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Also known as Lincoln County, Tennessee, Lincoln County, TN

county in Tennessee, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Tennessee
Named after
Benjamin Lincoln
Seat
Fayetteville
Largest city
Fayetteville
Total
571 sq mi (1,480 km )
Land
570 sq mi (1,500 km )
Water
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km ) 0.07%
Estimate 2025
36,853
Density
63/sq mi (24/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
www .lincolncountytn .gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Lincoln County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,319. Its county seat and largest city is Fayetteville. The county is named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lincoln County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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