Editing Lincoln County, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|304.87|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|295.85|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.02|sqmi}} (2.96%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===State and local protected areas===
* [[Mountain Island Educational State Forest]] (part)
* [[Pee Wee's Mountain Bike Trail]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parks and Recreation {{!}} County of Lincoln, NC - Official Website |url=https://www.lincolncounty.org/129/Parks-and-Recreation |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=www.lincolncounty.org}}</ref>
* [[Rock Springs Nature Preserve]]
* [[South Fork Rail Trail]]

===Major water bodies===
* [[Anderson Creek (North Carolina Creek)|Anderson Creek]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lincoln County North Carolina Streams |url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/features/physical,class,stream,scfips,37109.cfm |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=northcarolina.hometownlocator.com}}</ref>
* [[Ballard Creek (North Carolina)|Ballard Creek]]
* [[Buffalo Creek (North Carolina Creek)|Buffalo Creek]]
* [[Catawba River]]
* [[Crooked Creek (North Carolina)|Crooked Creek]]
* [[Howard Creek (North Carolina)|Howard Creek]]
* [[Hoyle Creek (North Carolina)|Hoyle Creek]]
* [[Indian Creek (North Carolina)|Indian Creek]]
* [[Killian Creek (North Carolina)|Killian Creek]]
* [[Lake Norman]]
* [[Little Indian Creek (North Carolina)|Little Indian Creek]]
* [[South Fork Catawba River]]
* [[Tanyard Creek (North Carolina)|Tanyard Creek]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Catawba County, North Carolina|Catawba County]] – north
* [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell County]] – northeast
* [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] – southeast
* [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston County]] – south
* [[Cleveland County, North Carolina|Cleveland County]] – west
* [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]] – northwest

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=NC|US|321}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|321|dab1=Dallas–Hickory}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|10}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|16}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC-Bus|16|dab1=Lowesville–Denver}} ([[North Carolina Highway 16#Lowesville–Denver business loop|business route]])
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|18}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|27}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC-Truck|27|dab1=Lincolnton}} ([[North Carolina Highway 27#Lincolnton truck route|truck route]])
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|73}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|150}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|155}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|182}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|274}}
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=== Major infrastructure ===
* [[Lincoln County Airport (North Carolina)|Lincoln County Airport]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airport (IPJ) {{!}} County of Lincoln, NC - Official Website |url=https://www.lincolncounty.org/93/Airport |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=www.lincolncounty.org}}</ref>