Place:Lincoln, South Dakota, United States

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NameLincoln
Alt namesLincolnsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates43.283°N 96.75°W
Located inSouth Dakota, United States     (1862 - )
See alsoTurner, South Dakota, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Beresford
Canton
Fairview
Harrisburg
Hudson
Lennox
Moe
Naomi
Norway Center
Shindler
Tea
Worthing
Unknown
Sioux Falls
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 65,161, making it the third-most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Canton. The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.

Lincoln County is included in the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is one of the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States in terms of rate of population increase, rate of housing unit increase, and many other factors. This is due to the southward growth of Sioux Falls, and the expansion of its suburbs.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1862 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 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
1870 712
1880 5,896
1890 9,143
1900 12,161
1910 12,712
1920 13,893
1930 13,918
1940 13,171
1950 12,767
1960 12,371
1970 11,761
1980 13,942
1990 15,427
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