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Lincoln County
Lincoln County
County
	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	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
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 (2020)
• Total	2,939
• Estimate (2023)	2,920
• Density	4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	lincolncoks.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

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

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

Mitchell County (north)
Ottawa County (east)
Saline County (southeast)
Ellsworth County (south)
Russell County (west)
Osborne County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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%
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

Presidential elections

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)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	1,233	81.82%	250	16.59%	24	1.59%
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

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

Unified school districts

Communities

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

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Townships

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	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