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Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County Courthouse, Chandler, Oklahoma
Lincoln County Courthouse
Map of Oklahoma highlighting Lincoln County
Location in the state of Oklahoma
Map of the U.S
Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Founded 1891
Named for Abraham Lincoln[1]
Seat Chandler
Largest city Chandler
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

966 sq mi (2,502 km²)
952 sq mi (2,466 km²)
13 sq mi (34 km²), 1.4%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

33,458
35/sq mi (14/km²)
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website https://lincoln.okcounties.org/

Lincoln County is a county in eastern Central Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458.[2] Its county seat is Chandler.[3]

Lincoln County is part of the Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4]

In 2010, the center of population of Oklahoma was in Lincoln County, near the town of Sparks.[5]

History[]

The United States purchased the large tract of land known as the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. Washington Irving, Charles J. Latrobe, and Count Albert de Pourtalès accompanied Henry L. Ellsworth and others on an expedition in Indian Territory that may have passed through the far northwestern corner of the future Lincoln County.[1]

The Osage hunted on land that includes present-day Lincoln County until they ceded the area in an 1825 treaty to the federal government. The government then assigned the land to the Creek and the Seminoles after they were removed from the southeastern United States. Following Quapaw removal in 1834, several small groups of Quapaw dispersed throughout Indian Territory. There were absentee groups of Quapaw living along the Red River and in Creek, Choctaw and Cherokee territory. There is a "Quapaw Creek" in the southern half of Lincoln County which was a village site for one of these absentee groups of Quapaw.[6] After the Civil War in 1866, the Creek and Seminoles were forced to give up lands that included present-day Lincoln County in Reconstruction Treaties for siding with the Confederacy.[1]

The federal government then used the area to resettle the Sac and Fox, Potawatomi, Kickapoo and Ioway tribes. Established in 1870, the Sac and Fox agency, established on the eastern edge of the present-day county, was the first settlement in the area.[1]

In 1890, the Jerome Commission negotiated with the tribes of the area such that they agreed to allotment of their reservation lands, except for the Kickapoo. Indian lands were allotted to individual tribal members and the excess were opened to white settlement in the Land Run of 1891. A separate land run was held later that year for the townsite of the predesignated county seat, Chandler. Lincoln County was organized and designated as County A. In 1895, the Kickapoo agreed to allotment and the land was claimed by settlers during the Land Run of 1895.[1]

The voters chose the name Lincoln County for County A in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, selecting it over the names Sac, Fox, and Springer.[1]

Geography[]

Blackjack and little bluestem

Midwinter in the cross timbers of western Lincoln County. Native blackjack and little bluestem.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 966 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 952 square miles (2,470 km2) is land and 13 square miles (34 km2) (1.4%) is water.[7] The county is drained by the Deep Fork of the Canadian River. The eastern part of the county lies in the Cross Timbers and the Sandstone Hills, while the western part is in the Red Bed Plains.[1]

Major highways[]

  • I-44 (OK) Interstate 44
  • US 62 U.S. Highway 62
  • US 177 U.S. Highway 177
  • US 377 U.S. Highway 377
  • Oklahoma State Highway 18 State Highway 18
  • Oklahoma State Highway 66 State Highway 66
  • Oklahoma State Highway 99 State Highway 99
  • Oklahoma State Highway 102 State Highway 102

Adjacent counties[]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1900 27,007
1910 34,779 28.8%
1920 33,406 −3.9%
1930 33,738 1.0%
1940 29,529 −12.5%
1950 22,102 −25.2%
1960 18,783 −15.0%
1970 19,482 3.7%
1980 26,601 36.5%
1990 29,216 9.8%
2000 32,080 9.8%
2010 34,273 6.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[2]
USA Lincoln County, Oklahoma age pyramid

Age pyramid for Lincoln County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.

As of the census[12] of 2000, 32,080 people, 12,178 households, and 9,121 families resided in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km2). There were 13,712 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (6/km2). The county's racial makeup was 86.43% White, 2.46% Black or African American, 6.57% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 3.82% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,178 households, out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The county's median household income was $31,187, and the median family income was $36,310. Males had a median income of $28,647 versus $20,099 for females. The county's per capita income was $14,890. About 11.10% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics[]

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 1, 2020[13]
Party Number of Voters Percentage
style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | Democratic 5,233 25.76%
style="background-color:#FF3333;" width=10px | Republican 12,285 60.47%
style="background-color:#ffffcc;" width=10px | Unaffiliated 2,798 13.77%
Total 20,316 100%
United States presidential election results for Lincoln County, Oklahoma[14]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 12,013 80.69% 2,609 17.52% 266 1.79%
2016 10,854 77.39% 2,430 17.33% 741 5.28%
2012 9,553 74.48% 3,273 25.52% 0 0.00%
2008 10,470 74.92% 3,504 25.08% 0 0.00%
2004 10,149 71.52% 4,041 28.48% 0 0.00%
2000 7,387 63.13% 4,140 35.38% 174 1.49%
1996 5,243 47.14% 4,332 38.95% 1,547 13.91%
1992 5,315 42.78% 3,904 31.43% 3,204 25.79%
1988 6,409 59.67% 4,225 39.34% 106 0.99%
1984 8,088 72.29% 3,020 26.99% 81 0.72%
1980 6,064 63.27% 3,231 33.71% 290 3.03%
1976 4,429 46.38% 4,988 52.23% 133 1.39%
1972 6,512 74.98% 1,919 22.10% 254 2.92%
1968 3,855 47.43% 2,304 28.35% 1,969 24.22%
1964 3,854 43.30% 5,046 56.70% 0 0.00%
1960 5,528 62.94% 3,255 37.06% 0 0.00%
1956 4,993 56.09% 3,909 43.91% 0 0.00%
1952 5,778 58.67% 4,071 41.33% 0 0.00%
1948 3,898 44.24% 4,913 55.76% 0 0.00%
1944 4,801 54.94% 3,910 44.74% 28 0.32%
1940 6,269 54.16% 5,271 45.54% 34 0.29%
1936 5,452 47.80% 5,903 51.75% 52 0.46%
1932 3,505 31.45% 7,641 68.55% 0 0.00%
1928 6,118 70.74% 2,405 27.81% 126 1.46%
1924 4,220 51.20% 3,283 39.83% 739 8.97%
1920 5,261 59.24% 2,980 33.55% 640 7.21%
1916 2,387 41.69% 2,258 39.43% 1,081 18.88%
1912 2,459 44.19% 2,137 38.40% 969 17.41%
1908 3,503 49.44% 3,030 42.76% 553 7.80%



