Editing Lincoln, New York

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|leader_name              = Melissa During ([[United States Republican Party|R]]) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/1753/Melissa-During-Town-of-Lincoln | title=Melissa During &#124; Madison County, NY }}</ref>
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'''Lincoln''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,802 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 2,012 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. The town is in the north-central part of the county.

== History ==
The town was established in 1896 from a division of the town of [[Lenox, New York|Lenox]]. The Klock family were early settlers.

The former [[Lenox District No. 4 Schoolhouse]] houses the Lincoln town hall. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lincoln is bordered to the northeast by the city of [[Oneida, New York|Oneida]]. [[Clockville, New York|Clockville]], at the center of the town, is {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of the village of [[Canastota, New York|Canastota]], {{convert|6|mi|0}} southeast of the center of Oneida, and {{convert|22|mi}} east of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Lincoln has a total area of {{convert|25.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.06|sqmi|2}}, or 0.24%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The town is drained by two north-flowing creeks: in the east Cowaselon Creek, and in the west Canastota Creek, which flows into Cowaselon Creek at Canastota. The entire town is part of the watershed of [[Oneida Lake]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 1052
|1910= 985
|1920= 821
|1930= 869
|1940= 853
|1950= 924
|1960= 1102
|1970= 1168
|1980= 1722
|1990= 1669
|2000= 1818
|2010= 2012
|2020= 1802
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,818 people, 663 households, and 493 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|72.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 700 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 663 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,023, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $25,821 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,751.  About 3.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Lincoln ==
*'''Alene''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] by the southern town line.
*'''[[Buttermilk Falls (Madison County, New York)|Buttermilk Falls]]''' &ndash; A waterfall located east-northeast of Clockville on [[Limestone Creek]].
*'''[[Clockville, New York|Clockville]]''' &ndash; This hamlet is the main community in the town and is named after the Klock family, early settlers. It is the location of the [[Lenox District No. 4 Schoolhouse|Lincoln Town Hall]].
*'''Cottons''' &ndash; A hamlet located west of Clockville.
*'''Lenox''' &ndash; A hamlet located east-northeast of Clockville.
*'''Mirrellsville''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeast of the town.
*'''[[Perryville, New York|Perryville]]''' &ndash; A hamlet on the town line in the southwestern corner of the town; partially in the town of [[Fenner, New York|Fenner]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|townoflincoln.org}}

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[[Category:Syracuse metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Madison County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1896 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1896]]