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Lincoln County, Oklahoma

Lincoln County is a county in eastern Central Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458.[2] Its county seat is Chandler.[3] Lincoln County is part of the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan statistical area.[4] In 2010, the center of population of Oklahoma was in Lincoln County, near the town of Sparks.[5]

Lincoln County
County
Lincoln County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse
Map of Oklahoma highlighting Lincoln County
Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
Map of the United States highlighting Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°42′N 96°53′W / 35.7°N 96.88°W / 35.7; -96.88
Country United States
State Oklahoma
Founded1891
Named forAbraham Lincoln[1]
SeatChandler
Largest cityChandler
Area
 • Total
966 sq mi (2,500 km2)
 • Land952 sq mi (2,470 km2)
 • Water13 sq mi (30 km2)  1.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
33,458 Decrease
 • Density35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitelincoln.okcounties.org

History

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The United States purchased the large tract of land known as the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. Washington Irving, Charles J. Latrobe, and Count Albert de Pourtalès accompanied Henry L. Ellsworth and others on an expedition in Indian Territory that may have passed through the far northwestern corner of the future Lincoln County.[1]

The Osage hunted on land that includes present-day Lincoln County until they ceded the area in an 1825 treaty to the federal government. The government then assigned the land to the Creek and the Seminoles after they were removed from the southeastern United States. Following Quapaw removal in 1834, several small groups of Quapaw dispersed throughout Indian Territory. There were absentee groups of Quapaw living along the Red River and in Creek, Choctaw and Cherokee territory. There is a "Quapaw Creek" in the southern half of Lincoln County which was a village site for one of these absentee groups of Quapaw.[6] After the Civil War in 1866, the Creek and Seminoles were forced to give up lands that included present-day Lincoln County in Reconstruction Treaties for siding with the Confederacy.[1]

The federal government then used the area to resettle the Sac and Fox, Potawatomi, Kickapoo and Ioway tribes. Established in 1870, the Sac and Fox agency, established on the eastern edge of the present-day county, was the first settlement in the area.[1]

In 1890, the Jerome Commission negotiated with the tribes of the area such that they agreed to allotment of their reservation lands, except for the Kickapoo. Indian lands were allotted to individual tribal members and the excess were opened to white settlement in the Land Run of 1891. A separate land run was held later that year for the townsite of the predesignated county seat, Chandler. Lincoln County was organized and designated as County A. In 1895, the Kickapoo agreed to allotment and the land was claimed by settlers during the Land Run of 1895.[1]

The voters chose the name Lincoln County for County A in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, selecting it over the names Sac, Fox, and Springer.[1]

Geography

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Midwinter in the cross timbers of western Lincoln County. Native blackjack and little bluestem.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 966 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 952 square miles (2,470 km2) is land and 13 square miles (34 km2) (1.4%) is water.[7] The county is drained by the Deep Fork of the Canadian River. The eastern part of the county lies in the Cross Timbers and the Sandstone Hills, while the western part is in the Red Bed Plains.[1]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
190027,007—
191034,77928.8%
192033,406−3.9%
193033,7381.0%
194029,529−12.5%
195022,102−25.2%
196018,783−15.0%
197019,4823.7%
198026,60136.5%
199029,2169.8%
200032,0809.8%
201034,2736.8%
202033,458−2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010[12]
 
Age pyramid for Lincoln County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.

As of the census[14] of 2000, 32,080 people, 12,178 households, and 9,121 families resided in the county. The population density was 34 inhabitants per square mile (13/km2). There were 13,712 housing units at an average density of 14 units per square mile (5.4/km2). The county's racial makeup was 86.43% White, 2.46% Black or African American, 6.57% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 3.82% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. By 2020, its population was 33,458.[2]

There were 12,178 households, out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The county's median household income was $31,187, and the median family income was $36,310. Males had a median income of $28,647 versus $20,099 for females. The county's per capita income was $14,890. About 11.10% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

