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| Lincoln County, Nebraska | |
 Lincoln County Courthouse in North Platte
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 Location in the state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location in the U.S. | |
| Founded | 1866 |
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| Named for | Abraham Lincoln[1] |
| Seat | North Platte |
| Largest city | North Platte |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
2,575 sq mi (6,669 km²) 2,564 sq mi (6,641 km²) 11 sq mi (28 km²), 0.4% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
34,676 14.1/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www.co.lincoln.ne.us |
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,676.[2] Its county seat is North Platte.[3] Despite the county's name, the state capital city of Lincoln is not in or near Lincoln County. The city is located in Lancaster County.
Lincoln County is part of the North Platte, Nebraska 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[]
The terrain of Lincoln County consists of low rolling hills cut by gullies, sloping to the east-southeast. The land is generally given to agriculture, with considerable center pivot irrigation employed. The North Platte River flows eastward through the upper center of the county. Likewise, the South Platte River flows eastward through the lower center of the county to its junction with North Platte in eastern Lincoln County, to form the Platte River which flows ESE out of the county.[4] The county has a total area of 2,575 square miles (6,670 km2), of which 2,564 square miles (6,640 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (0.4%) is water.[5] 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 observe Central Time.[6]
Major highways[]
Interstate 80- U.S. Highway 30
- U.S. Highway 83
- Nebraska Highway 23
- Nebraska Highway 25
- Nebraska Highway 97
Adjacent counties[]
- 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)
Protected areas[]
- Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area[7]
- East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area[8]
- East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area[9]
- Fort McPherson National Cemetery[10]
- Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area[11]
- Maloney Reservoir State Recreation Area[12]
- Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area[13]
- Platte State Wildlife Management Area[14]
- Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area[15]
Demographics[]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 17 | ||
| 1880 | 3,632 | 21,264.7% | |
| 1890 | 10,441 | 187.5% | |
| 1900 | 11,416 | 9.3% | |
| 1910 | 15,684 | 37.4% | |
| 1920 | 23,420 | 49.3% | |
| 1930 | 25,627 | 9.4% | |
| 1940 | 25,425 | −0.8% | |
| 1950 | 27,380 | 7.7% | |
| 1960 | 28,491 | 4.1% | |
| 1970 | 29,538 | 3.7% | |
| 1980 | 36,455 | 23.4% | |
| 1990 | 32,508 | −10.8% | |
| 2000 | 34,632 | 6.5% | |
| 2010 | 36,288 | 4.8% | |
| US Decennial Census[16] 1790-1960[17] 1900-1990[18] 1990-2000[19] 2010-2020[20] | |||
As of the 2000 United States Census[21] there were 34,632 people, 14,076 households, and 9,444 families in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km2). There are 15,438 housing units in Lincoln. (6/sq mi). 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.
Communities[]
Rural highway in Lincoln County
- Brady
- Dickens
- Hershey
- Maxwell
- North Platte (county seat)
- Somerset
- Sutherland
- Wallace
- Wellfleet
Politics[]
Lincoln County voters generally vote Republican. In only three national elections since 1916 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate, most recently in 1964 in the midst of Lyndon B. Johnson's national landslide victory.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 13,071 | 76.16% | 3,692 | 21.51% | 400 | 2.33% |
| 2016 | 12,164 | 75.41% | 2,913 | 18.06% | 1,054 | 6.53% |
| 2012 | 10,728 | 68.53% | 4,450 | 28.43% | 477 | 3.05% |
| 2008 | 10,817 | 66.46% | 5,046 | 31.00% | 414 | 2.54% |
| 2004 | 11,056 | 68.25% | 4,905 | 30.28% | 238 | 1.47% |
| 2000 | 9,220 | 61.00% | 5,205 | 34.44% | 689 | 4.56% |
| 1996 | 7,482 | 50.54% | 5,165 | 34.89% | 2,157 | 14.57% |
| 1992 | 7,054 | 45.04% | 5,158 | 32.94% | 3,449 | 22.02% |
| 1988 | 8,425 | 57.57% | 6,118 | 41.81% | 91 | 0.62% |
| 1984 | 10,717 | 70.01% | 4,509 | 29.46% | 81 | 0.53% |
| 1980 | 9,643 | 66.60% | 3,768 | 26.02% | 1,068 | 7.38% |
| 1976 | 7,076 | 55.55% | 5,355 | 42.04% | 308 | 2.42% |
| 1972 | 7,502 | 69.97% | 3,220 | 30.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 5,996 | 58.39% | 3,491 | 34.00% | 782 | 7.62% |
| 1964 | 4,811 | 42.74% | 6,446 | 57.26% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 7,685 | 61.49% | 4,812 | 38.51% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 7,523 | 62.70% | 4,475 | 37.30% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 8,292 | 69.00% | 3,726 | 31.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 4,419 | 51.68% | 4,131 | 48.32% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1944 | 5,969 | 57.88% | 4,344 | 42.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 5,908 | 54.36% | 4,960 | 45.64% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 3,857 | 35.73% | 6,742 | 62.45% | 197 | 1.82% |
| 1932 | 3,082 | 32.68% | 6,047 | 64.12% | 302 | 3.20% |
| 1928 | 5,946 | 70.58% | 2,381 | 28.26% | 98 | 1.16% |
| 1924 | 2,857 | 40.94% | 1,373 | 19.67% | 2,749 | 39.39% |
| 1920 | 3,342 | 57.40% | 1,896 | 32.57% | 584 | 10.03% |
| 1916 | 1,309 | 34.61% | 2,192 | 57.96% | 281 | 7.43% |
| 1912 | 690 | 21.63% | 1,129 | 35.39% | 1,371 | 42.98% |
| 1908 | 1,541 | 48.43% | 1,382 | 43.43% | 259 | 8.14% |
| 1904 | 1,449 | 63.89% | 328 | 14.46% | 491 | 21.65% |
| 1900 | 1,386 | 53.06% | 1,169 | 44.75% | 57 | 2.18% |
| 1896 | 1,078 | 43.07% | 1,358 | 54.25% | 67 | 2.68% |
| 1892 | 969 | 41.30% | 168 | 7.16% | 1,209 | 51.53% |
| 1888 | 1,154 | 60.45% | 726 | 38.03% | 29 | 1.52% |
| 1884 | 505 | 57.45% | 362 | 41.18% | 12 | 1.37% |
| 1880 | 377 | 59.09% | 261 | 40.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
See also[]
- Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (Nebraska)
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Nebraska
References[]
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 187. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Lincoln County, Nebraska" (in en). United States Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US31111.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Lincoln County NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt.
- ^ Map of Time Zone Line through Nebraska (accessed 22 January 2019)
- ^ Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ Fort McPherson National Cemetery Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Brady NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ Maloney Reservoir State Recreation Area, North Platte NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ Platte State Wildlife Management Area Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)
- ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ne190090.txt.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31111.html.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ Election Results
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| Hayes County | Frontier County |
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