Lincoln
capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and seat of Lancaster County
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Summary
Lincoln is a city in the United States[1]. Lincoln ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,754 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lancaster County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Leirion Gaylor Baird[5]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[6], county seat[7], big city[8]
- Named after: Abraham Lincoln[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Tbilisi[10]
- Legislative body: city council[11]
- Postal code: 68501[12], 68502[13], 68503[14], 68504[15], 68505[16], 68506[17], 68507[18], 68508[19], 68509[20], 68510[21], 68512[22], 68514[23], 68516[24], 68517[25]
- Commons category: Lincoln, Nebraska[26]
- Local dialing code: 402[27], 531[28]
- Inception: 1856[29]
- Coordinate location: 40.80916666666667, -96.67805555555556[30]
- Authority: City of Lincoln[31]
- Official website: https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/[32], https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/Home[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lincoln, Nebraska[34]
- Commons gallery: Lincoln, Nebraska[35]
- Population: 291,082[36], 258,379[37]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska[38]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[42], The American Cyclopædia[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[45], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lincoln include University of Nebraska–Lincoln[47], a public university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1869[50].
Why It Matters
Lincoln has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Lincoln is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Lincoln include University of Nebraska–Lincoln[47], a public university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1869[50].