Lincoln County, Tennessee

Lincoln County, Tennessee
Lincoln County Courthouse in Fayetteville
Seal
Location in the U.S. state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location in the U.S.
Founded	1809
Named for	Benjamin Lincoln
Seat	Fayetteville
Largest city	Fayetteville
Area
• Total	571 sq mi (1,479 km2)
• Land	570 sq mi (1,476 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km2), 0.07%
Population
• (2015)	33,743
• Density	58/sq mi (22/km²)
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.lincolncountytngov.com

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,361. Its county seat and largest city is Fayetteville. The county is named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.

Lincoln County was created in 1809 from parts of Bedford County. The land occupied by the county was part of a land session obtained from the Cherokee and Chickasaw in 1806.

The Lincoln County Process, used in the distillation of Tennessee whiskey, is named for this county, as Jack Daniel's distillery was originally located there. However, a subsequent redrawing of county lines resulted in the establishment of adjacent Moore County, where it is now located, so no current Lincoln County business uses its namesake process.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 571 square miles (1,480 km²), of which 570 square miles (1,500 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (0.07%) is water.

As of the 2010 census, there were 33,361 people, 15,241 households, and 4,239 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile (21/km²). There were 13,999 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.45% White, 6.80% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.