Lincoln County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′N 89°44′W / 45.33°N 89.73°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Named for | Abraham Lincoln |
| Seat | Merrill |
| Largest city | Merrill |
| Area | |
• Total | 907 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
| • Land | 879 sq mi (2,280 km2) |
| • Water | 28 sq mi (70 km2) 3.1% |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,415 |
• Estimate (2023) | 28,405  |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2020-census-55069was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
