Lincoln is a

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Kewaunee County Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,563. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859. Its Menominee name is ''Kewāneh'', an ar ...

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, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln (na ...

, Gregorville, and Euren are in the town. The unincorporated communities of Rio Creek and Rosiere are also partially in the town.

Geography

Lincoln is in northern Kewaunee County and is bordered to the north by

Door County Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 30,066. Its seat of government is Sturgeon Bay. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. T ...

. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 957 people, 334 households, and 263 families residing in the town. The

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was 26.8 people per square mile (10.4/km²). There were 346 housing units at an average density of 9.7 per square mile (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.96%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population. There were 334 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were

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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.23. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $42,188, and the median income for a family was $45,714. Males had a median income of $32,273 versus $20,417 for females. The

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for the town was $16,183. About 5.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the

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, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

History

Lincoln is the fourth-most Belgian-American community in the United States, by proportion of population. Lincoln was originally named "GrandLez", after the village of Grand-Leez, now a section of the town of

Gembloux Gembloux (; ; ) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants. The total area is 95.86 km2, yielding a population density of 229 inhabitants per ...

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(cfr :fr:Grand-Leez). Belgians emigrated from there between 1850 and 1860. Prior to March 21, 1862, what is Lincoln today, was part of Ahnapee.

Most Belgian-American towns

* 1)

Union, Door County, Wisconsin The Town of Union is located in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 880 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Shoemaker Point and Namur are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Ce ...

: 49% * 2)

Red River, Wisconsin Red River, Wisconsin may refer to: * Red River, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, a town in the United States * Red River, Shawano County, Wisconsin Red River is an unincorporated community located in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin ...

(Kewaunee County) : 47% * 3)

Brussels, Wisconsin Brussels is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brussels, Misere, and Kolberg are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Rosiere is also ...

(Door County) : 36.4% ( composed of "Brussels community" & "Namur Community") * 4) Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin : 35.4% * 5) Green Bay (town), Wisconsin (Brown County) : 31.8%

References

External links

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