Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Lincoln Parish is a located in the  of. Its  is. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382. The parish was established in 1873 from land that had belonged to, , and. It is named for former U.S. president.

Lincoln Parish and neighboring Jackson Parish are part of the.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 1,223 (472 ). 1,221 km² (471 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.19%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent parishes

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 42,509 people, 15,235 households, and 9,689 families residing in the parish. The was 35/km² (90/sq mi). There were 17,000 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 57.42%, 39.84% or , 0.18% , 1.28% , 0.01% , 0.52% from , and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,235 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.50% were living together, 15.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the parish the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 25.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 17.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $26,977, and the median income for a family was $38,972. Males had a median income of $32,376 versus $20,877 for females. The for the parish was $14,313. About 18.20% of families and 26.50% of the population were below the, including 30.10% of those under age 18 and 18.10% of those age 65 or over.

Attractions
Lincoln Parish Park