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Lincoln County
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lincoln County, Oregon, Lincoln County, OR
county in Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Founded
- February 20, 1893
- Named after
- Abraham Lincoln
- Seat
- Newport
- Largest city
- Newport
- Total
- 1,194 sq mi (3,090 km )
- Land
- 980 sq mi (2,500 km )
- Water
- 214 sq mi (550 km ) 18%
- Estimate 2025
- 50,636
- Density
- 47/sq mi (18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- www .co .lincoln .or .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Map of Lincoln County
Lincoln County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,395. The county seat is Newport. The county is named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States.
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