Lincoln County, Minnesota

Lincoln County is a county located in Minnesota, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 6429 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 5837, making it the eighth least populous county in Minnesota. It has total area of 548.44 sq mi (1420.45 kmē), of which, 537.03 square miles (1390.9 kmē) of it is land and 11.41 square miles (29.55 kmē) of it is water, it is the 24th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Lincoln County Minnesota
Map of Lincoln County, Minnesota

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 6429 residents, 2653 households, and 1786 families in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4.63/kmē), it is 18th least densely populated county in Minnesota. There were 3043 housing units at an average density of 5.7 per square mile (2.2/kmē). The average household size was 2.35 people, and the average family size was 2.93 people. In the county Age distribution was 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 102.8 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.4 females. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 5837, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 5789 White, 3 Black or African American, 19 American Indian, 13 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 13 from two or more races.

Lincoln County Minnesota Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Lincoln County Minnesota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Lincoln County Minnesota GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31607, making its Minnesota's seventh lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $38605, making it the fourth poorest county by median family income among the Minnesota. The per capita income for the county was $16009, making it the ninth poorest county by per capita income among the Minnesota.

In 2000, 1465 pupils and students, of which 50.78% are male and 49.22% are female, 22.79% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.44% nursery or pri school, 5.53% kindergarten, 47.37% elementary school, 28.12% high school and 11.54% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Arco CityLincoln County0.770.650.12100154.61347930625
2Hendricks CityLincoln County0.970.960.01725753.51582826042
3Ivanhoe CityLincoln County0.910.910679745.21777528125
4Lake Benton CityLincoln County4.653.820.82703183.81592229583
5Tyler CityLincoln County1.921.9201218632.81745131196
YearPopulation
April 2000 census6429
April 2000 Estimate6425
July 2000 Estimate6400
July 2001 Estimate6312
July 2002 Estimate6205
July 2003 Estimate6156
July 2004 Estimate6054
July 2005 Estimate5968
July 2006 Estimate5907
July 2007 Estimate5862
July 2008 Estimate5837
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5356109
Kindergarten463581
Elementary school376318694
High school210202412
College or graduate school59110169
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lincoln County, Minnesota$31607$38605$16009
Minnesota, United States$47111$56874$23198
United States$41994$50046$21587