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Show LOGAN “ See B ea u tifu l L ogan and C ache V a lle y ” STATISTICAL REVIEW (Courtesy Cache Chamber of Commerce) Form of Government—Commission. PopulationJ§1940 U. S. Census, 11,868; 1950 U. S. Census, 16,832. No colored population. American-born, 90«. Predominating nationalities of foreign-born residents: English, Swedish and German. Area—6 square miles. Altitude—4,535 feet above sea level. Climate—Mean annual temperature, 47.5 degrees F.; average annual rainfall, 16.17 inches. Parks—5, with total of 75 acres, valued at $100,000. Assessed Valuation—$8,709,749, with $5.54 per $1,000 tax rate. Bonded Debt—$344,000. City Statistics—Total street mileage, 70; miles paved and oiled, 55. Miles of sewer, 35. Municipal power plant valued at $1,500,000. Number of water meters, 3,800; light meters, 4,400. Capacity of water works, 3,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 50; value of plant, $700,000. Fire department has 21 men, with 1 station and 8 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, including building, $100,000. Police department has 10 men, with 1 station and 3 pieces of motor equipment. Banks—3. Total resources, $22,000,000. Postal Receipts—$141,448 (calendar year 1951). Telephones in Service—6,576. Building and Construction—Value of building permits for 1951, $2,198,500. Airports—2 (1 joint airport with Cache County and 1 private). Radio Station—KVNU. Newspapers—1 daily and 1 weekly. Trade Area—Retail area has radius of 50 miles, and population of 50,000. Railroads and Bus Lines—2. Highways—Junction of U. S. 91 and 89. Hotels—5, with total of 150 rooms. Motels and Auto Courts—7, with total of 100 rooms. Hospitals—1, with 100 beds. Amusements—4 moving-picture houses; 1 theatre; 1 dance hall; 10 ward recreation halls; 1 bowling parlor; 3 school gymnasiums with swimming pools; 3 tennis courts; 3 parks for softball, picnicking and recreation; natural skating rink and ski area for winter recreation. Education—Utah State Agricultural College, with 4,000 students. 5 public schools, including 1 senior high school and 1 junior high. Number of students in public schools, 3,100; teachers, 111. Public Libraries—Cache County Library, with one of the largest genealogical sections of any library in the Inter-mountain states. Also libraries at Utah State Agricultural College and the senior and junior high schools. Churches—18, representing 5 denominations. 3 seminaries. |
