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{{Infobox Settlement
{{Infobox Astronaut
|official_name = City of Lincoln
|name = Barry Eugene Wilmore
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|image =Barry wilmore.jpg
|nickname = Star City
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|current_occupation = Engineer, [[United States Navy]] Commander
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|rank = Commander, United States Navy
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|selection = [[List of astronauts by selection#2000|2000 NASA Group]]
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|mission = [[STS-129]]<ref name="Melvin Will Get Another Flight Into Space">{{cite news | author =Jim Hodges| title =Melvin Will Get Another Flight Into Space| url =http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/researchernews/rn_melvin09.html| date =[[2008-10-01]]| accessdate = 2008-10-09}}</ref>
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Nebraska|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster]]
|government_type =
|leader_title = [[List of mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska|Mayor]]
|leader_name = [[Chris Beutler]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
|established_title = Founded<ref name="fn_1">Founded as "Lancaster".</ref><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;Renamed<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date = 1856<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;[[July 29]], [[1867]]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;[[April 1]], [[1869]]
|area_magnitude = 1 E8
|area_total_sq_mi = 75.4
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|area_metro_sq_mi =
|area_metro_km2 =
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|population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2000|2007]]
|population_note =
|population_total = 248,744
|population_metro = 292,219
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|population_density_km2 = 1166.9
|population_density_sq_mi = 3022.2
|demonym = Lincolnite
|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
|utc_offset_DST = -5
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|area_code = [[Area code 402|402]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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|footnotes =
|website = [http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/ www.lincoln.ne.gov]
<references />
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The '''City of Lincoln''' ([[Omaha-Ponca language|Umóⁿhoⁿ]]: ''Nískithe Tʰóⁿwoⁿgthoⁿ'' {{pronounced|ˈnĩskiˡðe ˌtʰãwãŋgˡðã}}, meaning "Salt Village", for Salt Creek, which was the historical center of the city) is the [[capital]] and the [[Nebraska#Important cities and towns|second most populous city]] of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Nebraska]]. Lincoln is also the [[county seat]] of [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]] and the home of the [[University of Nebraska]]. The population was 248,744 at the [[United States Census|2007 census estimate]].


'''Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore''' (born [[December 29]], [[1962]] in [[Murfreesboro]], [[Tennessee]]) is a [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. He was born in Tennesee on 12-29-1962
Lincoln started out as the village of Lancaster, which was founded in 1856, and became the county seat of the newly created [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster County]] in 1859. The capital of [[Nebraska Territory]] had been [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] since the creation of the territory in 1854; however, most of the territory's population lived south of the [[Platte River]]. After much of the territory south of the Platte considered annexation to [[Kansas]], the legislature voted to move the capital south of the river and as far west as possible. The village of Lancaster was chosen, in part due to the salt [[playa|flats]] and [[marsh]]es.
However, Omaha interests attempted to derail the move by having Lancaster renamed after the recently assassinated [[President of the United States|President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]].{{Fact|date=August 2007}} At the time, many of the people south of the river had been sympathetic towards the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] cause and it was assumed that the legislature would not pass the measure if the future capital was named after Lincoln. The ploy did not work, as Lancaster was renamed Lincoln and became the state capital upon Nebraska's admission to the Union on [[March 1]], [[1867]].


Raised in [[Mount Juliet]], Wilmore's mother Faye and father Eugene, Wilmore is one of two kids, the only one aside from bother Jack Wilmore. He is married to Deanna Wilmore.
==Law and government==
Lincoln has a [[mayor-council]] government. The mayor and a seven-member [[city council]] are selected in [[nonpartisan]] elections. Four members are elected from city council districts; the remaining three members are elected at-large. Lincoln's health, personnel, and planning departments are joint city/county agencies; most city and Lancaster County offices are located in the County/City Building.


Wilmore is an active [[United States Navy]] [[Captain]] and has also been assigned to be the pilot of the [[Space Shuttle]]'s [[STS-129]] mission to the [[International Space Station]] as the pilot, second to commander [[Charles Hobaugh]] aboard vehicle [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]. Mission specialists [[Randolph Bresnik]], [[Michael Foreman]], [[Leland Melvin]], [[Robert Satcher]], and [[Robert Thirsk]] will join them<ref name="Melvin Will Get Another Flight Into Space"/>. The mission is carrying the [[EXPRESS Logistics Carrier]], and will ferry an International Space Station astronaut for the last time in Space Shuttle history.
Since Lincoln is the state capital, many Nebraska state agencies and offices are located in Lincoln, as are several [[United States Government]] agencies and offices. The city lies within the [[Lincoln Public Schools]] school district; the primary law enforcement agency for the city is the [[Lincoln Police Department]]. The [[Lincoln_Fire_%26_Rescue_Department|Lincoln Fire and Rescue Department]] shoulders the cities fire fighting and ambulatory services while outlying areas of the city are supported by volunteer fire fighting units.

