Lincoln County, Colorado

Lincoln County
Lincoln County
County
	Lincoln County Courthouse in Hugo
	Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
	Colorado's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°59′N 103°31′W / 38.98°N 103.52°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	April 11, 1889
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
Seat	Hugo
Largest town	Limon
Area
• Total	2,586 sq mi (6,700 km2)
• Land	2,578 sq mi (6,680 km2)
• Water	8.8 sq mi (23 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,675
• Density	2.2/sq mi (0.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	lincolncounty.colorado.gov

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,675.^[1] The county seat is Hugo.^[2] The county obtains its name in memory of the United States President Abraham Lincoln.^[3] County was formed from portions of Bent and Elbert counties in 1889 from a restructuring of Colorado counties.^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Lincoln County". Lincoln County, Colorado. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

[2020Census-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.

[4] "Lincoln County". Lincoln County, Colorado. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

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