Ohio Logan County Public Libraries – All Public Libraries

We are providing a comprehensive directory of public libraries in Logan County, Ohio. This list includes library formal name, street address, postal code, phone number and how many books are available. Check the following list to see all public libraries in Ohio Logan County.

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1. Library System BELLE CENTER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 103 S. Elizabeth ST., Belle Center, OH 43310
Phone Number: (937) 464-3611 Logan 20,677 10,400

2. Central Library BELLE CENTER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 103 S. Elizabeth ST., Belle Center, OH 43310
Phone Number: (513) 464-3611 Logan N/A N/A

3. Branch Library DEGRAFF BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 118 S. Main St, Degraff, OH 44318
Phone Number: (937) 585-5010 Logan N/A N/A

4. Library System DR. EARL S. SLOAN LIBRARY
Street Address: 2817 Sandusky ST., Zanesfield, OH 43360
Phone Number: (937) 592-8343 Logan 6,480 1,664

5. Central Library DR. EARL S. SLOAN LIBRARY
Street Address: 2817 Sandusky ST., Zanesfield, OH 43360
Phone Number: (937) 592-8343 Logan N/A N/A

6. Branch Library EAST LIBERTY BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 3235 N. Main St, East Liberty, OH 44319
Phone Number: (937) 666-3444 Logan N/A N/A

7. Branch Library LAKEVIEW BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 120 N. Main ST., Lakeview, OH 44331
Phone Number: (937) 842-4144 Logan N/A N/A

8. Branch Library LAURELVILLE BRANCH
Street Address: 1620 Maple St, Laurelville, OH 43135
Phone Number: (740) 385-2348 Logan N/A N/A

9. Central Library LOGAN COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY
Street Address: Main & Sandusky, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
Phone Number: (513) 599-4189 Logan N/A N/A

10. Library System LOGAN COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY
Street Address: 220 N Main St, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
Phone Number: (937) 599-4189 Logan 388,103 471,380

11. Branch Library RUSHSYLVANIA BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 113 N Sandusky St, Rushsylvania, OH 43347
Phone Number: (937) 468-9963 Logan N/A N/A

12. Branch Library WEST LIBERTY BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 117 N. Detroit ST., West Liberty, OH 43357
Phone Number: (513) 465-3656 Logan N/A N/A

13. Branch Library WEST MANSFIELD BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 127 N. Main St, West Mansfield, OH 43358
Phone Number: (937) 355-6188 Logan N/A N/A

Overview of Logan County, Ohio

Logan County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population is 46,005. Its county seat is Bellefontaine and is named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Indians in the area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,209 km² (467 mi²). 1,187 km² (458 mi²) of it is land and 22 km² (8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.79% water.

Adjacent counties

Hardin County (north)
Union County (east)
Champaign County (south)
Shelby County (west)
Auglaize County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 46,005 people, 17,956 households, and 12,730 families residing in the county. The population density is 39/km² (100/mi²). There are 21,571 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 96.15% White, 1.71% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 17,956 households out of which 33.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% are married couples living together, 9.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% are non-families. 24.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.53 and the average family size is 3.01.

In the county, the population is spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $41,479, and the median income for a family is $47,516. Males have a median income of $37,134 versus $24,739 for females. The per capita income for the county is $18,984. 9.30% of the population and 7.10% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.80% of those under the age of 18 and 8.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Government

Counties in Ohio do not possess home rule powers but can do only what has been expressly authorized by the Ohio General Assembly. Logan County, along with eighty-six other counties in Ohio (the exception is Summit), has the following elected officials, as provided by statute:

