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Lincoln CountyNebraska

Lincoln County is in Nebraska and has its seat in North Platte. The county was established in 1860.

  • Founded1860
  • County seatNorth Platte
  • Named forAbraham Lincoln
  • Land area2,564 sq mi + 11 sq mi water
  • Population34,676 2020 Census
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LoganHayesFrontierPerkinsKeithDawsonCuster North Platte Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Lincoln on the map of Nebraska

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History

Founded in 1860

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

Originally called Shorter, the county was created in 1860 from Nebraska Territory non-county area. It was renamed Lincoln in 1861, after Abraham Lincoln.

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

  1. 1860
    Lincoln County created Shorter (now Lincoln) created by Nebraska Territory from Non-County Area 1. · Neb. Terr. Laws 1859, 6th reg. sess., p. 141
  2. 1861
    Renamed Shorter renamed Lincoln.
    formerly Shorter
    · Neb. Terr. Laws 1861-1862, 8th reg. sess., p. 105
  3. 1869
    Gained territory Lincoln gained from Non-County Area 4. Cheyenne and Non-County Area 4 attached to Lincoln "for judicial and revenue purposes."
    from Cheyenne
    · Neb. Laws 1869, 4th sess., p. 249
  4. 1870
    Changed In August 1870, Cheyenne was fully organized, detached from Lincoln.
    Cheyenne
    · History of Neb., 534
  5. 1871
    Gained territory Lincoln gained from Non-County Areas 1 and 4; lost to creation of Non-County Area 6. · Neb. Spec. Laws 1871, 8th. sess., p. 202

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Lincoln

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People and land

Lincoln by the Census

Population
34,676 2020 Census count
Housing units
16,526 2020 Census count
Land area
2,564 square miles
Water area
11 square miles
People per sq mi
14 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

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Questions

Common questions about Lincoln County

When was Lincoln County founded?
Lincoln County was founded in 1860, and named after Abraham Lincoln.
What is the county seat of Lincoln County?
The county seat of Lincoln County is North Platte.
Is there an online parcel map for Lincoln County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Lincoln County's boundary or name changed?
Lincoln County was created in 1860. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Cheyenne County and Shorter County. It was formerly called Shorter.
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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