The city's [[public library]] system is [[Lincoln City Libraries]], which has eight branches. Lincoln City Libraries circulates more than three million items per year to the residents of Lincoln and Lancaster County. Lincoln City Libraries is also home to [http://www.lincolnlibraries.org/depts/polley/front.htm/ Polley Music Library] and the [http://www.lincolnlibraries.org/depts/hr/front.htm/ Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room] of Nebraska authors.

==Geography==
Lincoln is located at {{coor dms|40|48|35|N|96|40|31|W|city}} (40.809868, -96.675345).{{GR|1}} According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of [[1 E8 m²|195.2 km² (75.4 sq mi]]). 193.3 km² (74.6 sq mi) of it is land and [[1 E6 m²|1.9 km² (0.7 sq mi)]] of it (0.98%) is water.

Lincoln is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not located along either the [[Platte River]] or the [[Missouri River]]. The city was originally laid out near [[Salt Creek (Nebraska)|Salt Creek]] and among the nearly flat [[saline]] [[wetland]]s of northern Lancaster County. The city's growth over the years has led to development of the surrounding land, much of which is composed of gently rolling hills. In recent years, Lincoln's northward growth has encroached on the habitat of the endangered [[Salt Creek tiger beetle]].

===Metropolitan area===
The [[Lincoln metropolitan area]] consists of Lancaster County and [[Seward County, Nebraska|Seward County]], which was added to the metropolitan area in 2003. Lincoln has very little development outside its city limits and has no contiguous [[suburb]]s (the largest city that can be considered a suburb of Lincoln is [[Waverly, Nebraska|Waverly]].) This is due primarily to the fact that most land that would have developed as a suburban city has been annexed to the city of Lincoln itself.

