Lincoln County
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Lincoln County is a rural county located in Nevada in the eastern part of the state. It matters as part of Nevada's geography and administration, though it remains one of the state's least populated areas.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nevada
- Founded
- 1866 ; 160 years ago ( 1866 )
- Named after
- Abraham Lincoln
- Seat
- Pioche
- Largest city
- Caliente
- Total
- 10,637 sq mi (27,550 km )
- Land
- 10,633 sq mi (27,540 km )
- Water
- 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km ) 0.04%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,320
- Density
- 0.4231/sq mi (0.1634/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
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Cathedral Gorge and Lincoln County near Panaca
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,499, making it the fourth-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Pioche. Like many counties in Nevada, it is dry and sparsely populated, though notable for containing the Area 51 government Air Force base.