Lincoln County, Idaho

Lincoln County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 4,044 ( estimate: 4,545). The is.

Lincoln County was created by the Idaho Legislature on, by a partitioning of , which was created earlier that month by a merger of  and  Counties. Lincoln County itself was partitioned on, , with a western portion becoming and an eastern portion becoming. The county assumed its present borders on, when a southern portion became.

Lincoln County is named after, from  to. was created in during the Lincoln Administration.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,123 (1,206 ). 3,122 km² (1,206 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.03% water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of, there were 4,044 people, 1,447 households, and 1,050 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 1,651 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.47%, 0.47% or , 1.21% , 0.45% , 0.05% , 9.42% from , and 1.93% from two or more races. 13.40% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,447 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.40% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,484, and the median income for a family was $36,792. Males had a median income of $26,576 versus $20,032 for females. The for the county was $14,257. 13.10% of the population and 10.80% of families were below the. Out of the total population, 18.30% of those under the age of 18 and 7.00% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.