Lincoln County

Summary

Lincoln County is a county of New Mexico^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of county_of_new_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lincoln County is located in New Mexico^[3].
• Lincoln County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lincoln County's instance of is recorded as county of New Mexico^[5].
• Lincoln County's capital is recorded as Carrizozo^[6].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Torrance County^[7].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Guadalupe County^[8].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as De Baca County^[9].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Chaves County^[10].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Otero County^[11].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Sierra County^[12].
• Lincoln County's shares border with is recorded as Socorro County^[13].
• Abraham Lincoln is named after Lincoln County^[14].
• Lincoln County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carrizozo^[15].
• Lincoln County's Commons category is recorded as Lincoln County, New Mexico^[16].
• Lincoln County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00^[17].
• 1869 marks the founding of Lincoln County^[18].
• Lincoln County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.74, 'lon': -105.46}^[19].
• Lincoln County's official website is recorded as http://www.lincolncountynm.net^[20].
• Lincoln County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lincoln County, New Mexico^[21].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+20497'}^[22].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+20472'}^[23].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+20433'}^[24].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+20266'}^[25].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+20105'}^[26].
• Lincoln County has a population of {'amount': '+19420'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lincoln County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New Mexico^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lincoln County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12513'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+20497'}^[22], {'amount': '+20472'}^[23], {'amount': '+20433'}^[24], {'amount': '+20266'}^[25], {'amount': '+20105'}^[26], and {'amount': '+19420'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Lincoln County's instance of is recorded as county of New Mexico^[5].

History and Context

1869 marks the founding of Lincoln County^[18]. Abraham Lincoln is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

Lincoln County ranks in the top 9% of county_of_new_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]