Lincoln is a

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, United States. The population was 22,529 at the 2020 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of

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. Lincoln is part of the Providence metropolitan statistical area and the

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combined statistical area. Lincoln was settled in the 17th century as part of the Louisquisset grant, and several colonial stone-enders still exist in the town. Lincoln Woods State Park is located within the town.

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quarrying has occurred there since colonial times at the village of Lime Rock. Lincoln was a part of the town of Smithfield until 1871, when it was split off and named in honor of

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. The city of Central Falls was part of Lincoln until it split off itself in 1895. Lincoln became an important mill town in the late 19th century, with many textile factories running along the

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. Lincoln's villages include Manville,

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, Lime Rock, Lonsdale, Fairlawn, Quinnville, and Saylesville. In 2008, the town was ranked #63 in Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live". Lincoln is in the lower

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of Rhode Island and in the John H. Chafee,

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, New England's historic National Park area.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (3.80%) is water. The town is on the west bank of the

. Lincoln borders seven other Rhode Island municipalities, tied for the most in the state- Pawtucket and

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border Lincoln to the south, Central Falls and

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border Lincoln to the east, Smithfield and

North Smithfield North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, settled as a farming community in 1666 and incorporated into its present form in 1871. North Smithfield includes the historic villages of Forestdale, Primrose, Waterf ...

border Lincoln to the west, and

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borders Lincoln to the north. Lincoln is home to Lincoln Woods State Park and Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort (formerly a racetrack known as Lincoln Downs and Lincoln Park).

Demographics

As of the

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of 2020, there were 22,529 people and 8,658 households in the town. The population density was . There were 9,525 housing units in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 83.6%

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, 2.26%

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, 0.19% Native American, 4.09% Asian, 0.04%

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, 2.61% from other races, and 7.22% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.67% of the population. There were 8,658 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 29.6% had a female householder with no spouse present and 12.5% had a male householder with no spouse present. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. The median income for a household in the town was $115,181, and the median income for a family was $135,845. The

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for the town was $53,442. About 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

National Historic Register sites

* Albion Historic District *

Eleazer Arnold House The Eleazer Arnold House is a historic house built for Eleazer Arnold in about 1693, and located in the Great Road Historic District at Lincoln, Rhode Island. It is now a National Historic Landmark owned by Historic New England, and open to t ...

* Israel Arnold House * Ballou House * Elliot-Harris-Miner House * Great Road Historic District * Hearthside * Jenckes House, Jenckes Hill Road * Jenckes House, Old Louisquisset Pike *

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* Limerock Village Historic District * Old Ashton Historic District * Pullen Corner School * Sassafras Site, RI-55 * Saylesville Historic District * Saylesville Meetinghouse * Whipple-Cullen House and Barn

Economy and infrastructure

Education

In total there are four elementary schools (Full day K–5): Saylesville Elementary School, Lonsdale Elementary School, Lincoln Central Elementary School, and Northern Lincoln Elementary School. Lincoln has one Middle School, and one high school, Lincoln Senior High School. Their mascot is a

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. At one point, the middle and high school shared one campus, but in 2006 a new middle school was opened on Jenckes Hill Road. The high school, in desperate need of additional classrooms, expanded into the former middle school area. The town is also home to William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School, a technical school serving students throughout the state, and the

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's Flanagan Campus is situated in Lincoln as well.

Healthcare

Lincoln is home to the

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(QARC), which performs thousands of

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reviews per year. QARC's primary support comes from

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at the

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(NCI) and contracts with the

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industry. It receives radiotherapy data from approximately 1,000

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in both the United States and abroad. The center maintains a strategic affiliation with the

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, and is located along the George Washington Highway.

Business

Lincoln is also home to the Amica Mutual Insurance Company. Founded in 1907, it moved to Lincoln in 1994, after first being located in both

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and

. The company mostly underwrites policies for property and casualty insurance, which includes automobiles, homeowners, and personal liabilities.
Beacon Design by Chemart
was founded in 1976 in Lincoln, RI. Beacon Design by ChemArt is a U.S. wholesale manufacturer and the industry leader i
metal-etched keepsakes
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company's industrial sector
The company helps create custom pieces for organizations and companies alike, with their in house design team and salespeople, they're able to make changes, assist the customer, and produce the piece all in Lincoln, RI.

Notable people

Eddie Dowling Eddie Dowling (born Joseph Nelson Goucher; December 11, 1889Date and year of birth as per baptismal records of Precious Blood church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, where Dowling was christened — February 18, 1976) was an American actor, director, ...

(1889–1976), Actor, Singer, Composer * Hank Gilpin (born 1946), furniture maker and wood sculptor *

Kristin Hayter Kristin Hayter (born June 17, 1986) is an American singer and pianist. She started releasing music in 2017 and performed under the stage name Lingua Ignota (Latin for " unknown language"). In 2023, citing the unhealthiness of reliving her traum ...

(born 1986), Neoclassical dark wave musician *

Clem Labine Clement Walter Labine (August 6, 1926 – March 2, 2007) was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) best known for his years with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950 to 1960. As a key member of the Dod ...

(1926–2007), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Sarah MacLean Sarah MacLean (born December 23, 1978) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling American author of young adult novels and romance novels. Her first adult romance novel, ''Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake'' debuted on the New York Times Best ...

(born 1978), New York Times Bestselling Author *

Chet Nichols Jr. Chester Raymond Nichols Jr. (February 22, 1931 – March 27, 1995) was an American professional baseball player. A tall, left-hander, he was a pitcher over all or parts of nine seasons (, –, –) with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, Boston ...

(1931–1995), baseball playerChet Nichols; Pitcher, 64
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David Olney David Charles Olney (March 23, 1948 – January 18, 2020) was an American folk singer-songwriter. Olney recorded more than twenty albums over his five-decade career. His songs have been covered by numerous artists, including Emmylou Harris, Del ...

(1948–2020), Americana singer/songwriter

References

External links

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Town of Lincoln

Lincoln Public Schools website
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