Lincoln County, Oregon

Lincoln County
Lincoln County
County
	Lincoln County Courthouse in Newport
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	Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
	Oregon's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°38′N 123°55′W / 44.64°N 123.91°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Founded	February 20, 1893
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
Seat	Newport
Largest city	Newport
Area
• Total	1,194 sq mi (3,090 km2)
• Land	980 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Water	214 sq mi (550 km2) 18%
Population (2020)
• Total	50,395
• Estimate (2023)	50,821
• Density	47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.co.lincoln.or.us

Lincoln County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,395.^[1] The county seat is Newport.^[2] The county is named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.