Lincoln is a city in
Benton County,
Missouri
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, United States. The population was 1,190 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office called Lincoln was established in 1866. The city was named for
Abraham Lincoln
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, sixteenth President of the United States.
Geography
Lincoln is located at (38.392258, -93.332766).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $25,595, and the median income for a family was $35,217. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $17,500 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $13,803. About 6.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 1,190 people, 478 households, and 298 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 524 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.6%
White
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, 0.1%
African American
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, 0.8%
Native American, 0.3%
Asian
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, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.2% from
other races
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, and 0.9% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 478 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were
married couples
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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the city was 41.1 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 25% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.4% male and 55.6% female.
References
External links
City of Lincoln official website* Historic maps of Lincoln in th
Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collectionat the
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Universit ...
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Cities in Benton County, Missouri
Cities in Missouri