Editing Lincoln County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county       = Lincoln County
 | state             = Minnesota
 | ex image             = LincolnCountyCourthouseMN.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Lincoln County Courthouse
 | founded date        = March 6
 | founded year         = 1873<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Place Names |url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620201420/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=March 18, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref>
 | seat wl             = Ivanhoe
 | largest city wl      = Tyler
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 548
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 537
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 12
 | area percentage      = 2.1%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 5640
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 5521 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone           = Central
 | web                  = www.co.lincoln.mn.us
 | named for            = [[Abraham Lincoln]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett |first=Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |year=1905 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n186 187]}}</ref>
 | district             = 7th }}

'''Lincoln County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 5,640.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lincolncountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Ivanhoe, Minnesota|Ivanhoe]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
During and after the [[American Civil War]], the Minnesota legislature wanted to name a county after President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Acts were proposed to effect this change in 1861, in 1866, and in 1870, but each time the effort failed by vote or was ignored by the county's citizens. The final effort was an act passed on March 6, 1873, dividing [[Lyon County, Minnesota|Lyon County]] into approximately equal halves, with the western half to be named Lincoln. The county voters approved this act in the November 1873 election, and [[Horace Austin|Governor Horace Austin]] proclaimed the county's existence on December 5, 1873, with Lake Benton as county seat. In 1900 a new town closer to the county's center was platted, and in 1902 the county seat was moved to that settlement, [[Ivanhoe, Minnesota|Ivanhoe]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n325 306]–308}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lincoln County lies on Minnesota's border with [[South Dakota]]. The [[Lac qui Parle River]] flows northeast through the upper eastern part of the county on its way to discharge into the [[Minnesota River]]. The county's terrain consists of rolling hills and is mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref name="LCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lincoln+County,+MN/@44.4141491,-96.5458375,91297m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x878a3279de7acb43:0x76800ab8f6af2608!8m2!3d44.4507066!4d-96.3226072 ''Lincoln County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 15, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point on its lower west border, at {{convert|1,991|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref name="LCM2">{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Lincoln County MN"  Google Maps (accessed March 15, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 15, 2019}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|548|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|537|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
[[File:Lincoln Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Lincoln County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 69 - 70. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Lakes===
Source:<ref name=LCM/>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Ash Lake
* Curtis Lake
* Dead Coon Lake
* Drietz Lake
* Gislason Lake
* Hawks Nest Lake
* Lake Benton
* Lake Hendricks (part)
* Lake Shaokatan
* Lake Stay
* Oak Lake
* Perch Lake
* Steep Bank Lake
* Twin Lakes
* West Lake Stay
{{div col end}}

===Major highways===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 75]]
* [[Image:MN-19.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 19]]
* [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]]
* [[Image:MN-68.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 68]]
* [[Image:MN-271.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 271]]
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
Source:<ref name=LCM2/>
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Deuel County, South Dakota]] - northwest
* [[Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota|Yellow Medicine County]] - north
* [[Lyon County, Minnesota|Lyon County]] - east
* [[Pipestone County, Minnesota|Pipestone County]] - south
* [[Moody County, South Dakota]] - southwest
* [[Brookings County, South Dakota]] - west
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
Source:<ref name=LCM/>
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* Altona State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Ash Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Blue Wing State Wildlife Management Area
* Bohemian State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Chen-Bay State Wildlife Management Area
* Christine State Wildlife Management Area
* Collinson State Wildlife Management Area
* Dorer State Wildlife Management Area
* Emerald State Wildlife Management Area
* Expectation State Wildlife Management Area
* Hendricks State Wildlife Management Area
* Hole in the Mountain County Park
* Hope State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Iron Horse State Wildlife Management Area
* Ivanhoe State Wildlife Management Area
* Johnson State Wildlife Management Area
* Kvermo State Wildlife Management Area
* Minn-Kota State Wildlife Management Area
* Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
* Platyrhynchos State Wildlife Management Area
* Poposki State Wildlife Management Area
* Prairie Dell State Wildlife Management Area
* Shaokatan State Wildlife Management Area
* Sioux Lookout State Wildlife Management Area
* Sokota State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Suhr State Wildlife Management Area
* Two Sloughs State Wildlife Management Area
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 2945
|1890= 5691
|1900= 8966
|1910= 9874
|1920= 11268
|1930= 11303
|1940= 10797
|1950= 10150
|1960= 9651
|1970= 8143
|1980= 8207
|1990= 6890
|2000= 6429
|2010= 5896
|2020= 5640
|estyear=2023
|estimate=5521
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library (link permanently closed. edit June 7, 2018)}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lincoln County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lincoln County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Lincoln%20County,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|5,368
|95.2%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|10
|0.2%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|11
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|22
|0.4%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|122
|2.2%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|107
|1.9%
|}

===2000 census===
[[File:LincolnCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Lincoln County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 6,429 people, 2,653 households, and 1,785 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|12.0|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 3,043 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5.67|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.82% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.23% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 36.1% were of [[German people|German]], 25% [[English people|English]], 17.5% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 10.9% [[Polish people|Polish]] and 10.5% [[danish people|Danish]] ancestry.

