Lincoln County, Wyoming
| Lincoln County, Wyoming | |
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Lincoln County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Wyoming |
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 Wyoming's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1913 |
| Named for | Abraham Lincoln |
| Seat | Kemmerer |
| Largest city | Kemmerer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,095 sq mi (10,606 km2) |
| • Land | 4,076 sq mi (10,557 km2) |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (49 km2), 0.5% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 18,722 |
| • Density | 4.4/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,106. Its county seat is Kemmerer. It is east from the Idaho-Utah state line.
Lincoln County was created February 21, 1911, with land detached from Uinta County, and organized in 1913.
The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States.
In 1921, Lincoln County lost territory when Sublette County and Teton County were created.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,095 square miles (10,610 km2), of which 4,076 square miles (10,560 km2) is land and 19 square miles (49 km2) (0.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,573 people, 5,266 households, and 3,949 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 6,831 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.15% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. 2.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.0% were of English, 14.6% German, 9.5% American and 6.1% Irish ancestry.
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