Lincoln County, Colorado

Lincoln County, Colorado
Lincoln County Courthouse in Hugo
Location in the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Founded	April 11, 1889
Named for	Abraham Lincoln
Seat	Hugo
Largest town	Limon
Area
• Total	2,586 sq mi (6,698 km2)
• Land	2,578 sq mi (6,677 km2)
• Water	8.8 sq mi (23 km2), 0.3%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	5,557
• Density	2.1/sq mi (1/km²)
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website	www.lincolncountyco.us

Lincoln County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,467. The county seat is Hugo. The county obtains its name in memory of President Abraham Lincoln.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,586 square miles (6,700 km²), of which 2,578 square miles (6,680 km²) is land and 8.8 square miles (23 km²) (0.3%) is water.

The main watersheds include the Arikaree and Republican Rivers in the northern part of the county and the Big Sandy, Rush, and Horse Creeks in the southern part of the county. Big Sandy and Rush Creeks ultimately drain into the Arkansas River.

Lincoln County's government is based in the county courthouse in Hugo which is the office of the board of three elected commissioners and a county administrator, as well as the county sheriff, county clerk and recorder, county assessor, county treasurer, county coroner, and the county court (the trial court of limited jurisdiction for county affairs). Lincoln County is part of the 18th Colorado Judicial District — the state trial court of general jurisdiction — with judicial matters conducted in the Littleton and Centennial courthouses in Arapahoe County. Lincoln County's government operation also includes a department of social services, land use office, road and bridge department, human services department, public health department, mobile library services, probation department, county landfill, county fairgrounds, and county extension service.