What is the population of Lincoln County?

The population of Lincoln County, WI is 27,566.

Where is Lincoln County located?

Lincoln County, WI is located at latitude 45.3374600 and longitude -89.7346100. It is in United States.

What is the area of Lincoln County?

The area of Lincoln County, WI is 2349 km².

What is the elevation of Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, WI has an elevation of 473 meters (1552 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Lincoln County in?

Lincoln County, WI is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Lincoln County changed?

The population of Lincoln County, WI has decreased from 28,743 (2010) to 27,566 (2020), a change of -4.1%.

Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Lincoln County: county in Wisconsin, United States.

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Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,743 and a population density of 12 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 27,566 inhabitants. Its county seat is Merrill. The county was created 152 years ago in 1873.

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Lincoln County at a glance

Lincoln County currently has 3 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Merrill

Population 2,953

Quick Facts about Lincoln County

Population	27,566 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Wisconsin (United States)
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Area	2349 km²
Water as percent of area	3.1%
Land as percent of area	96.9%
Latitude & Longitude	45.3375,-89.7346
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
Capital	Merrill
Establishment	January 01, 1874
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	05:37:02 (23rd September 2026)
Density	12 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-4.09% (2010-2020)
Weather	67℉ Patchy Frost then Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Lincoln County is located at 45°20'15"N 89°44'5"W (45.3374600, -89.7346100). It has 5 neighbors: Langlade County, Marathon County, Oneida County, Price County and Taylor County.

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The largest city of Lincoln County is Merrill with a population of 2,953. Other cities include, Bradley population 2,374 and Pine River population 1,771. See all Lincoln County cities & populated places.

Lincoln County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Lincoln County.

City Name	Population	Title
Merrill	2,953	City in and county seat of Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States
Bradley	2,374	Civil town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Pine River	1,771	Town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States

Weather

67°F

Patchy Frost then Sunny

5 mph E Wednesday

Patchy frost before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 67.

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Lincoln County has 5 neighbours.

Langlade County county in Wisconsin, United States.
Marathon County county in Wisconsin, United States.
Oneida County county in Wisconsin, United States.
Price County county in Wisconsin, United States.
Taylor County county in Wisconsin, United States.

Merrill

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Lincoln County decreased by 4.09% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	28,743	-	census
2011	28,505	-0.83%	estimation process
2012	28,502	-0.01%	estimation process
2013	28,305	-0.69%	estimation process
2014	28,108	-0.7%	estimation process
2015	27,867	-0.86%	estimation process
2016	27,834	-0.12%	estimation process
2017	27,751	-0.3%	estimation process
2018	27,673	-0.28%	estimation process
2019	27,593	-0.29%	estimation process
2020	27,566	-0.1%	estimation process

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Lincoln County, Montana county in Montana, United States. with a population of 20,343 people.
Lincoln County, Wyoming county in Wyoming, United States. with a population of 20,253 people.
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Lincoln County, New Mexico county in New Mexico, United States. with a population of 19,939 people.
Lincoln County, Arkansas county in Arkansas, United States. with a population of 12,944 people.
Lincoln County, Washington county in the state of Washington, United States. with a population of 11,090 people.
Lincoln County, Georgia county in Georgia, United States. with a population of 8,031 people.
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Lincoln County, Minnesota county in Minnesota, United States. with a population of 5,568 people.
Lincoln County, Idaho county in Idaho, United States. with a population of 5,366 people.
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