Lincoln County, Arkansas
Appearance
Lincoln County | |
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Coordinates: 33°57′35″N 91°43′07″W / 33.959722222222°N 91.718611111111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
Founded | March 28, 1871 |
Named for | Abraham Lincoln[1] |
Seat | Star City |
Largest city | Star City |
Area | |
• Total | 572.17 sq mi (1,481.9 km2) |
• Land | 561.20 sq mi (1,453.5 km2) |
• Water | 10.97 sq mi (28.4 km2) 1.9% |
Population | |
• Total | 12,941 |
• Density | 23/sq mi (8.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | lincolncounty |
Lincoln County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,941.[3] The county seat is Star City.[4] Lincoln County was founded on March 28, 1871, and named for Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
- ↑ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (2014-10-16). Arkansas County Polygons (SHP file) (Map). Arkansas GIS Office. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Lincoln County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.