Lincoln County, South Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lincoln County
U.S. county
Lincoln County Courthouse in Canton
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	December 30, 1867
Named for	Lincoln County, Maine OR Abraham Lincoln
Seat	Canton
Largest city	Sioux Falls
Area
• Total	578 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Land	577 sq mi (1,490 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1 km2)  0.08%
Population  (2020)
• Total	65,161
• Estimate  (2021)	67,870
• Density	112.74/sq mi (43.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 65,161, making it the third-most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Canton. The county was named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.

Lincoln County is included in the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is one of the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States in terms of rate of population increase, rate of housing unit increase, and many other factors. This is due to the southward growth of Sioux Falls, and the expansion of its suburbs.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 578 square miles (1,500 km²), of which 577 square miles (1,490 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (0.08%) is water.

Lakes

• Lake Alvin
• Lake Lakota

Protected areas

• Newton Hills State Park
• Good Earth State Park at Blood Run

Major highways

Adjacent counties

• Minnehaha County, South Dakota – north
• Lyon County, Iowa – northeast
• Sioux County, Iowa – southeast
• Union County, South Dakota – south
• Clay County, South Dakota – southwest
• Turner County, South Dakota – west

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 44,828 people, 16,649 households, and 12,287 families in the county. The population density was 77.7 inhabitants per square mile (30.0/km²). There were 17,875 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.1% white, 1.0% Asian, 0.7% black or African American, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 47.1% were German, 20.9% were Norwegian, 11.7% were Irish, 7.2% were Dutch, 5.2% were English, and 3.9% were American.

Of the 16,649 households, 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.2% were non-families, and 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 32.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $67,365 and the median income for a family was $75,231. Males had a median income of $43,537 versus $34,715 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,261. About 2.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Beresford (partial)
• Canton (county seat)
• Harrisburg
• Lennox
• Sioux Falls (partial)
• Tea
• Worthing

Towns

• Fairview
• Hudson

Census-designated place

• Shindler

Townships

The county is divided into sixteen townships:

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Lincoln (Dakota del Sur) para niños