Lincoln County

county in North Carolina, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_north_carolina Q507757
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Lincoln County

Summary

Lincoln County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 137 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #38 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lincoln County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Lincoln County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lincoln County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Lincoln County's capital is recorded as Lincolnton[6].
  • Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Catawba County[7].
  • Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Iredell County[8].
  • Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Mecklenburg County[9].
  • Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Gaston County[10].
  • Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Cleveland County[11].
  • Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Burke County[12].
  • Benjamin Lincoln is named after Lincoln County[13].
  • Lincoln County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lincolnton[14].
  • Lincoln County's Commons category is recorded as Lincoln County, North Carolina[15].
  • Lincoln County's website account on is recorded as Nextdoor[16].
  • 1778 marks the founding of Lincoln County[17].
  • Lincoln County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.48, 'lon': -81.22}[18].
  • Lincoln County's official website is recorded as https://www.lincolncountync.gov/[19].
  • Lincoln County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lincoln County, North Carolina[20].
  • Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+78265'}[21].
  • Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+78397'}[22].
  • Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+78824'}[23].
  • Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+79269'}[24].
  • Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+79740'}[25].
  • Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+81035'}[26].
  • Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+86810'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lincoln County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lincoln County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+795'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+78265'}[21], {'amount': '+78397'}[22], {'amount': '+78824'}[23], {'amount': '+79269'}[24], {'amount': '+79740'}[25], and {'amount': '+81035'}[26].

Designation and Status

Lincoln County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

1778 marks the founding of Lincoln County[17]. Benjamin Lincoln is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Lincoln County draws 137 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #38 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, North Carolina
    Category of associated people Category:People from Lincoln County, North Carolina
    Shares border with Catawba County, Iredell County, Mecklenburg County +3
    Located in
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