===Neighborhoods===<!-- This section is linked from [[Calvert Elementary School]]. See [[WP:MOS#Section management]] -->
*'''Arnold Heights:''' Located in far northwest Lincoln, this neighborhood also known as Airpark began as base housing for the adjacent [[Lincoln Air Force Base]] during the Cold War. The area originally consisted of 1,000 housing units and was [[annex]]ed by Lincoln in 1966, after the base closed. All 1,000 units were originally managed by the Lincoln Housing Authority, today about half of the homes in the neighborhood have been sold to private owners. The area was also formerly known as both Capehart Housing when completed in 1960 (north housing) and the "Military Construction Area" when built during 1956 (South housing).
*'''Belmont:'''The Belmont neighborhood lies just north of Cornhusker Highway and south of Superior street between Interstate-180 and 27th street.
*'''[[Bethany, Nebraska|Bethany]]:''' Bethany is located along Cotner Blvd. and Holdrege St. Originally laid out as a separate village by the [[Disciples of Christ]], it was annexed by Lincoln in the late 1920s.
*'''Clinton:''' Located north of 27th and O Streets, Clinton is the target of ongoing revitalization efforts by the City of Lincoln.
*'''College View:''' College View is located along 48th St. and near Calvert St., adjacent to and surrounding the [[Union College (Nebraska)|Union College]] campus; originally a separate village.
[[Image:Lincoln DT.jpg|right|thumb|Downtown Lincoln]]
*'''Downtown:''' Lincoln's business district has a mix of offices, bars, restaurants and some retail. Events, housing, and other information about Downtown Lincoln can be found on the Downtown Lincoln Association's website at www.downtownlincoln.org.
*'''Gaslight Village'''.
*'''Havelock:''' Havelock is located along Havelock Ave. east of 56th St. in northeast Lincoln; originally a separate village.
*'''Hartley:''' One of Lincoln's earliest suburbs, Hartley is located east of Downtown proper, east of 27th St and north of O St. It is a mainly residential neighborhood of houses built 1890-1940.
*'''Hawley:''' Located directly east of UNL's downtown campus, the Hawley Historic District is home to a diverse population living in houses built in the early 20th century.
*'''Haymarket:''' One of Lincoln's oldest neighborhoods, the Haymarket is a historic warehouse and industrial district. In recent decades, it has become a dining, specialty shopping, and urban living district, with a variety of visual and performing arts and nightlife. The Haymarket has a weekly [[farmers' market]] from May to October. The area's website can be found at www.historichaymarket.info
*'''Highlands:''' The Highlands is a newer residential neighborhood in northwest Lincoln, located north of [[Interstate 80|I-80]] and near [[Lincoln Airport (Nebraska)|Lincoln Airport]].
*'''Huskerville:''' A now non-existent neighborhood built north of Arnold Heights. Constructed during [[World War II]], Huskerville was once the Lincoln Army Air Field hospital area from 1942 until 1945. After the war the area was converted into college housing and was most noted for a polio outbreak in 1952. The area was either removed or demolished in the late 1960s. The chapel, now protected by the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is all that remains of Huskerville. A new development is underway here however including the construction of a new elementary school as of 2008.
*'''Indian Village:''' The Indian Village neighborhood is located from Van Dorn on the north to Highway 2 on the south, from 9th St on the west to 20th St on the east.
*'''Irvingdale:''' The Irvingdale neighborhood is located from South Street on the North, and Van Dorn on the South, from 9th St from the west to 22nd St on the east. The neighborhood has a mix of homes built in the early 1900's to more modern homes built in the 1950's, and is home to Irving Middle School, and the Stransky Park Concert Series.
*'''Near South''' The Near South neighborhood is located from G Street on the north to South Street on the south, and from 13th Street from the west to 27th on the east. The neighborhood is home to many of Lincoln's grand historic homes and is currently experiencing a strong revitalization effort by the Neighborhood Assn and City Officials. Many home-owners are deconverting properties that were once divided into apartments back into single-family homes. The Near South has coffee shops, restaurants, banks, and many other businesses. It is also home to Lincoln's beautiful Sunken Gardens.
*'''North Bottoms:''' Directly north of UNL's downtown campus, the North Bottoms is an area in the floodplain of Salt Creek that holds many low income houses. It is now home to many college students.
*'''South Bottoms:''' South of the Haymarket district, the South Bottoms, like the North Bottoms, was a neighborhood founded by Germans from Russia. Today, the neighborhood is noted for its architecture.
*'''University Place:''' University Place is located along 48th St. between Leighton Ave. and Adams St., near [[Nebraska Wesleyan University]] and UNL East Campus. It was an incorporated community before its annexation by Lincoln in 1926.
*'''West Lincoln:''' Located along West Cornhusker Hwy., West Lincoln was founded in 1887 and was an incorporated community before its annexation by Lincoln in 1966.
*'''Fox Hollow''' Located in southeast Lincoln, from 70th Streets to 84th Street, between Van Dorn and Pioneers. Middle to upper class neighborhoods near Holmes Lake. Fox Hollow is a planned subdivision and was constructed during the 1990s to present.

===Parks===
Lincoln has an extensive park system, with over 100 individual parks. The largest parks in Lincoln's park system are: Antelope Park
(which contains the [http://www.lincolnzoo.org/ Lincoln Children's Zoo] and the [http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/parks/sunken/index.htm Sunken Gardens]), Woods Park, Holmes Park, Oak Lake Park, Pioneers Park, Tierra Park, and Wilderness Park. The parks are connected by a 159&nbsp;km (99 mi.) system of recreational trails. The [[MoPac Trail]] extends through Lincoln.

