Lincolnton, Georgia

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Lincolnton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Georgia, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The population was 1,480 at the 2020 census. It contains numerous houses and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Both the city and the county were named for General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA187|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=187}}

History

Lincolnton was founded in 1798 as seat of the newly formed Lincoln County. It was incorporated as a town in 1817 and as a city in 1953.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA236 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=236| isbn=978-1135948597 }}

Geography

Lincolnton is located in central Lincoln County at {{Coord|33|47|40|N|82|28|35|W|type:city}} (33.794414, -82.476450).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} U.S. Route 378 passes through the center of town as Washington Street, leading southwest {{convert|17|mi}} to Washington, and northeast {{convert|14|mi}} to McCormick, South Carolina. Georgia State Route 79 leads northwest {{convert|38|mi}} to Elberton, while State Route 43 leads south {{convert|24|mi}} to Thomson. Augusta is {{convert|39|mi}} to the southeast via State Routes 47 and 104. A historical site, Elijah Clark State Park, is {{convert|7|mi|0}} northeast of Lincolnton at the Savannah River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lincolnton has a total area of {{convert|9.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.35%, are water.{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_13.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=December 16, 2019}} The west side of the city drains to Florence Creek, while the east side drains to Dry Fork Creek, both of which flow to Soap Creek, an arm of the Savannah River within Lake Strom Thurmond (Clarks Hill Lake).

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1810= 106

|1870= 92

|1880= 70

|1890= 220

|1900= 221

|1910= 375

|1920= 657

|1930= 916

|1940= 894

|1950= 1315

|1960= 1450

|1970= 1442

|1980= 1406

|1990= 1476

|2000= 1595

|2010= 1566

|2020= 1480

|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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|+Lincolnton racial composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1346552&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-09|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White

|806

|54.46%

Black or African American

|601

|40.61%

Asian

|11

|0.74%

Other/Mixed

|42

|2.84%

Hispanic or Latino

|20

|1.35%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,480 people, 708 households, and 442 families residing in the city.

Education

= Lincoln County School District =

The Lincoln County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=690&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 23, 2010. The district has 98 full-time teachers and over 1,450 students.[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/LINCOLN/LINCOLN_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 23, 2010.