Lincoln County, West Virginia
Demographics

Lincoln County, West Virginia

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1870	5,053	—

1880	8,739	72.9%

1890	11,246	28.7%

1900	15,434	37.2%

1910	20,491	32.8%

1920	19,378	−5.4%

1930	19,156	−1.1%

1940	22,886	19.5%

1950	22,466	−1.8%

1960	20,267	−9.8%

1970	18,912	−6.7%

1980	23,675	25.2%

1990	21,382	−9.7%

2000	22,108	3.4%

2010	21,720	−1.8%

Est. 2017	20,825	−4.1%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2015

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,108 people residing in Lincoln county.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2000, there were 22,108 people residing in Lincoln county.