===Climate===

{| class="wikitable" "text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:120%;"|Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color: #000000" height="17" | Month
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jan
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Feb
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Mar
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Apr
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | May
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jun
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jul
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Aug
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Sep
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Oct
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Nov
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Dec
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Rec High °F (°C)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 73 (22.7)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 84 (28.8)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 89 (31.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 97 (36.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 99 (37.2)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 107 (41.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 108 (42.2)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 107 (41.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 106 (41.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 94 (34.4)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 85 (29.4)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 70 (21.1)
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Norm High °F (°C)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 33.2 (0.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 39.3 (4.0)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 51.2 (10.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 63.5 (17.5)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 73.8 (23.2)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 84.9 (29.4)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 89.6 (32)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 87.1 (30.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 78.8 (26)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 66.5 (19.2)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 49.1 (9.5)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 36.8 (2.6)
|-
! style="background: #FFFF00; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Norm Avg °F (°C)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 22.4 (-5.3)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 28.3 (-2.0)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 39.4 (4.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 51.2 (10.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 62.0 (16.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 72.7 (22.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 77.8 (25.4)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 75.4 (24.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 66.0 (18.8)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 53.5 (11.9)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 38.1 (3.4)
| style="text-align:center; background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" | 26.5 (-3.0)
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Norm Low °F (°C)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 11.5 (-11.4)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 17.2 (-8.2)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 27.5 (-2.5)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 38.8 (3.7)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 50.1 (10.0)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 60.4 (15.7)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 65.9 (18.8)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 63.7 (17.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 53.2 (11.7)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 40.4 (4.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 27 (-2.7)
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 16.2 (-8.7)
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Rec Low °F (°C)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -33 (-36.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -24 (-31.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -19 (-28.3)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 3 (-16.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 24 (-4.4)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 39 (3.8)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 42 (5.5)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 41 (5)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 26 (-3.3)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 8 (-13.3)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -5 (-20.5)
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -27 (-32.7)
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Precip in. (mm)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 0.67 (17.0)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 0.66 (16.8)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.21 (56.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.9 (73.6)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 4.23 (107.4)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.51 (89.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.54 (89.9)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.35 (85.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.92 (74.2)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 1.94 (49.3)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 1.58 (40.1)
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 0.86 (21.8)
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|''Source: USTravelWeather.com [http://www.ustravelweather.com/weather-nebraska/lincoln-weather.asp]''
|}

==Economy==
Lincoln's economy is fairly typical of a mid-sized American city; most economic activity is derived from service industries. The state government and the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]] are both large contributors to the local economy. Other prominent industries in Lincoln include banking, information technology, insurance, and rail and truck transport.

Three regional fast-food restaurant chains began in Lincoln: [[Amigos/Kings Classic]], [[Runza Restaurants]] and [[Valentino's]].

==Transportation==
[[Image:-Eagle Fruit Store and Capital Hotel-, Lincoln, Nebraska (LOC) (2179171500).jpg|thumb|The Eagle Fruit Store and Capitol Hotel in downtown Lincoln during the 1940s.]]
===Rail===
[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service to Lincoln, operating its [[California Zephyr]] daily in each direction between [[Union Station (Chicago)|Chicago]] and [[Emeryville, California]], across the bay from [[San Francisco]].

===Bus===
A public bus transit system, [[StarTran]], operates in Lincoln. StarTran's fleet consists of 60 full-sized buses and 9 Handi-Vans[http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/pworks/startran/factsht.htm].

===Air===
The [[Lincoln Airport (Nebraska)|Lincoln Airport]] provides passengers with daily non-stop service to [[United Airlines]] hubs [[O'Hare International Airport]] and [[Denver International Airport]] as well as [[Northwest Airlines]] hubs [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport]] and [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport]], via [[United Express]] and [[Northwest Airlink]] regional jet aircraft. In addition, [[Allegiant Air]] has added a new service on Wednesdays and Saturdays to [[McCarran International Airport]] in Las Vegas aboard their fleet of [[MD-80]]s. The Lincoln Airport is also among the [http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/facility/sts-els.htm emergency landing sites] for the NASA Space Shuttle, and the top location located within the non-coastal United States.

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:3px; text-size:80%; text-align:right"
!align=center colspan=2| Lincoln<br /> Population by decade
|-
|[[United States Census, 1880|1880]] || 13,003
|-
|[[United States Census, 1890|1890]] || 55,164
|-
|[[United States Census, 1900|1900]] || 40,169
|-
|[[United States Census, 1910|1910]] || 43,973
|-
|[[United States Census, 1920|1920]] || 54,948
|-
|[[United States Census, 1930|1930]] || 75,933
|-
|[[United States Census, 1940|1940]] || 81,984
|-
|[[United States Census, 1950|1950]] || 98,884
|-
|[[United States Census, 1960|1960]] || 128,521
|-
|[[United States Census, 1970|1970]] || 149,518
|-
|[[United States Census, 1980|1980]] || 171,932
|-
|[[United States Census, 1990|1990]] || 191,972
|-
|[[United States Census, 2000|2000]] || 225,581
|-
|2007 (est.) || 248,744
|}
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 225,581 people, 90,485 households, and 53,567 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,166.9/km² (3,022.2/sq mi). There were 95,199 housing units at an average density of 492.5/km² (1,275.4/sq mi). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial]] makeup of the city is 89.25% [[whites|White]], 3.12% [[Asia]]n, 3.09% [[African American]], 0.68% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. 3.61% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino]] of any race.

