Lincoln County
Also known as Lincoln County, Kentucky, Lincoln County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Benjamin Lincoln
- Seat
- Stanford
- Largest city
- Stanford
- Judge executive
- J. Woods Adams III (R)
- Total
- 337 sq mi (870 km )
- Land
- 334 sq mi (870 km )
- Water
- 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 25,353
- Density
- 74.6/sq mi (28.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Historic Thomas Montgomery House in Stanford Lincoln County is a county located in south-central Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,275. Its county seat is Stanford. Lincoln County is part of the Danville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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