Editing Lincolnton, Georgia

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'''Lincolnton''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Lincoln County, Georgia|Lincoln County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 1,480 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It contains numerous houses and historic districts listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Both the city and the county were named for General [[Benjamin Lincoln]], who served in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolution]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA187|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=187}}</ref>

==History==
Lincolnton was founded in 1798 as seat of the newly formed Lincoln County. It was incorporated as a town in 1817 and as a city in 1953.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA236 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=236| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Lincolnton is located in central Lincoln County at {{Coord|33|47|40|N|82|28|35|W|type:city}} (33.794414, -82.476450).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 378]] passes through the center of town as Washington Street, leading southwest {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Washington, Georgia|Washington]], and northeast {{convert|14|mi}} to [[McCormick, South Carolina]]. [[Georgia State Route 79]] leads northwest {{convert|38|mi}} to [[Elberton, Georgia|Elberton]], while [[Georgia State Route 43|State Route 43]] leads south {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Thomson, Georgia|Thomson]]. [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] is {{convert|39|mi}} to the southeast via State Routes [[Georgia State Route 47|47]] and [[Georgia State Route 104|104]]. A historical site, [[Elijah Clark State Park]], is {{convert|7|mi|0}} northeast of Lincolnton at the [[Savannah River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lincolnton has a total area of {{convert|9.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.35%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_13.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref> The west side of the city drains to Florence Creek, while the east side drains to Dry Fork Creek, both of which flow to Soap Creek, an arm of the Savannah River within [[Lake Strom Thurmond]] (Clarks Hill Lake).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 106
|1870= 92
|1880= 70
|1890= 220
|1900= 221
|1910= 375
|1920= 657
|1930= 916
|1940= 894
|1950= 1315
|1960= 1450
|1970= 1442
|1980= 1406
|1990= 1476
|2000= 1595
|2010= 1566
|2020= 1480
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Lincolnton racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1346552&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-09|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|806
|54.46%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|601
|40.61%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|11
|0.74%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|42
|2.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|20
|1.35%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,480 people, 708 households, and 442 families residing in the city.

== Education ==

=== Lincoln County School District ===
The [[Lincoln County School District (Georgia)|Lincoln County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=690&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 23, 2010.</ref> The district has 98 full-time teachers and over 1,450 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/LINCOLN/LINCOLN_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 23, 2010.</ref>
*Lincoln County Elementary School
*Lincoln County Middle School
*[[Lincoln County High School (Georgia)|Lincoln County High School]]

==Notable people==
*[[Barney Bussey]], former NFL player
*[[Jeff & Sheri Easter|Jeff and Sheri Easter]], musicians
*[[Garrison Hearst]], former NFL player
*Little Roy Lewis and [[The Lewis Family]], gospel bluegrass musicians
*[[Lizzy Long]], bluegrass/gospel musician, The Little Roy and Lizzy Show
*[[Pettis Norman]], former NFL player
*[[Jarius Wynn]], [[Buffalo Bills]] defensive end

==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
*[[Central Savannah River Area]]
*[[Providence Ferry, Georgia]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Lincolnton, Georgia}}
* [http://www.cityoflincolnton.com Lincolnton, Georgia City Hall]

{{Lincoln County, Georgia}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}
{{Georgia county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Lincoln County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]