United States Congress[]

Senators Name Party First Elected Level
  Senate Class 1 Jim Inhofe Republican 1994 Senior Senator
  Senate Class 2 James Lankford Republican 2014 Junior Senator
Representatives Name Party First Elected
  District 3 Frank Lucas Republican 1994

Oklahoma Senate[]

District Name Party First Elected Hometown
  28 Zack Taylor[15] Republican 2020 Seminole

Oklahoma House of Representatives[]

District Name Party First Elected Hometown
  32 Kevin Wallace Republican 2014 Wellston

Economy[]

The county economy has largely depended on agriculture. Cotton almost immediately became the dominant crop after white settlement. During the first decade of the twentieth century, Lincoln County was one of the top two counties producing cotton in Oklahoma. By the end of the Great Depression the economy had become more diversified. Oil furnished one-third of county tax revenue, and cattle raising and pecan growing became important income sources. By the turn of the 21st Century, the county economy had diversified and was based primarily on professional services, small businesses, and service industries.[1]

Communities[]

Lincoln Co OK 1905

1905 map of Lincoln County showing locations of many of the old communities, post offices, and railroad stops which no longer exist.

Cities[]

  • Chandler (County seat)
  • Prague
  • Stroud

Towns[]

  • Agra
  • Avery
  • Carney
  • Davenport
  • Fallis
  • Kendrick
  • Meeker
  • Sparks
  • Tryon
  • Warwick
  • Wellston

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Arlington
  • Jacktown
  • Midlothian
  • Parkland
  • Rossville

Notable people[]

  • Roy Harris (1898 - 1979), composer, born near Chandler;
  • Carl Hubbell (1903 - 1988), U.S. major league baseball pitcher lived in Meeker;
  • James Brooks Ayers Robertson (1871 - 1938), Oklahoma governor 1919–1923, lived and buried in Chandler;
  • Jim Thorpe (1887 - 1953), American athlete, attended Sac and Fox agency school in Lincoln County.
  • Roy J. Turner (1894 - 1973), Oklahoma governor 1947–1953, born in Kendrick.

NRHP sites[]

The following sites in Lincoln County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

  • Bon Ton House, Stroud
  • Boston Store, Chandler
  • Captain Creek Bridge, Wellston
  • Joseph Carpenter House, Stroud
  • Chandler Armory, Chandler
  • Chandler Bookstore, Chandler
  • Chandler High School, Chandler
  • Clapp-Cunningham Building, Chandler
  • Conklin House, Chandler
  • Crane Motor Company Building, Chandler
  • Crescent School, Meeker
  • Davenport Broadway Avenue Brick Street, Davenport
  • Fairview School, Meeker
  • First Presbyterian Church of Chandler, Chandler
  • Graham Hotel, Stroud
  • Walter Hadley House, Stroud
  • Hotel Lincoln, Stroud
  • George Hughes House, Stroud
  • Johnson House, Chandler
  • Moses Keokuk House, Stroud
  • Mascho Building and Public Privy, Chandler
  • Meeker Town Hall, Meeker
  • William Alfred Mensch Building, Stroud
  • Midlothian School, Midlothian
  • National Guard Statistical Building, Chandler
  • Oleson-Crane Building, Chandler
  • Ozark Trails Section of Route 66, Stroud
  • Prague City Hall and Jail, Prague
  • Rock Café, Stroud
  • Seaba's Filling Station, Warwick
  • Southwestern Bell Telephone Building, Stroud
  • Spring Dell School, Meeker
  • St. Cloud Hotel, Chandler
  • St. Paul Baptist Church and Cemetery, Meeker
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Chandler
  • Old Stroud School, Stroud
  • Stroud Trading Company Building, Stroud
  • James W. Stroud House, Stroud
  • Marshal William M. Tilghman Homestead, Chandler
  • Warwick School, Warwick
  • Wolcott Building, Chandler
  • ZCBJ Lodge No. 46

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Mullins, William H.. "Lincoln County - Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma Historical Society. http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=LI006. 
  2. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40081.html. 
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  4. ^ "County Profiles". http://www.greateroklahomacity.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=CountyProfiles&category=RegionalData&submenu=CountyProfiles. 
  5. ^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". United States Census Bureau. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/cenpop2010/CenPop2010_Mean_ST.txt. 
  6. ^ Baird, David (1975). The Quapaw People. Indian Tribal Series. 
  7. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_40.txt. 
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  10. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ok190090.txt. 
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  13. ^ https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/VRstatsbycounty_11012020.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  14. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  15. ^ "Zack Taylor claims open senate seat in District 28". 30 June 2020. https://oklahoman.com/article/5665794/zack-taylor-claims-open-senate-seat-in-district-28. 

Coordinates: 35°42′N 96°53′W / 35.70, -96.88


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