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Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of June 30, 2023[15]
Party Number of Voters Percentage
Democratic 4,241 20.82%
Republican 13,058 64.11%
Unaffiliated 3,068 15.06%
Total 20,367 100%
United States presidential election results for Lincoln County, Oklahoma[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 12,013 80.69% 2,609 17.52% 266 1.79%
2016 10,854 77.39% 2,430 17.33% 741 5.28%
2012 9,553 74.48% 3,273 25.52% 0 0.00%
2008 10,470 74.92% 3,504 25.08% 0 0.00%
2004 10,149 71.52% 4,041 28.48% 0 0.00%
2000 7,387 63.13% 4,140 35.38% 174 1.49%
1996 5,243 47.14% 4,332 38.95% 1,547 13.91%
1992 5,315 42.78% 3,904 31.43% 3,204 25.79%
1988 6,409 59.67% 4,225 39.34% 106 0.99%
1984 8,088 72.29% 3,020 26.99% 81 0.72%
1980 6,064 63.27% 3,231 33.71% 290 3.03%
1976 4,429 46.38% 4,988 52.23% 133 1.39%
1972 6,512 74.98% 1,919 22.10% 254 2.92%
1968 3,855 47.43% 2,304 28.35% 1,969 24.22%
1964 3,854 43.30% 5,046 56.70% 0 0.00%
1960 5,528 62.94% 3,255 37.06% 0 0.00%
1956 4,993 56.09% 3,909 43.91% 0 0.00%
1952 5,778 58.67% 4,071 41.33% 0 0.00%
1948 3,898 44.24% 4,913 55.76% 0 0.00%
1944 4,801 54.94% 3,910 44.74% 28 0.32%
1940 6,269 54.16% 5,271 45.54% 34 0.29%
1936 5,452 47.80% 5,903 51.75% 52 0.46%
1932 3,505 31.45% 7,641 68.55% 0 0.00%
1928 6,118 70.74% 2,405 27.81% 126 1.46%
1924 4,220 51.20% 3,283 39.83% 739 8.97%
1920 5,261 59.24% 2,980 33.55% 640 7.21%
1916 2,387 41.69% 2,258 39.43% 1,081 18.88%
1912 2,459 44.19% 2,137 38.40% 969 17.41%

United States Congress

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Senators Name Party First Elected Level
  Senate Class 1 Jim Inhofe Republican 1994 Senior Senator
  Senate Class 2 James Lankford Republican 2014 Junior Senator
Representatives Name Party First Elected
  District 3 Frank Lucas Republican 1994

Oklahoma Senate

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District Name Party First Elected Hometown
  28 Zack Taylor[17] Republican 2020 Seminole

Oklahoma House of Representatives

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District Name Party First Elected Hometown
  32 Kevin Wallace Republican 2014 Wellston

Economy

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The county economy has largely depended on agriculture. Cotton almost immediately became the dominant crop after white settlement. During the first decade of the twentieth century, Lincoln County was one of the top two counties producing cotton in Oklahoma. By the end of the Great Depression the economy had become more diversified. Oil furnished one-third of county tax revenue, and cattle raising and pecan growing became important income sources. By the turn of the 21st Century, the county economy had diversified and was based primarily on professional services, small businesses, and service industries.[1]

Communities

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1905 map of Lincoln County showing locations of many of the old communities, post offices, and railroad stops which no longer exist.

Cities

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Towns

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Unincorporated communities

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Ghost town

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Education

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K-12 school districts include:[18]

Elementary school districts include:[18]

Notable people

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  • Roy Harris (1898 - 1979), composer, born near Chandler;
  • Carl Hubbell (1903 - 1988), U.S. major league baseball pitcher lived in Meeker;
  • James Brooks Ayers Robertson (1871 - 1938), Oklahoma governor 1919–1923, lived and buried in Chandler;
  • Jim Thorpe (1888 - 1953), American athlete, attended Sac and Fox agency school in Lincoln County.
  • Roy J. Turner (1894 - 1973), Oklahoma governor 1947–1953, born in Kendrick.

NRHP sites

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Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Oklahoma

The following sites in Lincoln County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Mullins, William H. "Lincoln County - Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Lincoln County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "County Profiles". www.greateroklahomacity.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Baird, David (1975). The Quapaw People. Indian Tribal Series.
  7. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  10. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  12. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  13. ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lincolncountyoklahoma/PST045223
  14. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  15. ^ https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/VRstatsbycounty_11012020.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  17. ^ "Zack Taylor claims open senate seat in District 28". June 30, 2020.
  18. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lincoln County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2024. - Text list

35°42′N 96°53′W / 35.70°N 96.88°W / 35.70; -96.88

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