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Lincoln County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°03′N 98°12′W / 39.050°N 98.200°W / 39.050; -98.200
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Lincoln County
County
Lincoln County Courthouse in Lincoln (2005)
Lincoln County Courthouse in Lincoln (2005)
Map of Kansas highlighting Lincoln County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°03′N 98°12′W / 39.05°N 98.2°W / 39.05; -98.2
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedFebruary 26, 1867
Named forAbraham Lincoln[1]
SeatLincoln
Largest cityLincoln
Area
 • Total
720 sq mi (1,900 km2)
 • Land719 sq mi (1,860 km2)
 • Water1.1 sq mi (3 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
2,939
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
2,920 Decrease
 • Density4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitelincolncoks.com

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lincoln Center.[4] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,939.[2] The county was named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.

History

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See also: History of Kansas

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Lincoln County was established.

Lincoln county is among those in Kansas that are part of the depopulation of the Great Plains.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 720 square miles (1,900 km2), of which 719 square miles (1,860 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.[5]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics

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Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870516—
18808,5821,563.2%
18909,70913.1%
19009,8861.8%
191010,1422.6%
19209,894−2.4%
19309,707−1.9%
19408,338−14.1%
19506,643−20.3%
19605,556−16.4%
19704,582−17.5%
19804,145−9.5%
19903,653−11.9%
20003,578−2.1%
20103,241−9.4%
20202,939−9.3%
2023 (est.)2,920[6]−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[2]

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 3,578 people, 1,529 households, and 1,039 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (1.9 people/km2). There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1.2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.30% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,529 households, out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 23.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,893, and the median income for a family was $36,538. Males had a median income of $24,681 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,788. About 7.30% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government

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Presidential elections

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Lincoln county is heavily Republican. Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democrat to lose the county by less than 5%, and the last democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt back in 1936.

Presidential election results
United States presidential election results for Lincoln County, Kansas[12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 1,222 81.85% 249 16.68% 22 1.47%
2020 1,283 81.25% 266 16.85% 30 1.90%
2016 1,179 80.53% 215 14.69% 70 4.78%
2012 1,165 78.56% 289 19.49% 29 1.96%
2008 1,204 75.91% 347 21.88% 35 2.21%
2004 1,368 76.00% 391 21.72% 41 2.28%
2000 1,295 68.52% 469 24.81% 126 6.67%
1996 1,372 64.47% 528 24.81% 228 10.71%
1992 893 41.11% 612 28.18% 667 30.71%
1988 1,229 59.66% 796 38.64% 35 1.70%
1984 1,723 75.14% 551 24.03% 19 0.83%
1980 1,685 72.16% 528 22.61% 122 5.22%
1976 1,225 54.52% 985 43.84% 37 1.65%
1972 1,649 75.57% 476 21.81% 57 2.61%
1968 1,721 68.16% 583 23.09% 221 8.75%
1964 1,373 50.80% 1,316 48.69% 14 0.52%
1960 2,052 71.15% 822 28.50% 10 0.35%
1956 2,219 76.20% 681 23.39% 12 0.41%
1952 2,841 84.63% 507 15.10% 9 0.27%
1948 2,181 65.73% 1,094 32.97% 43 1.30%
1944 2,405 72.03% 910 27.25% 24 0.72%
1940 2,822 67.69% 1,301 31.21% 46 1.10%
1936 2,001 47.42% 2,209 52.35% 10 0.24%
1932 1,653 40.80% 2,297 56.70% 101 2.49%
1928 2,655 73.12% 953 26.25% 23 0.63%
1924 2,277 59.41% 615 16.04% 941 24.55%
1920 2,298 69.51% 935 28.28% 73 2.21%
1916 1,716 43.55% 2,106 53.45% 118 2.99%
1912 381 15.69% 1,091 44.93% 956 39.37%
1908 1,218 50.27% 1,117 46.10% 88 3.63%
1904 1,516 67.86% 613 27.44% 105 4.70%
1900 1,110 46.44% 1,250 52.30% 30 1.26%
1896 787 35.89% 1,385 63.16% 21 0.96%
1892 878 39.18% 0 0.00% 1,363 60.82%
1888 1,069 50.19% 617 28.97% 444 20.85%

Laws

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Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1990, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[13]

