Lincoln County
Also known as Lincoln County, Idaho, Lincoln County, ID
county in Idaho, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Idaho
- Founded
- March 18, 1895
- Named after
- Abraham Lincoln
- Seat
- Shoshone
- Largest city
- Shoshone
- Total
- 1,206 sq mi (3,120 km )
- Land
- 1,201 sq mi (3,110 km )
- Water
- 4.5 sq mi (12 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,603
- Density
- 4.269/sq mi (1.648/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
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Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,127. The county seat and largest city is Shoshone. The county is named after President Abraham Lincoln. The Idaho Territory was created in 1863, during the Lincoln Administration of 1861–65. Lincoln County is included in the Hailey, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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