Lincoln County, Colorado

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,467.[1] The county seat is Hugo.[2] The county obtains its name in memory of President Abraham Lincoln.[3]

Lincoln County
U.S. county
Lincoln County Courthouse in Hugo
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°59′N 103°31′W
Country United States
State Colorado
FoundedApril 11, 1889
Named forAbraham Lincoln
SeatHugo
Largest townLimon
Area
 • Total2,586 sq mi (6,700 km2)
 • Land2,578 sq mi (6,680 km2)
 • Water8.8 sq mi (23 km2)  0.3%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
5,701
 • Density2.1/sq mi (0.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitewww.lincolncountyco.us

County was formed from portions of Bent and Elbert counties in 1889 from a restructuring of Colorado counties.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,586 square miles (6,700 km2), of which 2,578 square miles (6,680 km2) is land and 8.8 square miles (23 km2) (0.3%) is water.[5]

The main watersheds include the Arikaree and Republican Rivers in the northern part of the county and the Big Sandy, Rush, and Horse Creeks in the southern part of the county. Big Sandy and Rush Creeks ultimately drain into the Arkansas River.[6]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Government

Lincoln County's government is based in the county courthouse in Hugo which is the office of the board of three elected commissioners and a county administrator, as well as the county sheriff, county clerk and recorder, county assessor, county treasurer, county coroner, and the county court (the trial court of limited jurisdiction for county affairs). Lincoln County is part of the 18th Colorado Judicial District — the state trial court of general jurisdiction — with judicial matters conducted in the Littleton and Centennial courthouses in Arapahoe County. Lincoln County's government operation also includes a department of social services, land use office, road and bridge department, human services department, public health department, mobile library services, probation department, county landfill, county fairgrounds, and county extension service.

Presidential elections results
Lincoln County vote
by party in presidential elections[7]
Year Republican Democratic Others
2020 80.5% 2,135 17.7% 470 1.7% 46
2016 77.7% 1,892 16.8% 409 5.5% 135
2012 73.8% 1,687 24.1% 552 2.1% 48
2008 74.5% 1,717 23.7% 546 1.8% 41
2004 77.8% 1,819 21.5% 503 0.6% 15
2000 74.1% 1,630 23.2% 510 2.7% 59
1996 57.7% 1,272 33.1% 729 9.2% 202
1992 46.8% 1,079 27.8% 640 25.5% 587
1988 60.3% 1,356 38.9% 874 0.8% 19
1984 72.9% 1,661 25.8% 587 1.3% 30
1980 64.7% 1,535 25.4% 602 9.9% 234
1976 53.5% 1,276 44.4% 1,059 2.2% 52
1972 70.0% 1,678 28.6% 685 1.4% 33
1968 57.1% 1,407 32.8% 809 10.1% 249
1964 45.3% 1,104 54.4% 1,327 0.3% 8
1960 58.9% 1,498 41.0% 1,041 0.1% 3
1956 61.3% 1,603 38.7% 1,012 0.1% 2
1952 66.5% 1,843 33.4% 927 0.1% 3
1948 50.5% 1,271 48.9% 1,231 0.6% 14
1944 59.5% 1,689 40.4% 1,147 0.1% 3
1940 59.6% 1,780 39.7% 1,185 0.8% 23
1936 44.9% 1,420 52.5% 1,660 2.6% 83
1932 41.1% 1,453 56.0% 1,979 2.9% 104
1928 69.1% 2,110 29.1% 888 1.8% 55
1924 54.7% 1,642 21.1% 634 24.2% 726
1920 61.3% 1,815 34.2% 1,013 4.6% 135
1916 37.8% 1,129 57.0% 1,702 5.2% 155
1912 23.4% 534 34.9% 796 41.7% 951

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890689—
190092634.4%
19105,917539.0%
19208,27339.8%
19307,850−5.1%
19405,882−25.1%
19505,9090.5%
19605,310−10.1%
19704,836−8.9%
19804,663−3.6%
19904,529−2.9%
20006,08734.4%
20105,467−10.2%
2019 (est.)5,701[8]4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2015[1]

At the 2000 census there were 6,087 people in 2,058 households, including 1,389 families, in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km2). There were 2,406 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 86.30% White, 4.96% Black or African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.65% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. 8.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[13] Of the 2,058 households 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.50% were non-families. 29.00% of households were one person and 13.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 23.90% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 130.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 140.70 males.

The median household income was $31,914 and the median family income was $39,738. Males had a median income of $25,742 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,510. About 8.10% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.40% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Historic trail

The name "Smoky Hill" comes from the appearance of the misty or smoky hills that the westward travelers viewed on their journey from Kansas and Nebraska Territories and Missouri toward the Colorado Gold Rush starting in 1858. Gold, had been discovered in the Cherry Creek, near Denver. The image of the misty hills and valleys along the route west gave the name to the trail for these travelers — the Smoky Hill Trail. Parts of the trail can still be seen as a two-track road on the Eastern Plains in what was once Kansas Territory but now is Colorado.

The section of the Smoky Hill Trail which passes through much of the High Plains has become known as the "starvation trail." This section of the trail proved to be the most difficult, due to a lack of water, yet the Plains Indians of the day considered this region as prime hunting ground.[14]

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
  4. "Lincoln County". Lincoln County, Colorado.
  5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  6. Terry Blevins, "Lincoln County, Colorado: America's Home on the Range." http://lincolncountycoloradotourism.com/
  7. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  8. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  9. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  10. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  12. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  13. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  14. "History of Smoky Hill Trail." SmokyHillBound.com http://www.smokyhillbound.com/history-smoky-hill-trail-area

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