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Lincoln County
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county in South Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Dakota
- Founded
- December 30, 1867
- Named after
- Abraham Lincoln
- Seat
- Canton
- Largest city
- Sioux Falls
- Total
- 578 sq mi (1,500 km )
- Land
- 577 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Water
- 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km ) 0.08%
- Estimate 2025
- 77,145
- Density
- 113/sq mi (43.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- At-large
- Website
- lincolncountysd .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,161, making it the third most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Canton. The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. Lincoln County is included in the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States in terms of rate of population increase, rate of housing unit increase, and many other factors. This is due to the southward growth of Sioux Falls, and the expansion of its suburbs.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lincoln County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.