Lincoln Township is a

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that is located in

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, United States. The population was 321 at the time of the 2020 census. The village of Entriken, which is located at the intersection of routes 26 and

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, is the only village in the township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.7 km), of which 18.9 square miles (49.1 km) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.6 km) (10.28%) is water.

Recreation

A portion of the

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is located along the township's western border and a portion of

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retrieved October 13, 2018

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 319 people, 142 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The

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was 16.8 people per square mile (6.5/km). There were 265 housing units at an average density of 14.0/sq mi (5.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.69%

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and 0.31%

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. There were 142 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.1% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.67. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 19.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 3.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 26.6% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 28.8% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 21.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-five years. For every one hundred females, there were 104.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 104.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $28,625, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 compared with that of $22,750 for females. The

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for the township was $15,457. Approximately 7.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were living below the

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, including 14.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older, but none under the age of eighteen.

References

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Geography

Recreation

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See also

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