Lincoln County, South Dakota
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,161.[3] This makes it the third-most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Canton.[4] The first resident of the area was A. I. Linderman in 1866.[5] He was the only resident until the summer of 1867.[5] Lincoln county was incorporated on December 30, 1867.[6] The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.[7]
| Lincoln County, South Dakota | |
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Location in the state of South Dakota | |
South Dakota's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | December 30, 1867 |
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| Seat | Canton |
| Largest City | Sioux Falls |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
578 sq mi (1,497 km²) 577 sq mi (1,494 km²) 0.5 sq mi (1 km²), 0.08 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: http://lincolncountysd.org/ | |
| Named for: Lincoln County, Maine[1] OR Abraham Lincoln[2] | |
References
- ↑ "RootsWeb.com Home Page". www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. US Government Printing Office. p. 187.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Lincoln County, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Doane Robinson, History of South Dakota, Volume 1 (Logansport, IN: B.F. Bowen, 1904), p. 240
- ↑ "Welcome". Lincoln County, South Dakota. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.