Lincoln County
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county in Wisconsin, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wisconsin
- Named after
- Abraham Lincoln
- Seat
- Merrill
- Largest city
- Merrill
- Total
- 907 sq mi (2,350 km )
- Land
- 879 sq mi (2,280 km )
- Water
- 28 sq mi (73 km ) 3.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 28,403
- Density
- 32.3/sq mi (12.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 7th
- Website
- www .co .lincoln .wi .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,415. Its county seat is Merrill. The county was created in 1875 and named after President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln County comprises the Merrill, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area.
Geography
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