Lincoln County, Kansas
Lincoln County (standard abbreviation: LC) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 2,939 people lived there.[2] The county seat is Lincoln Center. Lincoln Center is also the biggest city in Lincoln County.[3]
Lincoln County, Kansas | |
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Location in the state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
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Founded | February 26, 1867 |
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Seat | Lincoln |
Largest City | Lincoln |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
720 sq mi (1,865 km²) 719 sq mi (1,862 km²) 1.1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.1% |
Population - Density |
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Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Named for: Abraham Lincoln[1] |
History
19th centruy
In 1867, Lincoln County was created.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 720 square miles (1,900 km2). Of that, 719 square miles (1,860 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.[4]
People
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 516 | ||
1880 | 8,582 | 1563.2% | |
1890 | 9,709 | 13.1% | |
1900 | 9,886 | 1.8% | |
1910 | 10,142 | 2.6% | |
1920 | 9,894 | −2.4% | |
1930 | 9,707 | −1.9% | |
1940 | 8,338 | −14.1% | |
1950 | 6,643 | −20.3% | |
1960 | 5,556 | −16.4% | |
1970 | 4,582 | −17.5% | |
1980 | 4,145 | −9.5% | |
1990 | 3,653 | −11.9% | |
2000 | 3,578 | −2.1% | |
2010 | 3,241 | −9.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[2] |
Government
Presidential elections
Lincoln county is very Republican. Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democrat to lose the county by less than 5%. The last Democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
Presidential Elections Results
Education
Unified school districts
Colleges
- Kansas Christian College (closed)
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Lincoln County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
More reading
- Elizabeth N. Barr (1908), A souvenir history of Lincoln County, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas: Farmer Job Office, OCLC 3156144, OL 6598605M; 123 pages.
- Standard Atlas of Lincoln County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 72 pages; 1918.
- Plat Book of Lincoln County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 39 pages; 1901.
Other websites
- County
- Maps