Lincoln County, Missouri

Lincoln County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Troy
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 201 Main Street Troy, MO 63379-1127
Foundation :	1818
Area code :	001 636
Demographics
Residents :	52,566  (2010)
Population density :	32.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1659 km²
Water surface :	26 km²
map
Website : www.lcmo.us

The Lincoln County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 the county had 52,566 residents and a population density of 32.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Troy .

Lincoln County is part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in east Missouri and borders Illinois , from which it is separated by the Mississippi River . It has an area of ​​1659 square kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Lincoln County:

	Pike County
Montgomery County		Calhoun County, Illinois
Warren County		St. Charles County

history

B. Lincoln

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1820	1662		-
1830	4059		144.2%
1840	7449		83.5%
1850	9421		26.5%
1860	14.210		50.8%
1870	15,960		12.3%
1880	17,426		9.2%
1890	18,346		5.3%
1900	18,352		0%
1910	17,033		-7.2%
1920	15,956		-6.3%
1930	13,929		-12.7%
1940	14,395		3.3%
1950	13,478		-6.4%
1960	14,783		9.7%
1970	18,041		22%
1980	22,193		23%
1990	28,892		30.2%
2000	38,944		34.8%
2010	52,566		35%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Lincoln County was formed in 1818 from former parts of St. Charles County. The county was named after Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), who fought as a general in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and from 1788 to 1789 was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts .

Five buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 6, 2018).

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Lincoln County had 52,566 people in 15,700 households. The population density was 32.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 3.21 people lived in each of the 15,700 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.0 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.

28.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 50,795  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,989. 11.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Lincoln County localities

Citys Elsberry Foley Hawk Point Moscow Mills

0 Old Monroe Troy Winfield

Villages Cave Chain of rocks Fountain N 'Lakes

0 Flint Truxton Whiteside

Unincorporated Communities

apex Argentville Auburn Brevator Briscoe

Brussells Cap au gris Corso Dameron Davis

Ethlyn Hobart Hopkinsville Kings Lake Louisville

Maryknoll Millwood New Hope Oasis Okete

Olney Parkers Landing Parkers Park South Troy Stillhouse Ford

structure

Lincoln County is divided into twelve townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Bedford Township 12,599    29-03880 Burr Oak Township 3332    29-09928 Clark Township 10,395    29-14050 Hawk Point Township 2472    29-31042 Hurricane Township 4240    29-34030 Millwood Township 918    29-48458

Township Population (2010) FIPS Monroe Township 11,155    29-49322 Nineveh Township 346    29-52544 Prairie Township 380    29-59582 Snow Hill Township 3484    29-68492 Union Township 2833    29-74770 Waverly Township 412    29-77884

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Missouri

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758511. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Lincoln County, MO ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 5, 2012 
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 5, 2012
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 6, 2018.
7. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 5, 2012  

Web links

Commons : Lincoln County, Missouri  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• www.city-data.com - Lincoln County

Coordinates: 39 ° 4 ′  N , 90 ° 58 ′  W