Lincoln is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) and the main village in the

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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 ...

in Grafton County,

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

, United States. The population of the CDP was 969 at the 2020 census, out of 1,631 in the entire town.

Geography

The CDP is in the southwestern part of the town of Lincoln, between the

Pemigewasset River The Pemigewasset River , known locally as "The Pemi", is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States. It is in length and (with its tributaries) drains approximately . The name "Pemigewasset" comes from the Abenaki word ''bemijijoas ...

and its East Branch, on the southern side of the White Mountains. The CDP is bordered to the south by the town of

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, to the southeast by the East Branch of the Pemigewasset, to the east by Pollard Brook, and to the north by Little Coolidge Mountain. To the west the CDP is bordered by the Pemigewasset River and by

Interstate 93 Interstate 93 (I-93) is an Interstate Highway in the New England states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont in the United States. Spanning approximately along a north–south axis, it is one of three primary Interstate Highways ...

. The northern part of the CDP is within the

White Mountain National Forest The White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) is a federally managed forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. It was established in 1918 as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911; federal acquisition of land had alre ...

. The CDP is overlooked to the south by Loon Mountain.

New Hampshire Route 112 New Hampshire Route 112 (abbreviated NH 112) is a east–west state highway in northern New Hampshire. The highway winds across the state, connecting Bath, New Hampshire, Bath to Conway, New Hampshire, Conway through the heart of the scenic and ...

is the main road through Lincoln, becoming the

Kancamagus Highway Kancamagus (pronounced "kan-kah-mah-gus", "Fearless One", "Fearless Hunter of Animals"), was the third and final Sagamore of the Penacook Confederacy of Native American tribes. Nephew of Wonalancet and grandson of Passaconaway, Kancamagus rul ...

as it enters the national forest to the east. The highway leads east to

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. Interstate 93 intersects Route 112 at Exit 32 just south of the Lincoln town line in North Woodstock. I-93 leads north through

Franconia Notch Franconia Notch (elev. ) is a major mountain pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Dominated by Cannon Mountain to the west and Mount Lafayette to the east, it lies principally within Franconia Notch State Park and is traversed b ...

to Littleton and south to

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, the state capital. According to the

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, the Lincoln CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.62%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 993 people, 486 households, and 258 families residing in the CDP. There were 1,333 housing units, of which 847, or 63.5%, were vacant. 772 of the vacant units were seasonal or recreational housing. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.1%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.0% Native American, 0.2%

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n, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 0.2% from two or more races. 0.4% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. Of the 486 households in the CDP, 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were headed by

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, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.9% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04, and the average family size was 2.71. 17.9% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 6.2% were from age 18 to 24, 21.2% were from 25 to 44, 33.9% were from 45 to 64, and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males. For the period 2011–15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $56,060. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

for the CDP was $26,987. 17.9% of the population and 1.1% of families were below the poverty line, along with 6.0% of people under the age of 18 and 3.1% of people 65 or older.

References

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