Lincoln County, South Dakota

Lincoln County, South Dakota
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,161, making it the third-most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Canton. The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.
Lincoln County is included in the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It is one of the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States in terms of rate of population increase, rate of housing unit increase, and many other factors. This is due to the southward growth of Sioux Falls, and the expansion of its suburbs.
Geography
The Big Sioux River flows south-southeastward along the east line of Lincoln County. Lincoln County is on the eastern line of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Iowa (across the river).
The county terrain consists of low rolling hills. The county area is largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the southeast, and drops off to the river valley along its east edge. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water.
Lakes
Lake Alvin
Lake Lakota
Protected areas
Atkins Waterfowl Production Area
Fish State Game Production Area
Good Earth State Park
Johnson State Game Production Area
Klondike State Game Production Area
Lake Alvin State Game Production Area
Lake Alvin State Recreation Area
McKee State Game Production Area
Newton Hills State Park
Nine Mile Creek State Game Production Area
Oak Ridge State Game Production Area
Pattee Lake State Game Production Area
Rolling State Game Production Area
Watershed Lake State Game Production Area
Worthing State Game Production Area
Major highways
Interstate 29
Interstate 229
U.S. Highway 18
South Dakota Highway 11
South Dakota Highway 17
South Dakota Highway 44
South Dakota Highway 46
South Dakota Highway 115
Adjacent counties
Minnehaha County – north
Lyon County, Iowa – northeast
Sioux County, Iowa – southeast
Union County – south
Clay County – southwest
Turner County – west
Demographics
2000 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 65,161.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 44,828 people, 16,649 households, and 12,287 families in the county. The population density was . There were 17,875 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.1% white, 1.0% Asian, 0.7% black or African American, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 47.1% were German, 20.9% were Norwegian, 11.7% were Irish, 7.2% were Dutch, 5.2% were English, and 3.9% were American.
Of the 16,649 households, 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.2% were non-families, and 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 32.8 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $67,365 and the median income for a family was $75,231. Males had a median income of $43,537 versus $34,715 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,261. About 2.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
Beresford (partial)
Canton (county seat)
Harrisburg
Lennox
Sioux Falls (partial)
Tea
Worthing
Towns
Fairview
Hudson
Census-designated place
Shindler
Unincorporated communities
Naomi (partial)
Norway Center
Townships
Brooklyn
Canton
Dayton
Delapre
Delaware
Eden
Grant
Fairview
Highland
La Valley
Lincoln
Lynn
Norway
Perry
Pleasant
Springdale
Politics
Lincoln County voters have been reliably Republican for decades. In no national election since 1964 has the county selected a Democratic Party candidate.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, South Dakota
References
External links
Lincoln County, SD government website
Sioux Falls, South Dakota metropolitan area
1867 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1867