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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 of the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 18,106. Its county seat is Kemmerer. It is east from the Idaho-Utah state line.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Lincoln County was created February 21, 1911, with land detached from Uinta County.
The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States.
In 1921, Lincoln County lost territory when Sublette County and Teton County were created.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1871 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1899 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1911 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1930 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1920 | 12,487
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| 1930 | 10,894
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| 1940 | 10,286
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| 1950 | 9,023
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| 1960 | 9,018
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| 1970 | 8,640
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| 1980 | 12,177
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| 1990 | 12,625
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