Lincoln County is located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,574. Its

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. The county was founded December 14, 1818, and named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln of the

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. Lincoln County is part of the St. Louis, MO- IL

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History

According to Goodspeed's ''History of Lincoln County, Missouri'' (1888), Lincoln County was named by Major Christopher Clark, the first permanent white settler in an address to the Territorial Legislature. He said, "I was born, sir, in Link-Horn County, N.C., I lived for many years in Link-Horn County in old Kain-tuck. I wish to die in Link-Horn County, in

; and I move, therefore, that the blank in the bill be filled with the name Link-Horn." The motion was carried unanimously and the clerk, not adopting the frontier parlance of the Major, wrote "Lincoln" in the blank space of the bill. Others say it was named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the

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during the

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Notable people

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- ''

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'' publisher *

Clarence Cannon Clarence Andrew Cannon (April 11, 1879 – May 12, 1964) was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropri ...

- Congressmember and notable U.S. House Parliamentarian from Elsberry, Missouri

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.2%) is water. The county's eastern border with Illinois is formed by the

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Adjacent counties

* Pike County (north) * Calhoun County, Illinois (east) * St. Charles County (southeast) * Warren County (southwest) * Montgomery County (west)

Major highways

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* Route 47 * Route 79 * Route 147

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 38,944 people, 13,851 households, and 10,554 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.13%

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, 1.74%

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, 0.37% Native American, 0.17%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.43% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Approximately 1.14% of the population were

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of any race. 37.7% were of

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, 17.0%

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, 10.9% Irish and 7.4%

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ancestry. There were 13,851 households, out of which 40.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were

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living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.80% were non-families. 19.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.17. In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.20% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $42,592, and the median income for a family was $47,747. Males had a median income of $35,564 versus $23,270 for females. The

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for the county was $17,149. About 6.20% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the

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, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

Silex R-I School District
–

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**Silex Elementary School (K-06) **

Silex High School Silex High School is a high school serving Silex, Missouri and the surrounding area. It serves students from 7th to 12th Grade. It is the only high school in Silex R-1 School District. Academics Silex High is ranked 984th among Missouri High S ...

(07-12)
Elsberry R-II School District
– Elsberry **Clarence Cannon Elementary School (PK-04) **Ida Cannon Middle School (05-08) **Elsberry High School (09-12) * Troy R-III School District –

**Early Childhood Education Center (Pre-K & PAT) **Boone Elementary School (K-05) **Claude Brown Elementary School (K-05) **Cuivre Park Elementary School (K-05) **Hawk Point Elementary School (K-05) **Lincoln Elementary School (K-05) **Main Street Elementary School (K-05) **William R. Cappel Elementary School (K-05) **Troy Middle School (06-08) **Troy South Middle School (06-08) **Ninth Grade Center (09) **

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(10-12) **New Horizons High School (10-12)
Winfield R-IV School District
– Winfield **Winfield Elementary School (PK-02) **Winfield Intermediate School (03-05) **Winfield Middle School (06-08) **Winfield High School (09-12)
Wright City R-II
- Wright City **Additionally, the Wright City R-II serves southern portions of Lincoln County.

Private schools

*Calvary Christian School – Winfield (01-12) –

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*First Baptist Christian Academy -

(K-08) -

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*Immaculate Conception School – Old Monroe (K-08) –

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Sacred Heart School
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(K-08) –

St. Alphonsus School
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(PK-08) –

Troy Holiness School
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(K-12) –

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Public libraries

* Powell Memorial Library

Politics

Local

The

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mostly controls politics at the local level in Lincoln County. Republicans hold all but four of the elected positions in the county.

State

Lincoln County is divided into three legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives. *District 40 — Chad Perkins (R- Bowling Green). Consists of the northernmost section of the county. *District 41 �
Randy Pietzman
(R-

). Consists of most of the entire county and includes the communities of Cave, Elsberry, Foley, Hawk Point, Silex, Troy, Truxton, and Whiteside. *District 64 �
Tony Lovasco
(R- O'Fallon) Includes the southeast corner of the county and the communities of Chain of Rocks, Fountain N' Lakes, Moscow Mills, Old Monroe, and Winfield. All of Lincoln County is a part of Missouri's 10th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented b
Jeanie Riddle
(R-

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Federal

All of Lincoln County is included in

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and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R- St. Elizabeth) in the

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Communities

Cities and villages

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* Chain of Rocks * Elsberry * Foley * Fountain N' Lakes * Hawk Point * Moscow Mills * Old Monroe *

(county seat) * Truxton * Whiteside * Winfield

Unincorporated communities

* Apex * Argentville *

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* Brevator * Briscoe * Brussells *

Cap au Gris Fort Cap au Gris, also called Capo Gray, was a temporary fort built in September 1814 near Troy, Missouri during the War of 1812 by Missouri Rangers under the direction of Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone. After the defeat of Fort Johnson, U.S. Ar ...

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* Corso * Dameron *

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* Ethlyn * Fairview *

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* Louisville * Mackville * Millwood * New Hope * Okete * Olney * South Troy

References

External links

from

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