Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Lincoln County
Lincoln County
County
	Lincoln County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°20′N 89°44′W / 45.33°N 89.73°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1875
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
Seat	Merrill
Largest city	Merrill
Area
• Total	907 sq mi (2,350 km2)
• Land	879 sq mi (2,280 km2)
• Water	28 sq mi (70 km2) 3.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	28,415
• Estimate (2023)	28,405
• Density	32.3/sq mi (12.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.co.lincoln.wi.us

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,415.^[1] Its county seat is Merrill.^[2] The county was created in 1875^[3] and named after President Abraham Lincoln.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55069 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.