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Name | Lincoln |
Alt names | Lincoln | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 38.167°N 82.083°W |
Located in | West Virginia, United States (1867 - ) |
See also | Boone, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Cabell, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kanawha, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Logan, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wayne, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- 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 in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,720. Its county seat is Hamlin. The county was created in 1867 and named for Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1867 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1909 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1909 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1909 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1909 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1909 | Probate 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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1870 | 5,053
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1880 | 8,739
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1890 | 11,246
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1900 | 15,434
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1910 | 20,491
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1920 | 19,378
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1930 | 19,156
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1940 | 22,886
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1950 | 22,466
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1960 | 20,267
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1970 | 18,912
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1980 | 23,675
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1990 | 21,382
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