Education

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Unified school districts

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Communities

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2005 map of Lincoln County[14] (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Lincoln County.[14]

Cities

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Unincorporated communities

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Ghost towns

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Townships

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1915-1918 Railroad Map of Lincoln County

Lincoln County is divided into twenty townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township FIPS Population
center 		Population Population
density
/km2 (/sq mi) 		Land area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water % Geographic coordinates
Battle Creek 04525 51 1 (1) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.37% 39°10′7″N 98°13′9″W / 39.16861°N 98.21917°W / 39.16861; -98.21917
Beaver 05075 454 5 (13) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.03% 39°4′12″N 98°8′48″W / 39.07000°N 98.14667°W / 39.07000; -98.14667
Cedron 11500 47 1 (1) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.08% 39°10′34″N 98°25′57″W / 39.17611°N 98.43250°W / 39.17611; -98.43250
Colorado 15000 340 4 (9) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 39°0′52″N 97°58′57″W / 39.01444°N 97.98250°W / 39.01444; -97.98250
Elkhorn 20375 927 10 (26) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 39°1′36″N 98°7′10″W / 39.02667°N 98.11944°W / 39.02667; -98.11944
Franklin 24425 80 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.17% 38°55′47″N 98°5′44″W / 38.92972°N 98.09556°W / 38.92972; -98.09556
Golden Belt 26800 67 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.07% 38°55′30″N 98°18′32″W / 38.92500°N 98.30889°W / 38.92500; -98.30889
Grant 27750 91 1 (3) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.03% 39°5′21″N 98°18′58″W / 39.08917°N 98.31611°W / 39.08917; -98.31611
Hanover 29850 43 0 (1) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.10% 39°5′45″N 98°25′11″W / 39.09583°N 98.41972°W / 39.09583; -98.41972
Highland 31950 65 1 (2) 92 (36) 1 (0) 0.64% 38°54′45″N 98°26′27″W / 38.91250°N 98.44083°W / 38.91250; -98.44083
Indiana 34025 206 2 (6) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.06% 39°0′31″N 98°11′52″W / 39.00861°N 98.19778°W / 39.00861; -98.19778
Logan 41925 67 1 (2) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.33% 39°4′31″N 97°58′14″W / 39.07528°N 97.97056°W / 39.07528; -97.97056
Madison 44100 96 1 (3) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.35% 38°54′40″N 97°59′27″W / 38.91111°N 97.99083°W / 38.91111; -97.99083
Marion 44725 103 1 (3) 92 (35) 0 (0) 0.10% 39°4′27″N 98°13′8″W / 39.07417°N 98.21889°W / 39.07417; -98.21889
Orange 52950 68 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.14% 39°10′7″N 98°19′51″W / 39.16861°N 98.33083°W / 39.16861; -98.33083
Pleasant 56275 482 5 (13) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.01% 39°0′13″N 98°25′13″W / 39.00361°N 98.42028°W / 39.00361; -98.42028
Salt Creek 62800 61 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.04% 39°11′6″N 97°59′36″W / 39.18500°N 97.99333°W / 39.18500; -97.99333
Scott 63525 158 2 (4) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.12% 39°10′51″N 98°4′11″W / 39.18083°N 98.06972°W / 39.18083; -98.06972
Valley 72900 69 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.26% 38°56′10″N 98°12′45″W / 38.93611°N 98.21250°W / 38.93611; -98.21250
Vesper 73650 103 1 (3) 95 (37) 0 (0) 0.04% 39°0′13″N 98°17′49″W / 39.00361°N 98.29694°W / 39.00361; -98.29694

See also

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Community information for Kansas

References

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  1. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
  2. ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Lincoln County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  13. ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
  14. ^ a b "General Highway Map of Lincoln County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). May 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2023.

Further reading

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See also: List of books about Kansas, including historical information about its counties and cities
  • Elizabeth N. Barr (1908), A souvenir history of Lincoln County, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas: Farmer Job Office, OCLC 3156144, OL 6598605M; 123 pages.
  • Wooster, Lyman Child, ed. (1893). "Lincoln County". Columbian History of Education in Kansas: An Account of the Public-school System ... and a Brief Outline of the Work Accomplished in Private and Denominational Schools. Press of the Hamilton printing Company: E. H. Snow, state printer. pp. 147–151.
  • 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.
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