Lincoln is a

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Providence County Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. Providence County contains the city of Providence, the state cap ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

, United States. The population was 22,529 at the 2020 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of

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. Lincoln is part of the Providence metropolitan statistical area and the Greater Boston combined statistical area. Lincoln was settled in the 17th century as part of the Louisquisset grant, and several colonial

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still exist in the town.

Lincoln Woods State Park Lincoln Woods State Park is a public recreation area covering around Olney Pond northwest of Pawtucket in the town of Lincoln, Rhode Island. The state park is known for its giant glacial boulders and the stony nature of its terrain which prev ...

is located within the town.

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quarrying has occurred there since colonial times at the village of Lime Rock. Lincoln was a part of the town of Smithfield until 1871, when it was split off and named in honor of

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. Lincoln became an important mill town in the late 19th century, with many textile factories running along the

Blackstone River The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 48 mi (80 km) and drains a watershed of approximately 540 sq. mi (1,400 km2). Its long history of industrial use has left ...

. Lincoln's villages include Manville,

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, Lime Rock, Lonsdale, Fairlawn, Quinnville, and Saylesville. In 2008, the town was ranked #63 in Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live". Lincoln is in the lower

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of Rhode Island and in the

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, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, New England's historic National Park area.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (3.80%) is water. Lincoln is home to

and Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort (formerly a racetrack known as Lincoln Downs and Lincoln Park).

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 20,898 people, 8,243 households, and 5,778 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 8,508 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.55%

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, 0.84%

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, 0.08% Native American, 1.75%

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, 0.01%

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, 0.64% from

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, and 1.13% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.64% of the population. There were 8,243 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $88,171, and the median income for a family was $61,257. Males had a median income of $41,508 versus $30,089 for females. The

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for the town was $26,779. About 3.9% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

National Historic Register sites

* Albion Historic District *

Eleazer Arnold House The Eleazer Arnold House is a historic house built for Eleazer Arnold in about 1693, and located in the Great Road Historic District at Lincoln, Rhode Island. It is now a National Historic Landmark owned by Historic New England, and open to th ...

* Israel Arnold House * Ballou House * Elliot-Harris-Miner House * Great Road Historic District * Hearthside * Jenckes House, Jenckes Hill Road * Jenckes House, Old Louisquisset Pike *

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* Limerock Village Historic District *

Old Ashton Historic District The Old Ashton Historic District is a historic district encompassing an early 18th-century industrial area along Lower River Road in Lincoln, Rhode Island. It includes the site of the first textile mill in Lincoln, which was established in 181 ...

* Pullen Corner School *

Sassafras Site, RI-55 The Sassafras Site, designated RI-55, is a prehistoric archaeological site in Albion, Rhode Island, Albion, a village of Lincoln, Rhode Island. The site was discovered by archaeologists while surveying an area for a potential replacement for the ...

* Saylesville Historic District * Saylesville Meetinghouse * Whipple-Cullen House and Barn

Economy and infrastructure

Education

Lincoln School Department has three early learning centers (Pre-K) at Lonsdale, Central, and Northern Elementary. In total there are four elementary schools (Full day K–5): Saylesville Elementary School, Lonsdale Elementary School, Central Elementary School, and Northern Lincoln Elementary School. Lincoln has one Middle School, and one high school, Lincoln Senior High School. Their mascot is a

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. At one point, the middle and high school shared one campus, but in 2006 a new middle school was opened on Jenckes Hill Road. The high school, in desperate need of additional classrooms, expanded into the former middle school area. The

Community College of Rhode Island The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is a public community college in Rhode Island. It is the only community college in the state and the largest community college in New England. The college's primary facility is located in Warwick, with ...

's Flanagan Campus is situated in Lincoln.

Healthcare

Lincoln is home to the Quality Assurance Review Center (QARC), which performs thousands of radiotherapy reviews per year. QARC's primary support comes from federal grants at the

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

(NCI) and contracts with the

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industry. It receives radiotherapy data from approximately 1,000

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in both the United States and abroad. The center maintains a strategic affiliation with the

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, and is located along the George Washington Highway.

Business

Lincoln is also home to the Amica Mutual Insurance Company. Founded in 1907, it moved to Lincoln in 1994, after first being located in both

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and

. The company mostly underwrites policies for property and casualty insurance, which includes automobiles, homeowners, and personal liabilities.
Beacon Design by Chemart
was founded in 1976 in Lincoln, RI. Beacon Design by ChemArt is a U.S. wholesale manufacturer and the industry leader i
metal-etched keepsakes
ChemArt is split into two divisions, Beacon Design and ChemTec. Beacon Design consists of the custom and retail ornaments and keepsakes, while ChemTec serves th
company's industrial sector
The company helps create custom pieces for organizations and companies alike, with their in house design team and salespeople, they're able to make changes, assist the customer, and produce the piece all in Lincoln, RI.

Notable people

Eddie Dowling Eddie Dowling (born Joseph Nelson Goucher; December 11, 1889Date and year of birth as per baptismal records of Precious Blood church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, where Dowling was christened — February 18, 1976) was an American actor, director, ...

(1889–1976), Actor, Singer, Composer * Hank Gilpin (born 1946), furniture maker and wood sculptor *

Kristin Hayter Kristin Hayter (born June 17, 1986) is an American singer and pianist. From 2017 to 2023, she released music and performed under the name Lingua Ignota (Lingua ignota, Latin for "unknown language"). Her professional music career began in 2017 ...

(born 1986), Neoclassical dark wave musician *

Clem Labine Clement Walter Labine (August 6, 1926 – March 2, 2007) was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) best known for his years with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950 to 1960. As a key member of the Dodger ...

(1926–2007), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Sarah MacLean Sarah MacLean (born December 23, 1978) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling American author of young adult novels and romance novels. Her first adult romance novel, ''Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake'' debuted on the New York Times Bests ...

(born 1978), New York Times Bestselling Author *

Chet Nichols Jr. Chester Raymond Nichols Jr. (February 22, 1931 – March 27, 1995) was an American professional baseball baseball player, player. A tall, left-handed, left-hander, he was a pitcher over all or parts of nine seasons (, –, –) with the Boston ...

(1931–1995), baseball playerChet Nichols; Pitcher, 64
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David Olney David Charles Olney (March 23, 1948 – January 18, 2020) was an American folk music, folk singer-songwriter. Olney recorded more than twenty albums over his five-decade career. His songs have been covered by numerous artists, including Emmylou ...

(1948–2020), Americana singer/songwriter

References

External links

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Town of Lincoln

Lincoln Public Schools website
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