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Also known as Lincoln County, North Carolina, Lincoln County, NC

county in North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
North Carolina
Named after
Benjamin Lincoln
Seat
Lincolnton
Largest community
Lincolnton
Total
304.87 sq mi (789.6 km )
Land
295.85 sq mi (766.2 km )
Water
9.02 sq mi (23.4 km ) 2.96%
Estimate 2025
98,654
Density
293.4/sq mi (113.3/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
10th
Website
www .lincolncounty .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Benjamin Lincoln
Located in
North Carolina
Contains
Lincolnton
Capital
Lincolnton
Population
86810
Area
795
Shares border with
Burke County
Official website
www.lincolncountync.gov
Image
Lincoln County Courthouse (Lincolnton, North Carolina).jpg
Households
33621
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Commons category
Lincoln County, North Carolina
inception
1778-00-00
water as percent of area
3
native label
Lincoln County
different from
Lincoln
website account on
Nextdoor
per capita income
33197
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Encyclopedic overview

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,810, making it the most populous "Lincoln County" in the United States. Its county seat is Lincolnton. Lincoln County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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

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