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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 Lincoln Center is the Seat for Lincoln County.

Lincoln County was founded February 26, 1867.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lincoln had a population of 2,962 people. This is a decrease of 8.69% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,244 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lincoln represented 0.11% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Lincoln County:

  • Barnard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnard is located in Lincoln County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Beverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Beverly is located in Lincoln County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Lincoln Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sylvan Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <2>

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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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