There are 90,485 households, out of which 29.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city, the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 16.4% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 31&nbsp;years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,605, and the median income for a family was $52,558. Males had a median income of $33,899 versus $25,402 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,984. About 5.8% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

The 2007 Census Bureau estimate of Lincoln's population is 248,744; the 2007 population estimate for the Lincoln metropolitan area ([[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster]] and [[Seward County, Nebraska|Seward]] counties) is 292,219.

==Sites of interest==
[[Image:USA ne lincoln capitol.jpg|thumb|right|Nebraska State Capitol]]
[[Image:DSCN5022 nebraskacapitolwithfountain e.jpg|thumb|right|The Capitol at night]]
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*[[Nebraska State Capitol]]: designed by [[Bertram Goodhue|Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue]] and constructed between 1922 and 1932. The capitol building is a skyscraper topped by a golden dome. The tower is crowned by a 6-meter (20&nbsp;ft) statue of a farmer sowing grain on a pedestal of wheat and corn (sculptor: [[Lee Lawrie]]), to represent the state's agricultural heritage. City zoning rules prevent any other building from rivaling it in height, making it a landmark not only within the city but for the surrounding area. Inside, there are many paintings and iridescent murals depicting the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] heritage and the history and culture of the early pioneers who settled Nebraska. It is the second tallest U.S. State Capitol building behind the [[Louisiana State Capitol]] building in [[Baton Rouge]][http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=126253].
* [[Alice Abel Arboretum]]
* [[American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum]]
* [[Lincoln Children's Museum]]<ref>(nd) [http://www.lincolnchildrensmuseum.org Lincoln Children's Museum] website. Retrieved 7/6/07.</ref>
* [[Lincoln Children's Zoo]]<ref>(nd) [http://www.lincolnzoo.org/ Lincoln Children's Zoo] website. Retrieved 7/6/07.</ref>
* [[Fairview Home]] (was the home of [[William Jennings Bryan]])
* [[Frank H. Woods Pioneer Telephone Museum]]
* [[Haymarket Park]]
* [[Historic Haymarket]]
* [[Hyde Observatory]]
* [[Ice Box (arena)|Ice Box]]
* [[Iron Horse Park]] in the Haymarket
* [[Joshua C. Turner Arboretum]]
* [[Maxwell Arboretum]]
* [[Museum of American Speed]]<ref>(nd) [http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/ Museum of American Speed] website. Retrieved 7/6/07.</ref>
* [[National Museum of Roller Skating]] and the offices of [[USA Roller Sports]]
* [[Museum of Nebraska History]]
* [[Thomas P. Kennard House]]
* [[Nebraska Statewide Arboretum]]
* [[Pioneer Park Nature Center]]
* [[Schleich Red Wing Pottery Museum]]<ref>(nd) [http://www.schleichpotterymuseum.com/ Schleich Red Wing Pottery Museum] website. Retrieved 7/6/07.</ref>
* [[State Fair Park Arboretum]]
* [[Sunken Gardens (Nebraska)]]<ref>(nd) [http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/parks/sunken/index.htm Sunken Gardens webpage.] City of Lincoln. Retrieved 7/6/07.</ref>
* [[Downtown Lincoln (Nebraska)]]<ref>(nd) [http://www.downtownlincoln.org Downtown Lincoln Association webpage.] Downtown Lincoln Association. Retrieved 3/6/08.</ref>
* [[Wyuka Cemetery]]

===University of Nebraska–Lincoln===
* [[Bob Devaney Sports Center]]
* [[Great Plains Art Museum]]
* The Kruger Collection in the College of Architecture
* [[Lentz Center for Asian Culture]]
* [[Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum]]
* [[Lied Center for Performing Arts]]
* [[Memorial Stadium, Lincoln|Memorial Stadium]]: Home of the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|Cornhuskers]] [[American football|football]] team, the stadium was built in 1923.
* [[Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery]]: built in the early 1960s; architect [[Philip Johnson]].
* [[University of Nebraska State Museum]]: home to an extensive collection of Nebraska fossils
* [[International Quilt Study Center]]

==Education==
===Primary and secondary education===
[[Lincoln Public Schools]] is the sole public school district in the city. There are six high schools in the district: [[Lincoln High School (Lincoln, NE)|Lincoln High]], [[Lincoln East High School|East]], [[Lincoln Northeast High School|Northeast]], [[Lincoln North Star High School|North Star]], [[Lincoln Southeast High School|Southeast]], and [[Lincoln Southwest High School|Southwest]].

