Lincoln County, South Dakota

Lincoln County Education, Geography, and History

Lincoln County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 44,828, making it the third-most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Canton. The county was named after Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.

Lincoln County is included in the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Etymology - Origin of Lincoln County Name

Lincoln was named after Abraham Lincoln.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

Lincoln County History

Lincoln County was named for Lincoln County, Maine, the birthplace of Wilmont W. Brookings, and created by an act of the territorial legislature April 5, 1862. The county was organized by a legislative act on December 30, 1867. Canton was named county seat by the same legislative act.

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 579 square miles (1,499 km²), of which, 578 square miles (1,497 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• Minnehaha County, South Dakota - north
• Lyon County, Iowa - northeast
• Sioux County, Iowa - southeast
• Union County, South Dakota - south
• Clay County, South Dakota - southwest
• Turner County, South Dakota - west
  

Education

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