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

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.1%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Oneida County - north *

Langlade County Langlade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,491. Its county seat is Antigo. History Langlade County was created on March 3, 1879, as New County. It was renamed Langlade Cou ...

- east *

Marathon County Marathon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,013. Marathon County's seat is Wausau. It was founded in 1850, created from a portion of Portage County. At that time the coun ...

- south * Taylor County - west * Price County - northwest

Major highways

U.S. Highway 8 U.S. Highway 8 (US 8) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs primarily east–west for , mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 (I-35) in Forest Lake, Minnesota, to US 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsul ...

U.S. Highway 51 U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south-north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin–Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered Highw ...

Highway 17 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 17 (often called Highway 17, STH-17 or WIS 17) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The highway is a secondary route in northeastern Wisconsin that directly connects Rhinelander, Eagle River and the central and ...

Highway 64 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 64 (WIS 64) is a highway in Wisconsin, which runs from the St. Croix Crossing bridge as a continuation of Minnesota State Highway 36 (MN 36) near Stillwater, Minnesota, and continues east to its eastern terminus i ...

Highway 86 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 86 (often called Highway 86, STH-86 or WIS 86) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in north central Wisconsin from Ogema to Tomahawk. Route description File:Wisconsin Highway 86 East Termin ...

Highway 107 (Wisconsin) State Trunk Highway 107 (often called Highway 107, STH-107 or WIS 107) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in a north–south direction in central Wisconsin from west of Mosinee to south of Tomahawk. Route descriptio ...

Railroads

Tomahawk Railway The Tomahawk Railway is the trade name employed by Genesee & Wyoming to operate of railroad in northern Wisconsin.Tomahawk Railway

* Watco

Buses

* List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

Airports

* KRRL - Merrill Municipal Airport * KTKV - Tomahawk Regional Airport

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 28,415. The population density was . There were 16,034 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.7% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4%

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, 0.6% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.9% Hispanic or

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

of any race.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 29,641 people, 11,721 households, and 8,228 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 14,681 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.76% White, 0.41% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.39%

, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or

of any race. 55.9% were of

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, 5.7%

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and 5.3% Norwegian ancestry. 96.9% spoke English, 1.3%

and 1.2% Spanish as their first language. There were 11,721 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were

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living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males. In 2017, there were 270 births, giving a general fertility rate of 62.6 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 34st lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. Additionally, there were 17 reported induced abortions performed on women of Lincoln County residence in 2017.Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin
Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18

Communities

Cities

* Merrill (county seat) * Tomahawk

Towns

* Birch * Bradley * Corning *

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* Harrison * King * Merrill * Pine River * Rock Falls *

Russell Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation) **Ru ...

* Schley *

Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saska ...

* Skanawan * Somo * Tomahawk *

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Unincorporated communities

* Bloomville * Bradley * Bundy *

Clifford Clifford may refer to: People *Clifford (name), an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name *William Kingdon Clifford *Baron Clifford *Baron Clifford of Chudleigh *Baron de Clifford *Clifford baronets *Clifford fami ...

(partial) * Doering * Dudley * Dutch Corners *

Gilbert Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South ...

* Gleason * Harrison * Heafford Junction * Irma * Jeffris * McCord (partial) *

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* Pine River *

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(partial) * West Kraft

Politics

References

External links

Lincoln County

Lincoln County Interactive Maps

Resources

Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties
: This digital collection contains historic images and texts that document central Wisconsin schools and libraries in Marathon and Lincoln Counties. Text-based materials include
Marchetti, Louis. History of the Public Library Building and Names of Donors, 1909
a record of the proceedings, leading up, and culminating in the erection and completion of the Library Building of the city of Wausau, with names of Donors attached thereto. Compiled and presented to the Library by Louis Marchetti, President of the Library Board from 1904 to 1908. {{authority control 1875 establishments in Wisconsin Populated places established in 1875