Lincoln County

County · edge coverage

Cited links
358
Population 2020
28,416
Municipalities
18
Records naming it
465

Public identifiers

The ids that make this a node anybody can look up, rather than a name to guess about. Wisconsin has a city and a town sharing a name many times over, and these are how we tell them apart.

Census GEOID
55069
USGS GNIS
01581094
Wikidata
Q494947

How this place is established

The claim or claims the node itself rests on.

Lincoln County had a 2020 estimates base population of 28416 and a July 1, 2024 Census estimate of 28461.

Verified U.S. Census Subcounty Resident Population Estimates 2020-2024 www2.census.gov read September 19, 2026 in bulk-population

Municipalities in Lincoln County 18

What is anchored here

Every link below exists because a claim or a public record says so. None of them was guessed from a name.

is in 298 links

The county the source dataset itself records for this feature.

The first 150 of 298, alphabetical.

covers 21 links · sources

A source the newsroom gathers from, and the county its record says it covers.

is part of 18 links · municipalities

The containing county or region, from the Census geography file or the place record.

is a major employer in 8 links · organizations

Named as a leading employer in that county's cited record.

serves 8 links · organizations

The place or county the organization's own cited record says it serves.

is headquartered in 2 links · organizations

The county the organization's cited record gives as its base.

  • Merrill Area School District school district
    Verified dpi.wi.gov
    "2025-26","School District","09","Lincoln","3500","","[All]","No","Merrill Area","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","2655","100.00"
  • Tomahawk School District school district
    Verified dpi.wi.gov
    "2025-26","School District","09","Lincoln","5754","","[All]","No","Tomahawk","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","1102","100.00"

holds office in 2 links · public office holders

A named office holder, from the claim that names the office and the holder.

Where Lincoln County sits

is part of 1 link · region

The containing county or region, from the Census geography file or the place record.