Private high schools located in Lincoln are [[College View Academy]], [[Lincoln Christian High School|Lincoln Christian]], [[Lincoln Lutheran Middle/High School|Lincoln Lutheran]], [[Parkview Christian School|Parkview Christian]], and [[Pius X High School (Nebraska)|Pius X]].

===Colleges and universities===
The [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]], the flagship campus of the [[University of Nebraska system]], is the largest university in Lincoln. Other colleges and universities based in Lincoln are [[BryanLGH College of Health Sciences]], [[Nebraska Wesleyan University]], and [[Union College (Nebraska)|Union College]].

Colleges and universities with satellite locations in Lincoln are [[Bellevue University]], [[Doane College]], [[Kaplan University]], [[Peru State College]], and [[Southeast Community College]].

==Sports teams==
[[Image:091507-USCNeb-MemorialStadium.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Memorial Stadium, Lincoln|Memorial Stadium]]]]
Lincoln is best known for the University's football team, the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]]. In total, the University of Nebraska fields 21 men's and women's teams in 14 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I]] sports. Other sports teams are the [[Lincoln Saltdogs]], an [[American Association of Independent Professional Baseball|American Association]] independent [[minor league baseball]] team; the [[Lincoln Stars]], a [[United States Hockey League|USHL]] junior [[ice hockey]] team.

==Arts, entertainment and culture==
[[Image:14th and O facing east.JPG|left|thumb|225px|Downtown Lincoln at night (14th and O Streets)]]
Lincoln's primary venues for live music include: [[Pershing Center|Pershing Auditorium]] (large tours and national acts), Knickerbockers, Box Awesome, Duffy's Tavern, Duggan's Pub (local/regional acts; smaller venues), and the [[Zoo Bar]] (blues). The Pla-Mor Ballroom is a staple of Lincoln's music and dance scene, featuring its house band, the award-winning Sandy Creek Band.

The [[Lied Center for Performing Arts|Lied Center]] is a venue for national tours of [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] productions, concert music, and guest lectures. Lincoln has several [[performing arts]] venues. Plays are staged by UNL students in the Temple Building; community theater productions are held at the Lincoln Community Playhouse, the Loft at The Mill, and the Haymarket Theater.

For movie viewing, the local [[Douglas Theatre Company]] (Now owned by [[Marcus Theatres]]) owns 32 screens at four locations, and the University of Nebraska's [[Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center]] shows independent and foreign films. Standalone cinemas in Lincoln include the Joyo Theater and Rococo Theater. [http://www.statemovietheatre.com/home The State Theater] re-opened as a second-run cinema that serves food and alcohol.

The downtown section of O Street is Lincoln's primary bar and nightclub district.

Lincoln, Nebraska, is the hometown of [[Zager and Evans]], known for their international #1 hit record, '[[In the Year 2525]]'. In addition, Lincoln is the hometown of the 1970s Horn Rock Band, STRAIGHT, known for the hit singles 'Save Your Breath' and 'Half Heaven, Half Heartache'.

===Annual events===
*March: Nebraska high school state boys' and girls' basketball tournaments
*First Sunday in May: [[Lincoln Marathon]]
*Early June: Cornhusker Boys' State and Cornhusker Girls' State
*Tuesday evenings in June: Jazz in June, an outdoor summer concert series
*Third Friday in June, July, and August: Dock Stock [http://www.historichaymarket.info/events/dock_stock.asp]
*Late June: International Thespian Festival at the University of Nebraska
*Thursday evenings in July: Movies on the Green, movies shown on the green space near Kimball Hall
*Early August: Lancaster County Fair
*Second weekend in August: Capitol City Rib Fest
*Late August/early September: [[Nebraska State Fair]]
*Late August to late November: [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football]]
*Early November: Nebraska high school state football championships at Memorial Stadium
*Early to mid-November: [[Anime NebrasKon]]
*First Saturday in December: Star City Parade

==Local media==
====Television====
Lincoln has three broadcast television stations with original programming:
*[[KLKN]] (Channel 8; 31 [[digital television|DT]]) – [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate
*[[KOLN]] (Channel 10; 25 DT) – [[CBS]] affiliate
*[[Nebraska Educational Telecommunications|KUON]] (Channel 12; 40 DT) – [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] affiliate, [[Nebraska Educational Telecommunications|NET]] Television flagship station
*[[KCWL-TV|KCWL]] (Channel 15) – [[The CW Television Network|CW]], no original programming
The headquarters of [[Nebraska Educational Telecommunications]] (NET), which is affiliated with the [[Public Broadcasting System]], [[National Public Radio]] and [[Public Radio International]], are in Lincoln.

Lincoln is one of the few cities without its own [[NBC]] affiliate; Omaha's [[WOWT-TV]] serves as the city's default NBC affiliate, while Hastings' [[KHAS-TV]] is available in satellite locals packages. Most of Omaha's other television stations can also be picked up in Lincoln with an antenna, and all are available on cable.

====Radio====
There are 22 radio stations in Lincoln.

[[FM]] stations include:
*[[KLCV]] (88.5) – Religious
*[[KNBE]] (88.9) – Religious
*[[KZUM]] (89.3) – Variety
*[[K-Love|KFLV]] (89.9) – Contemporary Christian
*[[KRNU]] (90.3) – Alternative / College radio
*[[KUCV]] (91.1) – National Public Radio
*[[K-Love|K220GT]] (91.9) – Contemporary Christian
*[[KTGL]] (92.9) – Classic Rock
*[[KJFT-LP]] (93.7) – Chinese-language Religious
*[[KROA|K233AN]] (94.5) – Contemporary Christian
*[[KRKR]] (95.1) – Talk
*[[KZKX]] (96.9) – Country
*[[KFGE]] (98.1) – Country
*[[KLTQ]] (101.9) – Light Rock
*[[KBZR]] (102.7) – Variety
*[[KIBZ]] (104.1) – Active Rock
*[[KLNC]] (105.3) – Adult Hits
*[[KFRX]] (106.3) – Top-40
*[[KBBK]] (107.3) – Hot AC

[[AM broadcasting|AM]] stations include:
*[[KFOR (AM)|KFOR]](1240) – News/Talk
*[[KLIN]] (1400) -News/Talk
*[[KLMS]] (1480) – Sports

Lincoln can also receive radio signals from [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]].

====Print====
The ''[[Lincoln Journal Star]]'' is the city's major daily newspaper.
The ''[[Daily Nebraskan]] ''is the official campus paper of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Buildings and structures in Lincoln, Nebraska]]
*[[List of people from Lincoln, Nebraska]]


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www11.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/wilmore-be.html NASA bio]
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* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/wilmore_barry.htm Spacefacts biography of Barry E. Wilmore]
*[http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/ City of Lincoln, Nebraska]
*[http://www.lincoln.org/ Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau]
*{{wikitravel|Lincoln (Nebraska)|Lincoln}}
*[http://www.explorelincoln.com/ Explore Lincoln]
*[http://www.lancaster.unl.edu/ UNL Extension in Lancaster County]
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Barry Eugene Wilmore
StatusActive
Nationality United States
Space career
NASA astronaut
Current occupation
Engineer, United States Navy Commander
RankCommander, United States Navy
Selection2000 NASA Group
MissionsSTS-129[1]

Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore (born December 29, 1962 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee) is a NASA astronaut. He was born in Tennesee on 12-29-1962

Raised in Mount Juliet, Wilmore's mother Faye and father Eugene, Wilmore is one of two kids, the only one aside from bother Jack Wilmore. He is married to Deanna Wilmore.

Wilmore is an active United States Navy Captain and has also been assigned to be the pilot of the Space Shuttle's STS-129 mission to the International Space Station as the pilot, second to commander Charles Hobaugh aboard vehicle Discovery. Mission specialists Randolph Bresnik, Michael Foreman, Leland Melvin, Robert Satcher, and Robert Thirsk will join them[1]. The mission is carrying the EXPRESS Logistics Carrier, and will ferry an International Space Station astronaut for the last time in Space Shuttle history.

References

  1. ^ a b Jim Hodges (2008-10-01). "Melvin Will Get Another Flight Into Space". Retrieved 2008-10-09. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

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