Logan is a city in Hocking County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Hocking River about 43 miles (69 km) southeast of Columbus. The population was 7,296 at the 2020 census.
At a Glance
- County: Hocking County
- County seat of Hocking County
- State: Ohio
History of Logan
Residents named the town in honor of Chief Logan of the Mingo people. He and his band lived in this area at the time of European American settlement. Ohio Governor Thomas Worthington laid out the village in 1816.
Logan was the first city in the state of Ohio to install a double roundabout. Located at the interchange of Ohio State Route 664 and U.S. Route 33, the roundabouts were officially opened to traffic on December 4, 2013.
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