Lincoln County, Kansas

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lincoln Center.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,939.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.

History

Template:See also For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Lincoln County was established.

Lincoln county is among those in Kansas that are part of the depopulation of the Great Plains.

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 (0.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Adjacent counties

• Mitchell County (north)
• Ottawa County (east)
• Saline County (southeast)
• Ellsworth County (south)
• Russell County (west)
• Osborne County (northwest)

Demographics

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Population pyramid based on 2000 census age data

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 3,578 people, 1,529 households, and 1,039 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.30% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,529 households, out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 23.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,893, and the median income for a family was $36,538. Males had a median income of $24,681 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,788. About 7.30% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Presidential elections

In common with other rural areas of the Great Plains states, Lincoln County votes predominantly Republican. Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democrat to lose the county by less than 5%, and the last Democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. Template:Hidden

Laws

Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1990, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Unified school districts

• Lincoln USD 298
• Sylvan–Lucas USD 299

Communities

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2005 map of Lincoln County<ref name="County-Map-Current"/> (map legend)

List of townships, incorporated cities, unincorporated communities, and extinct former communities within Lincoln County:<ref name="County-Map-Current">Template:Cite web</ref>

Cities

• Barnard
• Beverly
• Lincoln (county seat)
• Sylvan Grove

Unincorporated communities

• Ash Grove
• Denmark
• Shady Bend
• Vesper
• Westfall

Ghost towns

• Bacon
• Bayne
• Cedron
• Herman
• Lone Walnut
• Milo
• Monroe
• Orbitello
• Orworth
• Paris
• Pinon
• Pleasant Valley
• Pottersburg
• Rosette
• Topsy
• Towerspring
• Union Valley
• Woodey
• Yorktown

Townships

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1915-1918 Railroad Map of Lincoln County

Lincoln County is divided into twenty townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km2 (/sq mi)	Land area km2 (sq mi)	Water area km2 (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Battle Creek	04525		51	1 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.37%	Template:Coord
Beaver	05075		454	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	Template:Coord
Cedron	11500		47	1 (1)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.08%	Template:Coord
Colorado	15000		340	4 (9)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	Template:Coord
Elkhorn	20375		927	10 (26)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	Template:Coord
Franklin	24425		80	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.17%	Template:Coord
Golden Belt	26800		67	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.07%	Template:Coord
Grant	27750		91	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	Template:Coord
Hanover	29850		43	0 (1)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.10%	Template:Coord
Highland	31950		65	1 (2)	92 (36)	1 (0)	0.64%	Template:Coord
Indiana	34025		206	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.06%	Template:Coord
Logan	41925		67	1 (2)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.33%	Template:Coord
Madison	44100		96	1 (3)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.35%	Template:Coord
Marion	44725		103	1 (3)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.10%	Template:Coord
Orange	52950		68	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%	Template:Coord
Pleasant	56275		482	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.01%	Template:Coord
Salt Creek	62800		61	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.04%	Template:Coord
Scott	63525		158	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.12%	Template:Coord
Valley	72900		69	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.26%	Template:Coord
Vesper	73650		103	1 (3)	95 (37)	0 (0)	0.04%	Template:Coord

See also

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

Further reading

• Template:Citation; 123 pages.
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• Standard Atlas of Lincoln County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 72 pages; 1918.
• Plat Book of Lincoln County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 39 pages; 1901.

External links

County

• Template:Official website
• Lincoln County - Directory of Public Officials

Maps

• Lincoln County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
• Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
• Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society