Welcome to Lincoln County ...
Time Zone: Lincoln County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Merrill is the Seat for Lincoln County.
Lincoln County was founded in 1874 and was created by taking area from Marathon County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lincoln had a population of 27,593 people. This is a decrease of 4.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,779 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lincoln represented 0.51% of the total population of Wisconsin.
Below are some of the communities located in Lincoln County:
- Birch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Birch is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,374 people
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Harding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harding is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- King is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,953 people
- Pine River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine River is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
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- Rock Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Schley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schley is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Skanawan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skanawan is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Somo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somo is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Tomahawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Lincoln County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Websites specific to Lincoln County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Oneida County
- Langlade County
- Marathon County
- Taylor County
- Price County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |