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Not to be confused with Lincoln County, Nebraska. Lincoln (pronounced /ËlÉªÅkÉn/) is the capital of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 92.81 square miles (240.38 km2) with a population of 277,348 in 2015. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 72nd-largest in the United States.