Lincoln County

Summary

Lincoln County is a county of South Dakota^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of county_of_south_dakota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lincoln County is located in South Dakota^[3].
• Lincoln County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lincoln County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota^[5].
• Lincoln County's capital is recorded as Canton^[6].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Minnehaha County^[7].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Lyon County^[8].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Sioux County^[9].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Union County^[10].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Clay County^[11].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Turner County^[12].
• Abraham Lincoln is named after Lincoln County^[13].
• Lincoln County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Canton^[14].
• Lincoln County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harrisburg^[15].
• Lincoln County's Commons category is recorded as Lincoln County, South Dakota^[16].
• 1862 marks the founding of Lincoln County^[17].
• Lincoln County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.28, 'longitude': -96.72}^[18].
• Lincoln County's official website is recorded as http://lincolncountysd.org^[19].
• Lincoln County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lincoln County, South Dakota^[20].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+44828'}^[21].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+45179'}^[22].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+46618'}^[23].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+48286'}^[24].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+49858'}^[25].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+52849'}^[26].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+65161'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lincoln County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in South Dakota^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lincoln County covers an area of {'amount': '+1499'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+44828'}^[21], {'amount': '+45179'}^[22], {'amount': '+46618'}^[23], {'amount': '+48286'}^[24], {'amount': '+49858'}^[25], and {'amount': '+52849'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Lincoln County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota^[5].

History and Context

1862 marks the founding of Lincoln County^[17]. Abraham Lincoln is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Lincoln County ranks in the top 9% of county_of_south_dakota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]