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Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,676.<ref name="USCensus">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is North Platte.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite the county's name, the state capital city of Lincoln is not in or near Lincoln County. Lincoln County is one of the three counties in the North Platte Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Lincoln County is represented by the prefix 15 (it had the fifteenth-largest number of vehicles registered for a state county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

Lincoln County is located in the Nebraska Sandhills, a region of mixed-grass prairie on grass-stabilized dunes. The land is generally given to agriculture, with considerable center pivot irrigation and cattle ranching. The North Platte River and the South Platte River flow eastward from Keith County, joining to form the Platte River east of the city of North Platte in central Lincoln County. The Platte then flows ESE out of the county.<ref>Lincoln County NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref> The county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.4%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the third-largest county in Nebraska by area.

Most of Nebraska's 93 counties (the eastern 2/3, including Lincoln County) observe Central Time; the western counties observe Mountain Time. Lincoln County is the westernmost of the Nebraska counties to entirely observe Central Time.<ref>Map of Time Zone Line through Nebraska (accessed 22 January 2019)</ref>

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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McPherson County – northwest
Logan County – northeast
Custer County – east
Dawson County – east
Frontier County – southeast
Hayes County – southwest
Perkins County – west (boundary of Mountain Time)
Keith County – west (boundary of Mountain Time)

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Protected areas

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Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area<ref>Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>
East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area<ref>East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>
East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area<ref>East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>
Fort McPherson National Cemetery<ref>Fort McPherson National Cemetery Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>
Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area<ref>Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Brady NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>
Maloney Reservoir State Recreation Area<ref>Maloney Reservoir State Recreation Area, North Platte NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>
Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area<ref>Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>
Platte State Wildlife Management Area<ref>Platte State Wildlife Management Area Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>
Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area<ref>Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)</ref>

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Demographics

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As of the 2020 United States census<ref name=":0" /> there were 34,674 people and 14,485 households in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 94.6% White, 1.3% Black or African American, 1.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 1.8% from two or more races. 10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the 2000 United States Census<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 34,632 people, 14,076 households, and 9,444 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There are 15,438 housing units in Lincoln: Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 94.70% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.65% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 5.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,076 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97.

The county population contained 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,568, and the median income for a family was $45,185. Males had a median income of $36,244 versus $20,252 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,696. About 7.20% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.10% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.