Lincoln, Missouri
{{short description|City in Benton County, Missouri, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Lincoln County, Missouri}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name = Lincoln, Missouri
|settlement_type = City
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|motto = "A Great Place to Call Home"
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|map_caption = Location of Lincoln, Missouri
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Missouri
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Benton
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 2.55
|area_land_km2 = 2.46
|area_water_km2 = 0.09
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.98
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.95
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 1144
|population_density_km2 = 465.29
|population_density_sq_mi = 1205.48
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_ft = 948
|coordinates = {{coord|38|23|38|N|93|19|53|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 65338
|area_code = 660
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 29-42608{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 2395712{{GNIS|2395712}}
|website = {{URL|www.lincolnmissouri.com}}
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Lincoln is a city in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,144 at the 2020 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2942608| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190953/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2942608| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lincoln city, Missouri| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 23, 2014}}
History
A post office called Lincoln was established in 1866.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 September 2016}} The city was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n21 210]}}
Geography
Lincoln is located at {{coord|38|23|32|N|93|19|58|W|type:city}} (38.392258, -93.332766).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.95|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 102
|1900= 357
|1910= 336
|1920= 345
|1930= 338
|1940= 379
|1950= 316
|1960= 446
|1970= 574
|1980= 819
|1990= 874
|2000= 1026
|2010= 1190
|2020= 1144
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $25,595, and the median income for a family was $35,217. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,803. About 6.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
=2010 census=
As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-07-08}} of 2010, there were 1,190 people, 478 households, and 298 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1252.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 524 housing units at an average density of {{convert|551.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 0.1% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 478 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the city was 41.1 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 25% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.4% male and 55.6% female.
References
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External links
- [http://www.lincolnmissouri.com City of Lincoln official website]
- Historic maps of Lincoln in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138867 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the University of Missouri
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