Lincoln, Nebraska

"Lincoln, United States" redirects here. For the county, see Lincoln County, Nebraska. For the president of the United States, see Abraham Lincoln. For other places in the United States, see Lincoln (disambiguation) § United States.

Lincoln
State capital
Lincoln skyline
Downtown Lincoln skyline
Nebraska Capitol
Nebraska State Capitol
Morill Hall
University of Nebraska State Museum
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium
Haymarket District
Haymarket District
Flag of Lincoln
Flag
Official seal of Lincoln
Seal
Nickname: 
Star City[1]
Map
Interactive map of Lincoln
Lincoln is located in Nebraska
Lincoln
Lincoln
Location within Nebraska
Lincoln is located in the United States
Lincoln
Lincoln
Location within the United States
Lincoln is located in North America
Lincoln
Lincoln
Lincoln (North America)
Coordinates: 40°48′33″N 96°40′41″W / 40.80917°N 96.67806°W / 40.80917; -96.67806
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyLancaster
Founded1856 (Lancaster)
RenamedJuly 29, 1869 (Lincoln)
IncorporatedApril 1, 1869
Named forAbraham Lincoln
Government
 • TypeStrong mayor–council
 • MayorLeirion Gaylor Baird (D)
 • City council
Members
 • U.S. CongressMike Flood (R)
Area
[2]
100.45 sq mi (260.16 km2)
 • Land99.09 sq mi (256.63 km2)
 • Water1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2)  1.4%
 • Urban
94.17 sq mi (243.9 km2)
 • Metro
1,422.269 sq mi (3,683.660 km2)
 • CSA2,282.229 sq mi (5,910.95 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,201 ft (366 m)
Population
 (2020)
291,082
 • Estimate 
(2023)[4]
294,757
 • Density2,937.67/sq mi (1,134.24/km2)
 • Urban
[β]
291,217 (US: 139th)
 • Urban density3,092.3/sq mi (1,193.9/km2)
 • Metro
342,117 (US: 152nd)
 • Metro density240.5/sq mi (92.9/km2)
 • CSA
363,733 (US: 104th)
 • CSA density
159.4/sq mi (61.5/km2)
DemonymLincolnite
GDP
[5]
 • Metro$25.459 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
68501-68510, 68512, 68514, 68516-68517, 68520-68524, 68526-68529, 68531, 68542, 68544, 68583, 68588
Area codes402, 531
FIPS code31-28000
GNIS feature ID837279[3]
Websitelincoln.ne.gov
α. ^ 1 2 Area, city density, metro population/density and CSA population/density as of the 2021 estimate.[6][7]
β. ^ Urban population/density as of the 2020 Census.[8]

Lincoln is the capital of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km2) and had an estimated population of 294,757 in 2023. It is the state's second-most populous city and the 71st-largest in the United States. Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas, home to 361,921 people.

Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild salt marshes and arroyos of what became Lancaster County. Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln, it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The Bertram G. Goodhue–designed state capitol building was completed in 1932, and is the nation's second-tallest capitol. As the city is the seat of government for the state of Nebraska, the state and the U.S. government are major employers. The University of Nebraska was founded in Lincoln in 1869. The university is Nebraska's largest, with 26,079 students enrolled, and the city's third-largest employer. Other primary employers fall into the service and manufacturing industries, including a growing high-tech sector. The region makes up a part of what is known as the Midwest Silicon Prairie.

Designated as a "refugee-friendly" city by the U.S. Department of State in the 1970s, the city was the 12th-largest resettlement site per capita in the country by 2000. Refugee Vietnamese, Karen (Burmese ethnic minority), Sudanese and Yazidi (Iraqi ethnic minority) people, as well as refugees from Iraq, the Middle East and Afghanistan, have resettled in the city. During the 2018–19 school year, Lincoln Public Schools provided support for about 3,000 students from 150 countries, who spoke 125 different languages.

  1. ^ "Campus Guide: Lincoln lexicon". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, NE. August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023est was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Lincoln, NE (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  6. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021 -- Annual Resident Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Resident Population Change for Combined Statistical Areas and Their Geographic Components: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 (CSA-EST2021-ALLDATA)". U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population in the United States and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 -- Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico (CBSA-MET-EST2021-POP)". U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2023.