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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 Troy is the Seat for Lincoln County.

Lincoln County was founded in 1818 and was created by taking area from Saint Charles County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lincoln had a population of 59,013 people. This is an increase of 12.03% since the last Census (which gave a population of 52,674 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lincoln represented 0.88% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Lincoln County:

  • Cave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cave is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Chain-of-Rocks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Elsberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
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  • Foley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Foley is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <2>
  • Fountain N' Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
    • Fountain N' Lakes village
  • Hawk Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Moscow Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Monroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Silex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Troy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Troy is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Truxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Truxton is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Whiteside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Whiteside is located in Lincoln County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Winfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Winfield is located in Lincoln County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <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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