Lincoln County, Minnesota

Lincoln County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,429. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,420 (548 ). 1,391 km² (537 sq mi) of it is land and 30 km² (11 sq mi) of it (2.08%) is water.

Lakes

 * Ash Lake: in
 * Curtis Lake: in
 * Dead Coon Lake: in
 * Drietz Lake: in
 * Gislason Lake: in
 * Hawks Nest Lake: western half is in ; eastern half is in
 * Lake Benton: about two thirds of the lake is in ; a small part stretches eastward into and the southern third is in
 * Lake Hendricks: eastern half is in, western half is in
 * Lake Shaokatan: in
 * Lake Stay: in
 * Oak Lake: in
 * Perch Lake: in
 * Steep Bank Lake: almost entirely within, but the northern edge is in and the eastern edge is in
 * Twin Lakes: in
 * West Lake Stay: in

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,429 people, 2,653 households, and 1,785 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 3,043 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.82%, 0.05% or , 0.28% , 0.20% , 0.42% from , and 0.23% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were or  of any race. 36.1% were of, 17.5% , 10.9% and 10.5%  ancestry according to.

There were 2,653 households out of which 27.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were living together, 4.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 24.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,607, and the median income for a family was $38,605. Males had a median income of $26,494 versus $20,083 for females. The for the county was $16,009. About 7.00% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.