Lincoln County, Kentucky

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Lincoln County
County
Lincoln County Courthouse (Stanford, Kentucky).jpg
Lincoln County courthouse in Stanford
Map of Kentucky highlighting Lincoln County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
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Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°28′N84°40′W / 37.46°N 84.66°W / 37.46; -84.66
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky
Founded1780
Named for Benjamin Lincoln
Seat Stanford
Largest cityStanford
Area
 • Total337 sq mi (870 km2)
 • Land334 sq mi (870 km2)
 • Water2.5 sq mi (6 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total24,275
 • Estimate 
(2023)
24,776 Increase2.svg
 • Density72/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 5th
Website www.lincolnky.com
Historic Thomas Montgomery House in Stanford Thomas Montgomery House in Stanford.jpg
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. [1] Its county seat is Stanford. [2] Lincoln County is part of the Danville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Lincoln County—originally Lincoln County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, and named in honor of Revolutionary War general Benjamin Lincoln. [3] [4] It was one of three counties formed out of Virginia's Kentucky County (The other two were Fayette and Jefferson), and is one of Kentucky's nine original counties.

The county's original seat was at Harrodsburg; but in 1785, Lincoln County was partitioned, and Harrodsburg became the seat of the new Mercer County. Afterward, Stanford became Lincoln County's permanent seat.

Lincoln County was formed in 1780, when the Virginia General Assembly partitioned Kentucky County. Kentucky County, Virginia 1780.png
Lincoln County was formed in 1780, when the Virginia General Assembly partitioned Kentucky County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 337 square miles (870 km2), of which 334 square miles (870 km2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) (0.7%) is water. [5]

Lincoln County is located in south-central Kentucky astride the southern part of the ring of Knobs, which separate the Bluegrass region from the Eastern Pennyroyal Plateau, the Lincoln County part of which includes the source and headwaters of the Green River. Lincoln County is part of Appalachia.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1790 6,548—
1800 8,62131.7%
1810 8,6760.6%
1820 9,97915.0%
1830 11,00210.3%
1840 10,187−7.4%
1850 10,093−0.9%
1860 10,6475.5%
1870 10,9472.8%
1880 15,08037.8%
1890 15,9625.8%
1900 17,0596.9%
1910 17,8974.9%
1920 16,481−7.9%
1930 17,6877.3%
1940 19,85912.3%
1950 18,668−6.0%
1960 16,503−11.6%
1970 16,6631.0%
1980 19,05314.3%
1990 20,0455.2%
2000 23,36116.5%
2010 24,7425.9%
2020 24,275−1.9%
2023 (est.)24,776 [6] 2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1790-1960 [8] 1900-1990 [9]
1990-2000 [10] 2010-2020 [1]

As of the census of 2000, there were 23,361 people, 9,206 households, and 6,729 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 per square mile (27/km2). There were 10,127 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.2% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,206 households, out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95.

By age, 25.70% of the population was under 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,833, [11] and the median income for a family was $32,284. Males had a median income of $26,395 versus $20,517 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,602. About 16.40% of families and 21.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.10% of those under age 18 and 22.90% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated places

Politics

Lincoln County has been reliably Republican for several decades now, last voting for a Democratic candidate for president in 1976.

United States presidential election results for Lincoln County, Kentucky [12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 8,48977.78%2,25420.65%1711.57%
2016 7,33876.75%1,86519.51%3583.74%
2012 6,41670.10%2,58228.21%1541.68%
2008 6,27368.55%2,75230.07%1261.38%
2004 5,99667.65%2,79631.55%710.80%
2000 4,79563.12%2,67835.25%1241.63%
1996 3,00649.19%2,55041.73%5559.08%
1992 2,62444.13%2,53242.58%79013.29%
1988 3,53056.64%2,67742.96%250.40%
1984 3,99661.27%2,49838.30%280.43%
1980 3,03449.70%2,99148.99%801.31%
1976 2,69445.47%3,19853.97%330.56%
1972 3,62365.03%1,88233.78%661.18%
1968 2,59147.45%1,73631.79%1,13420.77%
1964 1,95837.10%3,30762.67%120.23%
1960 3,74761.15%2,38138.85%00.00%
1956 3,53554.30%2,95345.36%220.34%
1952 3,18652.11%2,91047.60%180.29%
1948 2,59345.37%2,92051.09%2023.53%
1944 2,79347.16%3,08752.13%420.71%
1940 3,09045.56%3,65753.91%360.53%
1936 3,21147.04%3,57552.37%400.59%
1932 3,06339.81%4,57459.44%580.75%
1928 3,90362.68%2,31437.16%100.16%
1924 2,93546.67%3,10049.29%2544.04%
1920 3,71049.04%3,78750.05%690.91%
1916 1,86844.95%2,21253.22%761.83%
1912 84222.54%1,86349.87%1,03127.60%

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