Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Lincoln County
Lincoln County Courthouse
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Lincoln County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°20′N 89°44′W / 45.33°N 89.73°W / 45.33; -89.73
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1875
Named forAbraham Lincoln
SeatMerrill
Largest cityMerrill
Area
 • Total907 sq mi (2,350 km2)
 • Land879 sq mi (2,280 km2)
 • Water28 sq mi (70 km2)  3.1%
Population
 • Total28,415
 • Estimate 
(2023)
28,405 Decrease
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district7th
Websitewww.co.lincoln.wi.us

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,415.[1] Its county seat is Merrill.[2] The county was created in 1875[3] and named after President Abraham Lincoln.[4] Lincoln County comprises the Merrill, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55069 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon