Lincoln County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- April 11, 1889
- Named after
- Abraham Lincoln
- Seat
- Hugo
- Largest town
- Limon
- Total
- 2,586 sq mi (6,700 km )
- Land
- 2,578 sq mi (6,680 km )
- Water
- 8.8 sq mi (23 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,645
- Density
- 2.201/sq mi (0.8499/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- lincolncounty .colorado .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,675. The county seat is Hugo. The county obtains its name in memory of the United States President Abraham Lincoln. The county was formed from portions of Bent and Elbert counties in 1889 from a restructuring of Colorado counties.
Geography