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
Map
Map of South Dakota highlighting Lincoln County
Location in the state of South Dakota
Map of the USA highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded December 30, 1867
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


Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: http://lincolncountysd.org/
Named for: Lincoln County, Maine[1]
OR
Abraham Lincoln[2]

References

  1. "RootsWeb.com Home Page". www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. US Government Printing Office. p. 187.
  3. "QuickFacts: Lincoln County, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  4. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Doane Robinson, History of South Dakota, Volume 1 (Logansport, IN: B.F. Bowen, 1904), p. 240
  6. "Welcome". Lincoln County, South Dakota. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  7. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.