Lincoln County, Kentucky

Lincoln County
County
Lincoln County courthouse in Stanford
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°28′N 84°40′W / 37.46°N 84.66°W / 37.46; -84.66
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1780
Named for	Benjamin Lincoln
Seat	Stanford
Largest city	Stanford
Area
• Total	337 sq mi (870 km2)
• Land	334 sq mi (870 km2)
• Water	2.5 sq mi (6 km2)  0.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,275
• Estimate  (2023)	24,776
• Density	72/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.lincolnky.com

Lincoln County is a county located in south-central Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,275.^[1] Its county seat is Stanford.^[2] Lincoln County is part of the Danville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.