Lincoln County, North Carolina

Lincoln County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 63,780. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the eastern part of. It was named for, a general in the.

In the southeastern part of  was annexed to Lincoln County. In parts of Lincoln County and  were combined to form. In the northern third of Lincoln County became. In the southern half of what was left of Lincoln County became.

Law and government
Lincoln County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 795 (307 ). 774 km² (299 sq mi) of it is land and 21 km² (8 sq mi) of it (2.68%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into six : Catawba Springs, Howards Creek, Iron Station, Lincolnton, North Brook, and Vale.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 63,780 people, 24,041 households, and 18,174 families residing in the county. The was 82/km² (214/sq mi). There were 25,717 housing units at an average density of 33/km² (86/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.24%, 6.44% or , 0.27% , 0.31% , 0.01% , 1.73% from , and 1.00% from two or more races. 5.73% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 24,041 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.40% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 31.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,421, and the median income for a family was $47,752. Males had a median income of $32,394 versus $22,362 for females. The for the county was $18,877. About 6.90% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Education

 * - Community College located in offering Associate Degree, Certificate, and Diploma programs.