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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 in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 19,581. Its county seat is Kemmerer. Its western border abuts the eastern borders of the states of Idaho and Utah.
History
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Lincoln County was created February 21, 1911, with land detached from Uinta County. Its government was organized in 1913.
The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States.
In 1921, portions of Lincoln County were annexed to create Sublette County and Teton County, leaving Lincoln County with its present borders.
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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