Lincoln County, Wyoming
Lincoln County | |
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 Lincoln County Courthouse in Kemmerer | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming | |
 Wyoming's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′N 110°42′W / 42.26°N 110.7°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wyoming |
| Founded | February 21, 1911 (authorized) 1913 (organized) |
| Named for | Abraham Lincoln |
| Seat | Kemmerer |
| Largest city | Kemmerer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,095 sq mi (10,610 km2) |
| • Land | 4,076 sq mi (10,560 km2) |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (50 km2) 0.5%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 19,265[1] |
| • Density | 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 census, 18,106 people lived there.[2] Its county seat is Kemmerer.[3]
Its western border abuts the east border of the state of Utah.
History[change | change source]
Lincoln County was created on February 21, 1911.[4] The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.[5]
Geography[change | change source]
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,095 square miles (10,610 km2), of which 4,076 square miles (10,560 km2) is land and 19 square miles (49 km2) (0.5%) is water.[6]
Bordering counties[change | change source]
- Teton County – north
- Sublette County – northeast
- Sweetwater County – east
- Uinta County – south
- Rich County, Utah – southwest
- Bear Lake County, Idaho – west
- Caribou County, Idaho – northwest
- Bonneville County, Idaho – northwest
Communities[change | change source]
City[change | change source]
- Kemmerer (county seat)
Towns[change | change source]
Census-designated places[change | change source]
Unincorporated communities[change | change source]
- Alpine Junction
- Border Junction
- Frontier
- Hamsfork
- Sage
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Quick Facts - 2017 Estimate
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Long, John H., ed. (2004). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ↑ Urbanek, Mae (1988). Wyoming Place Names. Missoula MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. ISBN 0-87842-204-8.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
Other websites[change | change source]
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