There were 2,653 households, out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.

The county population contained 23.70% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 24.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,607, and the median income for a family was $38,605. Males had a median income of $26,494 versus $20,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,009. About 7.00% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=32em}}
* [[Arco, Minnesota|Arco]]
* [[Hendricks, Minnesota|Hendricks]]
* [[Ivanhoe, Minnesota|Ivanhoe]] (county seat)
* [[Lake Benton, Minnesota|Lake Benton]]
* [[Tyler, Minnesota|Tyler]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Marshfield, Minnesota|Marshfield]]
* [[Thompsonburg, Minnesota|Thompsonburg]]
* [[Verdi, Minnesota|Verdi]]
* [[Wilno, Minnesota|Wilno]]

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Alta Vista Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Alta Vista Township]]
* [[Ash Lake Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Ash Lake Township]]
* [[Diamond Lake Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Diamond Lake Township]]
* [[Drammen Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Drammen Township]]
* [[Hansonville Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Hansonville Township]]
* [[Hendricks Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Hendricks Township]]
* [[Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Hope Township]]
* [[Lake Benton Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Lake Benton Township]]
* [[Lake Stay Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Lake Stay Township]]
* [[Limestone Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Limestone Township]]
* [[Marble Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Marble Township]]
* [[Marshfield Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Marshfield Township]]
* [[Royal Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Royal Township]]
* [[Shaokatan Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Shaokatan Township]]
* [[Verdi Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota|Verdi Township]]
{{div col end}}

==Government and politics==
Lincoln County has been a swing county in recent decades. Up to 2016 it has selected the Democratic candidate in 56% of presidential elections since 1980. Like most white, rural counties in America, however, the GOP has made significant advances in the county recently.

{{PresHead|place=Lincoln County, Minnesota|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=October 9, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,190|972|73|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,121|937|57|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,931|860|228|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,595|1,429|96|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|1,491|1,517|118|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,736|1,558|48|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|1,513|1,590|181|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,199|1,641|538|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,084|1,555|997|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,479|1,891|55|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,905|1,827|71|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,122|1,640|359|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,599|2,594|74|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|1,881|2,148|66|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,732|2,109|189|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,393|3,024|11|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,147|2,500|10|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,060|2,316|14|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,746|1,892|19|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,312|2,694|84|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,600|2,302|15|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,220|2,536|33|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,199|2,662|473|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|974|2,963|127|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,952|2,064|34|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,657|252|1,541|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,548|673|163|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|777|1,174|84|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|264|548|798|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|891|683|91|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,323|258|79|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|866|528|58|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|674|703|60|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|318|396|396|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|594|399|63|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|599|154|64|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|468|112|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1876|Republican|88|18|0|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Board of Commissioners |url=http://www.co.lincoln.mn.us/County%20Board.htm |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=www.co.lincoln.mn.us}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Corey Sik
|District 1
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Mic VanDeVere
|District 2
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Dean Nielsen
|District 3
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Joe Drietz
|District 4
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Steve Hauswedell
|District 5
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2018-2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Bill Weber (Minnesota politician)|Bill Weber]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1199 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 22
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Joe Schomacker]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Joe Schomacker (22A) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15367 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 22A
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2018-2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Collin Peterson]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congressman Collin Peterson |url=https://collinpeterson.house.gov/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625012006/https://collinpeterson.house.gov/ |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Congressman Collin Peterson |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrat]]
|[[Minnesota's 7th congressional district|7th]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Amy Klobuchar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar |url=https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=www.klobuchar.senate.gov}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrat]]
|N/A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Tina Smith]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.smith.senate.gov/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Senator Tina Smith |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrat]]
|N/A
|}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota#Lincoln County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Minnesota]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.co.lincoln.mn.us/ Lincoln County government's official website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Lincoln County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota|Yellow Medicine County]]
|East      = [[Lyon County, Minnesota|Lyon County]]
|South     = [[Pipestone County, Minnesota|Pipestone County]]
|Southwest = [[Moody County, South Dakota]]
|West      = [[Brookings County, South Dakota]]
|Northwest = [[Deuel County, South Dakota]]
}}

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