Lincoln County, Nevada



Lincoln County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population is 4,165. Its is.

History
Lincoln County was established in after Nevada moved its state line eastward and southward at the expense of  and  territories. It is named after, the 16th. Original legislation called for the creation of a "Stewart County", after Nevada Senator, however this was later changed in a substitute bill. was the county's first in 1866, followed by  in, and  in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 27,549 (10,637 ). 27,541 km² (10,634 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.03%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 93.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Nevada 318.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Nevada 319.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Nevada 375.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - west
 * - south
 * - southeast
 * - east
 * - east
 * - east
 * - northeast

Education
Public schools in Lincoln County are under the Lincoln County School District. The schools are:
 * Pioche Elementary School
 * Caliente Elementary School
 * Pahranagat Valley Elementary School
 * Panaca Elementary School
 * Meadow Valley Middle School
 * Pahranagat Valley Middle School
 * Lincoln County High School
 * C. O. Bastian High School
 * Pahranagat Valley High School

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,165 people, 1,540 households, and 1,010 families residing in the county. The was 0/km² (0/sq mi). There were 2,178 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.50%, 1.78% or , 1.75% , 0.34% , 0.02% , 2.69% from , and 1.92% from two or more races. 5.31% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,540 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.10% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 21.90% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,979, and the median income for a family was $45,588. Males had a median income of $40,048 versus $23,571 for females. The for the county was $17,326. About 11.50% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the, including 19.60% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (county seat)