Welcome to Lincoln Park ...

The city of Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Lincoln Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lincoln Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1954.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lincoln Park has a population of 36,346 people<3> (see below for details).

Lincoln Park is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lincoln Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lincoln Park is located in the (313) area code.

The ZIP code for Lincoln Park: 48146<5>

Websites for Lincoln Park ...

Official Website: www.lincolnpark.govoffice.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lincoln Park had an population of 36,346 people. This is a decrease of 4.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lincoln Park had a population of 38,144 people. This makes Lincoln Park the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Lincoln Park represents 0.39% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 38,144 people, the population of Lincoln Park decreased 4.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 40,008 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lincoln Park.

Communities Also Named Lincoln Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Lincoln Park: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Muskegon County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 45 communities that are also named Lincoln Park - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (4), New York (3), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lincoln Park.

Communities near Lincoln Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lincoln Park.

• Detroit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <6>
• Windsor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <6>
• Warren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
  • Warren has also been known as:
  • Cottageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
• Livonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <6>
• Westland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <6>
• Farmington Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <6>
• Southfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <6>
• Royal Oak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <6>
• Dearborn Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <6>
• Eastpointe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastpointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
  • Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
  • Former names for Eastpointe:
  • East Detroit
  • Half-Way
  • Halfway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lincoln Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lincoln Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lincoln Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln Park. See our Newspapers Page for Lincoln Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lincoln Park ...

Looking for more information about Lincoln Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lincoln Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lincoln Park.

Adding Lincoln Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lincoln Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lincoln Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lincoln Park post office opened in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lincoln Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lincoln Park: www.lincolnpark.govoffice.com/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/