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 [List of counties in South Dakota|third most populous County (United States)|county in South Dakota]. 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.
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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.
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 is water.

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 65,161 people, 24,877 households, and 17,239 families residing in the county. The population density was. Of the residents, 28.2% were under the age of 18 and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 35.0 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.2 males.
The racial makeup of the county was 90.5% White, 1.7% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5% Asian, 1.0% from some other race, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.6% of the population.
Of the 24,877 households, 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 26,227 housing units, of which 5.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.7% were owner-occupied and 28.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, 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

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  • Naomi
  • 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. Only three times in its history has it voted for a different party, twice for the Democratic Party and once for the Progressive Party. In 1924 the county voted for independent candidate LaFollete who was nominated by the progressive party but ran without a label in South Dakota.

Education

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