Lincoln County
Also known as Lincoln County, West Virginia, Lincoln County, WV
county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- February 23, 1867
- Named after
- Abraham Lincoln
- Seat
- Hamlin
- Largest town
- Hamlin
- Total
- 439 sq mi (1,140 km )
- Land
- 437 sq mi (1,130 km )
- Water
- 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,177
- Density
- 46.8/sq mi (18.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,463. Its county seat is Hamlin. The county was created in 1867 and named for Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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