Lincoln, Delaware | |
|---|---|
 Lincoln City Fire Station | |
  Lincoln Location within the state of Delaware  Lincoln Lincoln (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′11″N 75°25′23″W / 38.86972°N 75.42306°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Delaware |
| County |  Sussex |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2) |
| • Land | 2.82 sq mi (7.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 894 |
| • Density | 317.13/sq mi (122.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19960 |
| Area code | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-42480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 214221[2] |
Lincoln (originally Lincoln City[2][3]) is an unincorporated community in northern Sussex County, Delaware, United States.[4] It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The planner who originally laid out the town planned for it to become the county seat. Lincoln lies on U.S. Route 113 between Ellendale and Milford. The town was never incorporated, but streets were laid out and several businesses and residences came, surrounding the current Delmarva Central Railroad line. Lincoln was formerly the headquarters of the Delaware Coast Line Railroad.
Recently[when?] there has been a push to incorporate Lincoln, primarily for two reasons. First, the city of Milford is quickly growing towards Lincoln and could eventually envelop the town. Secondly, the Delaware Department of Transportation is developing a Milford By-Pass for US 113 that could divide the small community of Lincoln, effectively cutting off neighbors from each other, as well as causing the removal of several homes and businesses and at least one of the two schools in Lincoln.[citation needed]
In the 2020 United States census, Lincoln was added as a census-designated place.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln, Delaware
- ^ "Search the 1940 Census". 1940census.archives.gov. August 15, 2016.
- ^ MyTopo Maps - Lincoln, DE, United States (Map). Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ State of Delaware Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020