Named for Abraham Lincoln Congressional district 7th Website www.co.lincoln.mn.us Founded 1873 Largest city Tyler | Seat Ivanhoe Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Area 1,419 km² Population 5,830 (2013) Unemployment rate 3.7% (Apr 2015) | |
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Cities Ivanhoe, Lake Benton, Tyler, Hendricks Rivers Lac qui Parle River, Medary Creek, Yellow Medicine River | ||
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,896. Its county seat is Ivanhoe.
Contents
- Map of Lincoln County MN USA
- History
- Geography
- Lakes
- Major highways
- Adjacent counties
- Demographics
- Cities
- Unincorporated communities
- References
Map of Lincoln County, MN, USA
History
Lincoln County was created in 1873 from the western portion of Lyon County. After numerous changes, its county seat has been Ivanhoe since 1904.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 548 square miles (1,420 km2), of which 537 square miles (1,390 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (2.1%) is water.
Lakes
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,429 people, 2,653 households, and 1,785 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,043 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.82% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.1% were of German, 25% English, 17.5% Norwegian, 10.9% Polish and 10.5% Danish ancestry.
There were 2,653 households out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 4.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 24.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,607, and the median income for a family was $38,605. Males had a median income of $26,494 versus $20,083 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,009. About 7.00% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.