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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 78,265. Its county seat is Lincolnton.
History
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The county was formed in 1779 from the eastern part of Tryon County. It was named for Benjamin Lincoln, a general in the American Revolutionary War.
In 1782 the southeastern part of Burke County was annexed to Lincoln County. In 1841 parts of Lincoln County and Rutherford County were combined to form Cleveland County. In 1842 the northern third of Lincoln County became Catawba County. In 1846 the southern half of what was left of Lincoln County became Gaston County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1763 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1765 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1771 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1779 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1779 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1913 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 9,224
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| 1800 | 12,660
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| 1810 | 16,359
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| 1820 | 18,147
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| 1830 | 22,455
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| 1840 | 25,160
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| 1850 | 7,746
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| 1860 | 8,195
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| 1870 | 9,573
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| 1880 | 11,061
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| 1890 | 12,586
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| 1900 | 15,498
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| 1910 | 17,132
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| 1920 | 17,862
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| 1930 | 22,872
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| 1940 | 24,187
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| 1950 | 27,459
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| 1960 | 28,814
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| 1970 | 32,682
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| 1980 | 42,372
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| 1990 | 50,319
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Research Tips
The Gaston Lincoln Regional Library has Research Guides on Genealogy and Local History at http://www.glrl.lib.nc.us/lrgs/genealogy.htm, [1].
External links
www.co.lincoln.nc.us
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