Three county commissioners (the Board of Commissioners): Control budget; approve zoning; approve annexations to cities and villages; set overall policy; oversee departments under their control
County auditor: Values property for taxation; issues dog, kennel, and cigarettelicenses; issues licenses for retailers for sales tax purposes; inspects scales, pumps, etc., used in commerce to see that they are accurate
County clerk of court of common pleas: Keeps filings of lawsuitsand orders of the county court of common pleas; records titles for motor vehicles
County coroner: Determines causes of deathin certain cases; is the only person with the power to arrest the sheriff.
County engineer: Maintains county roadsand land maps
Prosecuting attorney: Prosecutes feloniesand is the legal advisor to all other county officials and departments
County recorder: Keeps all landrecords, including deeds, surveys, mortgages, easements, and liens
County treasurer: Collects taxes, invests county money, provide financial oversight to municipalities and school districts in the county
County sheriff: Chief law enforcement officer, polices areas without local police; runs the county jail; acts as officer of the local courts (transporting prisoners, serving subpoenas, acting as bailiff, etc.)

All of these officials are elected to four-year terms in November of even-numbered years after being nominated in partisan primary elections. One commissioner and the auditor are elected in the same year as the governor in one cycle; the other two commissioners and the other officials are elected in the same year as the president of the United States. The clerk, coroner, prosecutor, recorder, and sheriff begin their terms on the first Monday in January. The auditor’s term begins on the second Monday in March. The treasurer’s term begins on the first monday in September. The commissioner who is elected with the governor begins his term on January 1. Of the other two seats, one term begins on January 2 and the second on January 3.

Any citizen of Ohio and the United States who is eighteen years of age or older and lives in the county may run for commissioner, auditor, treasurer, clerk of courts, or recorder. The other offices have specific additional requirements: candidates for prosecutor must be licensed to practice law; candidates for coroner must be licensed to practice medicine for two years; candidates for engineer must be both licensed surveyors and engineers; and candidates for sheriff must have certain education and supervisory experience in law enforcement.

If a vacancy arises, it is filled by the county central committee of the political party to which the former official belonged, i.e., the Republicans appoint someone to an office held by a Republican and the Democrats to an office held by a Democrat. If an office becomes vacant before the November election in the even-numbered year midway through the term, the appointee must run in a special election for the remainder of the term. If the office becomes vacant after then, the appointment is for the remainder of the term.

The Board of County Commissioners is the combined executive and legislative branch of county government but as their control over the independently elected officials is limited, there is effectively no real executive. However, one of the members of the board is named president of the board. The commissioners receive a full-time salary, but commissioners often have full-time occupations on the side. The board also employs a clerk to record its proceedings.

The board of commissioners often create numerous subordinate departments to handle specific services. These vary from county to county; among the most common are departments for building and zoning, health, economic development, water and sewer service, and emergency management.

There is also a county educational service center (previously known as the county board of education) presided over by a board of education, typically numbering five members, elected to staggered four-year terms in non-partisan elections in odd-numbered years. The center supplies services to the individual school districts in the county and exercises some limited control over the class of school districts known as “local school districts.” (“City school districts” and “exempted village school districts” are free from any oversight by the county board.) Counties also have a board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to educate disabled children. The members of this board are appointed.

Elections are administered in each county by a four-member board of elections which consists of two Republicans and two Democrats appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State at the recommendation of each county party. The board employs a director, who must be of the opposing political party of the chairman of the board of elections, and a deputy director, who must be of the political party of the chairman of the board.

The county has a court of common pleas, which is the court of first instance for felonies and certain high-value civil cases. All judges in Ohio are elected to six-year terms in non-partisan elections after being nominated in partisan primaries.

Municipalities, townships, and unincorporated places

According to countryaah, Logan County, Ohio has the following cities and towns:

Municipalities

There are twelve incorporated municipalities in Logan County (one city and eleven villages):

Cities:
Bellefontaine
Villages:
Belle Center
De Graff
Huntsville
Lakeview
Quincy
Rushsylvania
Russells Point
Valley Hi
West Liberty
West Mansfield
Zanesfield

Townships

There are seventeen civil townships in Logan County. Of these, none are urban townships, and no municipalities have been formed from former townships: