Lincoln (Massachusetts)

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Lincoln
The Old Town Hall in the Lincoln Center Historic District, 2013
The Old Town Hall in the Lincoln Center Historic District , 2013
Location of Lincoln in Massachusetts
Lincoln (Massachusetts)
Lincoln
Lincoln
Basic data
Foundation : 1650
State : United States
State : Massachusetts
County : Middlesex County
Coordinates : 42 ° 26 ′  N , 71 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 26 ′  N , 71 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 6,362 (as of 2010)
4,552,402 (as of 2010)
Population density : 171 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 38.9 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of
which 37.2 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 79 m
Postal code : 01773
Area code : +1 339, 781
FIPS : 25-35425
GNIS ID : 0619402
Website : www.lincolntown.org
Stone Church, Lincoln MA.jpg
The Stone Church in Lincoln, 2013

Lincoln is a town classified settlement in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It was founded in 1650 and is the only city in the United States of that name to be named after Lincoln , England . The city's largest employer is the nearby Hanscom Air Force Base .

history

Lincoln was founded by European settlers in the 1650s as part of Concord, Massachusetts , and was incorporated (incorporated) as a settlement in 1754. Today the settlement consists of former parts of Concord and Weston , which in turn was part of Watertown and Lexington , with Lexington itself once being part of Cambridge .

Chambers Russell was asked to name the new settlement and chose his parents' residence in Lincolnshire, England. His home in Massachusetts passed to the Codman family after his death and is now listed as Codman House on the National Register of Historic Places .

Lincoln is the only city of that name in the United States named after Lincoln in England ; the other names usually go back to Benjamin Lincoln or Abraham Lincoln . She became known, among other things, that on the night of April 18, 1775 Paul Revere was captured by British soldiers there. Lincoln Minutemen were among the first to assist the colonists in the battles at Lexington and Concord .

population

Age distribution in Lincoln in 2000
under 18 years
  
 30.7%
18 to 24 years
  
 5.4%
25 to 44 years
  
 31.2%
45 to 64 years
  
 21.7%
over 65 years
  
 11.0%

Based on the 2000 census , Lincoln had 8,056 residents among 2,790 households and 2,254 families. The population density was 560.7 people per square mile or 216.5 people per square kilometer. There were 2,911 housing units at a density of 202.6 units per square mile (78.2 units per square kilometer).

The city's population was made up as follows: 87.16% White , 4.84% African American , 0.38% Indigenous American , 4.17% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.33% other races, and 2 , 09% two or more races . Hispanics and Latinos made up 2.97% of the population.

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 719 -
1860 718 -0.1%
1870 791 10.2%
1880 907 14.7%
1890 987 8.8%
1900 1127 14.2%
1910 1175 4.3%
1920 1042 -11.3%
1930 1493 43.3%
1940 1783 19.4%
1950 2427 36.1%
1960 5613 131.3%
1970 7567 34.8%
1980 7098 -6.2%
1990 7666 8th %
2000 8056 5.1%
2010 6362 -21%
Ten-Year US Census

45.6% of households had children under the age of 18, 73.4% were married couples, 5.4% of households were led by single women and 19.2% of households were not classified as families. Singles lived in 15.8% of households, 7.0% were single seniors over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.83 people and the average family size was 3.18 people.

The age distribution can be seen in the diagram. The median household income was 120,844  US dollars , the median family income 202,704 US dollars. Males had a median income of $ 142,788 versus $ 61,786 for women. The city's per capita income was $ 74,402. 0.3% of families and 0.8% of the urban population lived below the poverty line , of which 0.2% were under 18 years of age and 2.4% over 65 years of age.

Based on these numbers, Lincoln is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States.

traffic

The city is connected to Boston North Station via the Fitchburg Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who have worked on site

Web links

Commons : Lincoln, Massachusetts  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Woodward Hudson: An account of the celebration by the town of Lincoln, Massachusetts, April 23rd, 1904, of the 150th anniversary of its incorporation, 1754-1904. (PDF) 1905, p. 27 , accessed on January 17, 2018 (English).
  2. ^ Lincoln Historical Society: Town History. Retrieved January 17, 2018 .