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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 Ivanhoe is the Seat for Lincoln County.

Lincoln County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Lyon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lincoln had a population of 5,639 people. This is a decrease of 4.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,885 people in 2010).

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

Below are some of the communities located in Lincoln County:

  • Arco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Arco is located in Lincoln County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <2>
  • Hendricks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivanhoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <2>
  • Lake Benton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tyler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyler is located in Lincoln County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <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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