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Lincoln CountyMinnesota

Lincoln County is a county in Minnesota with its seat in Ivanhoe. It was created in 1873 and named after Abraham Lincoln.

  • Founded1873
  • County seatIvanhoe
  • Named forAbraham Lincoln
  • Land area537 sq mi + 12 sq mi water
  • Population5,640 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped7,039 checked 15 October 2026
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PipestoneLyonBrookings, SD Ivanhoe Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Lincoln on the map of Minnesota

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Counties of Minnesota · Lincoln highlighted

History

Formed in 1873 from Lyon County and Redwood County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Lincoln County was created from Lyon and Redwood counties on November 4, 1873, and initially organized for county government while attached to Redwood for judicial purposes. The county was detached from Redwood and attached to Lyon in March 1875, then fully organized and detached from Lyon on February 9, 1881.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1873
    Lincoln County created Lincoln created from Lyon; Lincoln organized for county government, attached to Redwood "for judicial purposes."
    from Lyonfrom Redwood
    · Minn. Laws 1873, gen., ch. 92, secs. 1-2, 11/pp. 208-211
  2. 1874
    Changed Seward authorized to be created from Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine, dependent upon local referendum that failed; county never created.
    SewardLac Qui ParleYellow Medicine
    · Brown, 245; Minn. Laws 1874, gen., ch. 99, secs. 1, 4/pp. 240-242
  3. 1875
    Changed Lincoln detached from Redwood, attached to Lyon "for judicial purposes." (Lincoln remained indirectly attached to Redwood, through Lyon, until 9 March 1875).
    RedwoodLyon
    · Minn. Laws 1875, gen., ch. 71, sec. 1/pp. 97-98
  4. 1879
    Changed Canby (proposed) authorized to be created from Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine, dependent upon local referendum that failed; county never created.
    CanbyLac Qui ParleYellow Medicine
    · Minn. Laws 1879, gen., ch. 62, secs. 1, 4, 6, 8/pp. 64-65; Upham, 593
  5. 1881
    Changed Lincoln fully organized, detached from Lyon.
    Lyon
    · Minn. Laws, 1881, reg. sess., gen., ch. 85, sec. 1/pp. 95-96

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Lincoln

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nothing public found yet

People and land

Lincoln by the Census

Population
5,640 2020 Census count
Housing units
3,051 2020 Census count
Land area
537 square miles
Water area
12 square miles
People per sq mi
11 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

GIS and maps

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Lincoln County

When was Lincoln County founded?
Lincoln County was founded in 1873, formed from Lyon County and Redwood County, and named after Abraham Lincoln.
What is the county seat of Lincoln County?
The county seat of Lincoln County is Ivanhoe.
Is there an online parcel map for Lincoln County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 7,039 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Lincoln County's boundary or name changed?
Lincoln County was created in 1873 from Lyon County and Redwood County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Lyon County and Redwood County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Lincoln County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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