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Welcome to Lincoln County ...

Time Zone: Lincoln County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Star City is the Seat for Lincoln County.

Lincoln County was founded in 1871. Lincoln was created by taking area from Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew and Jefferson Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lincoln had a population of 13,024 people. This is a decrease of 7.56% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,089 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lincoln represented 0.48% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Lincoln County:

  • Gould
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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    • Gould is located in Lincoln County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Grady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Grady is located in Lincoln County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <2>
  • Star City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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