Editing Lincoln, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
Lincoln is in northeastern Addison County in the [[Green Mountains]]. The [[Long Trail]] runs along the crest of the Green Mountains near the town's eastern border, with elevations ranging from {{convert|2430|ft}} at [[Lincoln Gap (Vermont)|Lincoln Gap]] to {{convert|4006|ft}} at the summit of [[Mount Abraham (Vermont)|Mount Abraham]]. The lowest elevation in town is {{convert|840|ft}} above sea level near West Lincoln, where the New Haven River exits the town.

The Lincoln Gap Road crosses the Green Mountains at Lincoln Gap, connecting the [[Lincoln (CDP), Vermont|village of Lincoln]] on the west with the town of [[Warren, Vermont|Warren]] to the east. But it is only open in the summer, so the town is principally accessed via [[Bristol, Vermont|Bristol]]. The village of [[South Lincoln, Vermont|South Lincoln]] is in the southern part of the town, along the New Haven River. There are no numbered state highways in Lincoln.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has an area of {{convert|115.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|115.0|sqkm|disp=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.43%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000140075| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164435/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000140075| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lincoln town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref>