Lincoln County, Missouri

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An old barn in rural Lincoln County

Lincoln County is located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,574.<ref name="2020 census" /> Its county seat is Troy.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was founded December 14, 1818, and named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln of the American Revolutionary War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Lincoln County is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

According to Goodspeed's History of Lincoln County, Missouri (1888), Lincoln County was named by Major Christopher Clark, the first permanent white settler in an address to the Territorial Legislature. He said, "I was born, sir, in Link-Horn County, N.C., I lived for many years in Link-Horn County in old Kain-tuck. I wish to die in Link-Horn County, in Missouri; and I move, therefore, that the blank in the bill be filled with the name Link-Horn." The motion was carried unanimously and the clerk, not adopting the frontier parlance of the Major, wrote "Lincoln" in the blank space of the bill. Others Template:Who say it was named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (2.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> The county's eastern border with Illinois is formed by the Mississippi River.

Adjacent counties

• Pike County (north)
• Calhoun County, Illinois (east)
• St. Charles County (southeast)
• Warren County (southwest)
• Montgomery County (west)

Major highways

• File:US 61.svg U.S. Route 61
• File:MO-47.svg Route 47
• File:MO-79.svg Route 79
• File:MO-147.svg Route 147

Transit

• Burlington Trailways
• OATS Transit

Railroads

• BNSF Railway

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 38,944 people, 13,851 households, and 10,554 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.13% White, 1.74% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Approximately 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.7% were of German, 17.0% American, 10.9% Irish and 7.4% English ancestry.

There were 13,851 households, out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.80% were non-families. 19.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,592, and the median income for a family was $47,747. Males had a median income of $35,564 versus $23,270 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,149. About 6.20% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Lincoln County Racial Composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	53,051	89.05%
Black or African American (NH)	1,072	1.8%
Native American (NH)	193	0.32%
Asian (NH)	235	0.4%
Pacific Islander (NH)	27	0.05%
Other/Mixed (NH)	3,455	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1,541	2.6%

Education

Public schools

School districts include:<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

• Silex R-I School District – Silex
  • Silex Elementary School (K-06)
  • Silex High School (07-12)
• Elsberry R-II School District – Elsberry
  • Clarence Cannon Elementary School (PK-04)
  • Ida Cannon Middle School (05-08)
  • Elsberry High School (09-12)
• Lincoln County R-III School District – Troy
  • Early Childhood Education Center (Pre-K & PAT)
  • Boone Elementary School (K-05)
  • Claude Brown Elementary School (K-05)
  • Cuivre Park Elementary School (K-05)
  • Hawk Point Elementary School (K-05)
  • Lincoln Elementary School (K-05)
  • Main Street Elementary School (K-05)
  • William R. Cappel Elementary School (K-05)
  • Troy Middle School (06-08)
  • Troy South Middle School (06-08)
  • Ninth Grade Center (09)
  • Troy Buchanan High School (10-12)
  • New Horizons High School (10-12)
• Winfield R-IV School District – Winfield
  • Winfield Elementary School (PK-02)
  • Winfield Intermediate School (03-05)
  • Winfield Middle School (06-08)
  • Winfield High School (09-12)
• Wright City R-II School District - Wright City
  • Additionally, the Wright City R-II serves southern portions of Lincoln County.
• Pike County R-III School District
• Warren County R-III School District

Private schools

• Calvary Christian School – Winfield (01-12) – Pentecostal
• First Baptist Christian Academy - Troy (K-08) - Baptist
• Immaculate Conception School – Old Monroe (K-08) – Roman Catholic
• Sacred Heart School – Troy (K-08) – Roman Catholic
• St. Alphonsus School – Silex (PK-08) – Roman Catholic
• Troy Holiness School – Troy (K-12) – Methodist

Public libraries

• Powell Memorial Library<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Communities

Cities and villages

• Cave
• Chain of Rocks
• Elsberry
• Foley
• Fountain N' Lakes
• Hawk Point
• Moscow Mills
• Old Monroe
• Silex
• Troy (county seat)
• Truxton
• Whiteside
• Winfield

Unincorporated communities

• Apex
• Argentville
• Auburn
• Brevator
• Briscoe
• Brussells
• Cap au Gris
• Chantilly
• Corso
• Dameron
• Davis
• Ethlyn
• Fairview
• Famous
• Louisville
• Mackville
• Millwood
• New Hope
• Okete
• Olney
• South Troy

Politics

Local

The Republican Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Lincoln County. Republicans hold all but four of the elected positions in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2022 results">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2018 results">Template:Cite web</ref>

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2024	76.36% 24,149	21.37% 6,759	2.27% 719
2020	72.70% 21,014	24.62% 7,116	2.68% 775
2016	58.56% 14,536	37.68% 9,352	3.76% 934
2012	49.29% 11,092	47.64% 10,730	3.12% 703
2008	45.43% 10,589	52.33% 12,197	2.23% 521
2004	53.75% 10,626	44.64% 8,824	1.61% 318
2000	52.12% 8,282	44.26% 7,034	3.62% 575
1996	43.69% 5,507	53.93% 6,797	2.38% 300

Lincoln County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.

• District 40 — Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green). Consists of the northernmost section of the county.

• District 41 — Doyle Justus (R-Troy). Consists of most of the county and includes the communities of Cave, Foley Troy, Truxton, and Whiteside.

• District 64 — Tony Lovasco (R- O'Fallon) Includes the southeast corner of the county and the communities of Chain of Rocks, Fountain N' Lakes, Moscow Mills, Old Monroe, and Winfield.

All of Lincoln County is a part of Missouri's 10th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Jeanie Riddle (R-Fulton). Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box end Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box end Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

Federal

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See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Missouri

Further reading

• History of Lincoln County, Missouri, from the earliest time to the present: including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and private records, besides a valuable fund of notes original observation.... (1888) full text

External links

• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Lincoln County Template:Webarchive from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books