Lincoln County, Wyoming
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 census, 19,581 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Kemmerer.[2]
Lincoln County | |
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 Lincoln County Courthouse in Kemmerer | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming | |
 Wyoming's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42.26°N 110.70°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wyoming |
| Founded | February 21, 1911 (authorized) 1913 (organized) |
| Named for | Abraham Lincoln |
| Seat | Kemmerer |
| Largest city | Kemmerer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,095 sq mi (10,610 km2) |
| • Land | 4,076 sq mi (10,560 km2) |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (50 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 19,581 |
| • Density | 4.8/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Its western border abuts the east border of the state of Utah.
History
Lincoln County was created on February 21, 1911.[3] The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.[4]
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,095 square miles (10,610 km2), of which 4,076 square miles (10,560 km2) is land and 19 square miles (49 km2) (0.5%) is water.[5]
Bordering counties
- Teton County – north
- Sublette County – northeast
- Sweetwater County – east
- Uinta County – south
- Rich County, Utah – southwest
- Bear Lake County, Idaho – west
- Caribou County, Idaho – northwest
- Bonneville County, Idaho – northwest
Communities
City
- Kemmerer (county seat)
Census-designated places
- Alpine Northeast
- Alpine Northwest
- Auburn
- Bedford
- Etna
- Fairview
- Fontenelle
- Freedom
- Grover
- Nordic
- Oakley
- Osmond
- Smoot
- Taylor
- Turnerville
Unincorporated communities
- Alpine Junction
- Border Junction
- Frontier
- Hamsfork
- Sage
References
- "QuickFacts: Lincoln County, Wyoming". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- Long, John H., ed. (2004). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- Urbanek, Mae (1988). Wyoming Place Names. Missoula MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. ISBN 0-87842-204-8.
- "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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