Lincoln County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States
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 | |
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![]() Lincoln County Courthouse in Lincoln (2005) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 39°03′N 98°12′W / 39.05°N 98.2°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | February 26, 1867 |
Named for | Abraham Lincoln[1] |
Seat | Lincoln |
Largest city | Lincoln |
Area | |
• Total | 720 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
• Land | 719 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
• Water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1% |
Population | |
• Total | 2,939 |
• Density | 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | lincolncoks.com |
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History
change19th centruy
changeIn 1867, Lincoln County was created.
Geography
changeThe 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
changeHistorical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 516 | — | |
1880 | 8,582 | 1,563.2% | |
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% | |
2020 | 2,939 | −9.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[2] |
Government
changePresidential elections
changeLincoln 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
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 81.3% 1,283 | 16.8% 266 | 1.9% 30 |
2016 | 80.5% 1,179 | 14.7% 215 | 4.8% 70 |
2012 | 78.6% 1,165 | 19.5% 289 | 2.0% 29 |
2008 | 75.9% 1,204 | 21.9% 347 | 2.2% 35 |
2004 | 76.0% 1,368 | 21.7% 391 | 2.3% 41 |
2000 | 68.5% 1,295 | 24.8% 469 | 6.7% 126 |
1996 | 64.5% 1,372 | 24.8% 528 | 10.7% 228 |
1992 | 41.1% 893 | 28.2% 612 | 30.7% 667 |
1988 | 59.7% 1,229 | 38.6% 796 | 1.7% 35 |
1984 | 75.1% 1,723 | 24.0% 551 | 0.8% 19 |
1980 | 72.2% 1,685 | 22.6% 528 | 5.2% 122 |
1976 | 54.5% 1,225 | 43.8% 985 | 1.7% 37 |
1972 | 75.6% 1,649 | 21.8% 476 | 2.6% 57 |
1968 | 68.2% 1,721 | 23.1% 583 | 8.8% 221 |
1964 | 50.8% 1,373 | 48.7% 1,316 | 0.5% 14 |
1960 | 71.2% 2,052 | 28.5% 822 | 0.4% 10 |
1956 | 76.2% 2,219 | 23.4% 681 | 0.4% 12 |
1952 | 84.6% 2,841 | 15.1% 507 | 0.3% 9 |
1948 | 65.7% 2,181 | 33.0% 1,094 | 1.3% 43 |
1944 | 72.0% 2,405 | 27.3% 910 | 0.7% 24 |
1940 | 67.7% 2,822 | 31.2% 1,301 | 1.1% 46 |
1936 | 47.4% 2,001 | 52.4% 2,209 | 0.2% 10 |
1932 | 40.8% 1,653 | 56.7% 2,297 | 2.5% 101 |
1928 | 73.1% 2,655 | 26.3% 953 | 0.6% 23 |
1924 | 59.4% 2,277 | 16.0% 615 | 24.6% 941 |
1920 | 69.5% 2,298 | 28.3% 935 | 2.2% 73 |
1916 | 43.6% 1,716 | 53.5% 2,106 | 3.0% 118 |
1912 | 15.7% 381 | 44.9% 1,091 | 39.4% 956 |
1908 | 50.3% 1,218 | 46.1% 1,117 | 3.6% 88 |
1904 | 67.9% 1,516 | 27.4% 613 | 4.7% 105 |
1900 | 46.4% 1,110 | 52.3% 1,250 | 1.3% 30 |
1896 | 35.9% 787 | 63.2% 1,385 | 1.0% 21 |
1892 | 39.2% 878 | 60.9% 1,363 | |
1888 | 50.2% 1,069 | 29.0% 617 | 20.8% 444 |
Education
changeUnified school districts
changeColleges
change- Kansas Christian College (closed)
Communities
changeCities
changeReferences
change- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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
change- 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
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