Lincoln County
county in Oregon, United States
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Summary
Lincoln County is a county of Oregon[1]. It draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (county of oregon category, ranking #19 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oregon[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Newport[5]
- Shares border with: Tillamook County[6], Polk County[7], Benton County[8], Lane County[9]
- Named after: Abraham Lincoln[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Newport[11], Lincoln City[12], Depoe Bay[13], Siletz[14], Toledo[15], Waldport[16], Yachats[17], Rose Lodge[18], Lincoln Beach[19]
- Commons category: Lincoln County, Oregon[20]
- Inception: 1893[21]
- Coordinate location: 44.64, -123.91[22]
- Official website: https://www.co.lincoln.or.us/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lincoln County, Oregon[24]
- Population: 46,034[25], 45,989[26], 45,849[27], 46,174[28], 46,350[29], 47,038[30], 50,395[31]
- Topic has template: Template:Lincoln County, Oregon[32]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Oregon[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lincoln County, Oregon[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lincoln County, Oregon[35]
- Number of households: 21,841[36]
- Native label: Lincoln County[37]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109916[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lincoln County, Oregon[39]
- Different from: Lincoln[40]
- Area: 3092[41]
- Water as percent of area: 18[42]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Lincoln County, Oregon[43]
- Per capita income: 30,336[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lincoln County include Lincoln City[45], a city of Oregon[46], in United States[47], founded in 1965[48].
Why It Matters
Lincoln County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include Lincoln City[45], a city of Oregon[46], in United States[47], founded in 1965[48].