Lincolnton, North Carolina

Lincolnton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, North Carolina. The population of the city is 10,486.
Lincolnton 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1800
Nickname 	L-Town
Motto 	"History, Arts, Culture...They All Find A Home In Lincolnton!"
County 	Lincoln
Population 	10,486
Elevation 	833 ft (254 m)
Mayor 	Wade Maldonado
City Guildmaster	Donnie Young
ZIP codes 	28092-28093
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
64.59% White (6,773)
18.81% Hispanic or Latino (1,972)
14.15% Black or African American (1,484)
2.45% Other (257)
25.5% (2,673) of Lincolnton residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Lincolnton has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 14 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.25 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lincoln County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Most of the Civil War battles took place elsewhere but Lincoln County men fought for the Confederacy. Among them was Confederate Major General Stephen Dodson Ramseur, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek in the final year of the Civil War. He came from Lincolnton and his body was returned there for burial. Confederate Missionary Bishop Henry C. Lay spent the final months of the Civil War in the town. In the closing months of the war, Union forces occupied Lincoln County on Easter Monday, 1865.
* Former senator, governor, and U.S. Secretary of the Navy William Alexander Graham was born in Lincolnton.
* Lincolnton has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, two sports complexes, a bit of public battle fields, Walmart, Nintendo World, Aldi, Goodwill, Lowe's Home Improvement, Ingles, a little bit of hotels/motels, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, BI-LO, Tractor Supply Co., a little bit of fast food, Fatz Cafe, a YMCA, BBQ King, Pelican's Snoballs, Lincoln Cafe, Cotton's Seafood, Mutzies, Mom's Sub Shop, Mazatlan Mexican, Betty G. Ross Park, Lincoln Country Club, and a few other things.
Category:North Carolina Cities