Lincoln is a

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County ( ) is a County (United States), county in Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the List of counties in Pennsylvania, state's second-most populous county, after Philadelp ...

, United States. The population was 932 at the 2020 United States census. Lincoln does not have its own

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. Three ZIP codes are used in the borough: 15133 for the northern portion of the borough adjacent to

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; 15135 for the eastern portion adjacent to the city of

McKeesport McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. A suburb of Pittsburgh, it is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela River, Monongahela and Youghiogheny River, Youghiogheny rivers. The population was 17,727 as of the ...

; 15037 for the remainder of the borough, with mail addressed to Elizabeth.

History

The borough was named for

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

. Lincoln was incorporated on February 6, 1958, before which it was Lincoln Township. The change in governmental structure came after a portion of the borough attempted to secede from Lincoln Township to annex with Liberty Borough. Dead Man's Hollow is a 450-acre conservation area whose boundary lies within the borough.

Geography and surrounding neighborhoods

Lincoln is located at (40.291939, −79.851303). It is bounded by Glassport to the northwest,

to the north,

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to the northeast, Elizabeth Township and the

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to the east and south, and Jefferson Hills, Clairton, and the

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to the west. The borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.57%, is water.

Government and politics

As of 2019, the mayor was James Beisler.Borough of Lincoln/Information & Resources (accessed May 29, 2019)
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Education

Lincoln is part of the South Allegheny School District, along with Liberty, Glassport and Port Vue.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,218 people, 482 households, and 359 families in the borough. The

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was 254/sqmi (98.0/km²). There were 506 housing units at an average density of 105.5/sqmi (40.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.77% White, 0.66% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.33% Asian, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. There were 484 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.94. The borough population contained 19.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $43,333. Males had a median income of $35,852 versus $21,131 for females. The

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for the borough was $18,447. About 6.9% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the

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, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

* Sylvia Williams, museum director, scholar of African art

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1782 Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania populated places on the Monongahela River 1782 establishments in Pennsylvania