsc.k12.in.us/felix.htm
2. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_history_people.jsp?story=com_bio_1 MLB.com: History of the Game from Doubleday to Present Day
3. ^ [1969] (1979) in Reichler, Joseph L.: The Baseball Encyclopedia, 4th edition, New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8. 

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• Logansport, Indiana is at coordinates 40°45′13″N 86°21′38″W / 40.753478, -86.360485Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 86°21′38″W / 40.753478, -86.360485

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Indiana
County seat: Logansport
Cities and towns	Galveston | Logansport | Onward | Royal Center | Walton
Townships	Adams | Bethlehem | Boone | Clay | Clinton | Deer Creek | Eel | Harrison | Jackson | Jefferson | Miami | Noble | Tipton | Washington
Unincorporated communities	Adamsboro | Anoka | Clymers | Danes | Deacon | Dunkirk | Georgetown | Hoover | Kenneth | Lake Cicott | Leases Corner | Lewisburg | Lincoln | Lucerne | Metea | Miami Bend | Mount Pleasant | New Waverly | Potawatomi Point | Twelve Mile | Young America