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Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,670, a substantial increase over the 1990 figure of 32,771. The estimated population in 2005 had increased to 47,357. The Logan metropolitan area contains 109,666 residents. It is the county seat of Cache County.

Logan is located in northern Utah, north of Ogden on the Logan River; it is about 82 miles (130km) north of Salt Lake City. The city was founded in 1859 by Mormon settlers and has been the location of the Logan Utah Temple since its dedication in 1884. It is home to the main campus of Utah State University, founded in 1888, and is often known as a college town. It is also a major producer of cheese and other dairy products.

Logan is the principal city of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cache County in Utah and Franklin County in Idaho. In 2005, Morgan Quitno declared the Logan metropolitan area the safest in the United States.

Bridgerland Applied Technology College provides opportunities for students to learn life skills in business, dental technology, design and construction, fashion and hospitality, health science, information technology, manufacturing, nutrition and food, public safety, and transportation.

Logan is also the home of Utah State University, a land-grant institution classified as a Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research University Extensive, offering bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees in a variety of subjects.

Logan was also the home of Brigham Young College, a school operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It operated from 1878 until it was closed in 1926. Its library and papers were all given to Utah State University.

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