Lincoln, California | |
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| City of Lincoln | |
%2c_entrance.jpg) .JPEG) Woman's Club of Lincoln (left) and downtown (right) | |
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 Location of Lincoln in Placer County, California | |
  Lincoln Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:38°53′14″N121°17′46″W / 38.88722°N 121.29611°W /38.88722; -121.29611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Placer |
| Incorporated | August 7, 1890[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[2] |
| • Mayor | Holly Andreatta[2] |
| • State senator | Roger Niello (R)[3] |
| • Assemblymember | Joe Patterson (R)[3] |
| • U. S. rep. | Kevin Kiley (R)[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.21 sq mi (62.71 km2) |
| • Land | 24.17 sq mi (62.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km2) 0.18% |
| Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 49,757 |
| • Density | 2,059/sq mi (794.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95648 |
| Area code | 916, 279 |
| FIPS code | 06-41474 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277539 |
| Website | Official website |
Lincoln is a city inPlacer County, California, United States, part of theSacramento metropolitan area. Located 10 miles (16 km) north ofRoseville in an area of rapid suburban development, it grew 282 percent between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest-growing city over 10,000 people in the U.S.[update][8] Its population was 49,757 at the 2020 census[update].
Lincoln is part of theSacramento-Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The original townsite was surveyed and laid out in 1859 byTheodore Judah along the proposed line of theCalifornia Central Railroad. The name Lincoln was conferred in honor of Charles Lincoln Wilson, one of the organizers, who was a fundraiser and a management contractor of the California Central Railroad (CCRR). The CCRR was planned as a rail link between the cities ofMarysville and Sacramento via a connection to theSacramento Valley Railroad inFolsom. Grading from Folsom to Marysville commenced in 1858 and was completed up to Grider's Ranch (Roseville) by 1859.
At Auburn Ravine, where the line makes an elbow and turns northward toward Marysville, a newrailway town Lincoln was located by Judah with town lots on sale from Wilson.[9] At an auction in Sacramento on November 23, 1859, over $4,000 was raised from the sales of lots in Lincoln, ranging from $20 to $400 for each lot.[10] With the grading on the first division of the road from Folsom completed 18 miles (29 km) to Lincoln, track laying began at Folsom on December 30, 1859.[11] With the help of the Chinese laborers, the company was able to complete the railroad to Lincoln on October 14, 1861.[12][13] The completion of the railroad "changed the appearance of the locality, and breathed into the town the breath of life", birthing possibly the firstplatted railroad town in California.[14]
At this point, due to a lack of funds, further construction on the California Central was temporarily halted and Lincoln experienced a small-scale boom as the northern terminus of this new railroad. Within a few years, however, more investors were found and the line was extended toWheatland, inYuba County, bringing an end to this early stage of Lincoln's development.
When most of its population and business moved on with the railroad, the town settled into a lull until the early 1870s, when richclay deposits of theIone Formation were discovered nearby. This led to the establishment ofGladding, McBean & Co., thepottery for which Lincoln is now famous, ushering in a new era of prosperity and growth.
Lincoln remained a sleepy town until the mid-1990s, when the suburbs of Sacramento started expanding beyond nearby Roseville. The city is now experiencing a new period of growth. As of the[update]2010 census, the population was 42,819, for a growth rate of 282 percent since 2000, making Lincoln the fastest-growing city in the United States over that decade.[8]
In June 2003 the first casino in the greaterSacramento Metropolitan Area, theThunder Valley Casino Resort, opened in Lincoln.[citation needed]
In 2006, Lincoln was named an All-America City by theNational Civic League. It was the only California city to be named an All-America City that year and only one of the cities to receive the prestigious award.[citation needed]
Lincoln is located at38°53′14″N121°17′46″W / 38.88722°N 121.29611°W /38.88722; -121.29611 (38.887121, -121.295973).[15]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.2 square miles (63 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.18 percent, is water.[5]
Lincoln has ahot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen:Csa) that is characterized by cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. The wet season is generally October through April. Lincoln averages nearly 250 sunny days per year. During summer, days can become hot with an average high of 94 °F (34 °C) in July. Some days have even hit 104 °F (40 °C) and these conditions have been known to last several weeks. The cooling effect of the delta breeze from theBay Area helps bring night temperatures down to comfortable levels. Spring and fall months are quite short transitional periods with mild temperatures. During winter months, temperatures are quite chilly with an average low of 39 °F (4 °C) in January. Some nights have reported below-freezing temperatures, though this is uncommon. Lincoln receives a little over 20.45 inches (519 mm) of precipitation a year. Snowfall is extremely rare in Lincoln but it does happen.
| Climate data for Lincoln, California | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 75 (24) | 78 (26) | 86 (30) | 98 (37) | 107 (42) | 110 (43) | 115 (46) | 110 (43) | 111 (44) | 102 (39) | 87 (31) | 76 (24) | 115 (46) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56 (13) | 61 (16) | 66 (19) | 72 (22) | 81 (27) | 90 (32) | 95 (35) | 95 (35) | 89 (32) | 79 (26) | 65 (18) | 56 (13) | 75 (24) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 46 (8) | 50 (10) | 55 (13) | 60 (16) | 66 (19) | 74 (23) | 78 (26) | 77 (25) | 73 (23) | 64 (18) | 54 (12) | 46 (8) | 62 (17) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36 (2) | 39 (4) | 43 (6) | 47 (8) | 52 (11) | 58 (14) | 61 (16) | 61 (16) | 57 (14) | 49 (9) | 41 (5) | 37 (3) | 48 (9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 21 (−6) | 22 (−6) | 27 (−3) | 28 (−2) | 33 (1) | 39 (4) | 47 (8) | 45 (7) | 37 (3) | 27 (−3) | 23 (−5) | 16 (−9) | 16 (−9) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.98 (101) | 3.46 (88) | 3.07 (78) | 1.58 (40) | 0.58 (15) | 0.12 (3.0) | 0.04 (1.0) | 0.06 (1.5) | 0.35 (8.9) | 1.08 (27) | 2.80 (71) | 3.33 (85) | 20.45 (519.4) |
| Average precipitation days | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 57 |
| Source:http://www.myforecast.com/bin/climate.m?city=11897&zip_code=95648&metric=false | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 275 | — | |
| 1890 | 961 | 249.5% | |
| 1900 | 1,061 | 10.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,402 | 32.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,325 | −5.5% | |
| 1930 | 2,094 | 58.0% | |
| 1940 | 2,044 | −2.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,410 | 17.9% | |
| 1960 | 3,197 | 32.7% | |
| 1970 | 3,176 | −0.7% | |
| 1980 | 4,132 | 30.1% | |
| 1990 | 7,248 | 75.4% | |
| 2000 | 11,205 | 54.6% | |
| 2010 | 42,819 | 282.1% | |
| 2020 | 49,757 | 16.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[16] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Lincoln had a population of 49,757. The population density was 2,058.6 inhabitants per square mile (794.8/km2). The racial makeup of Lincoln was 70.3%White, 1.8%African American, 0.8%Native American, 6.3%Asian, 0.3%Pacific Islander, 7.6% fromother races, and 12.9% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.2% of the population.[17]
The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.2% were institutionalized.[17]
There were 18,922 households, out of which 30.4% included children under the age of 18, 60.1% were married-couple households, 4.7% werecohabiting couple households, 24.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 10.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.1% of households were one person, and 17.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62.[17] There were 13,717families (72.5% of all households).[18]
The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% aged 18 to 24, 21.3% aged 25 to 44, 21.0% aged 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males.[17]
There were 19,480 housing units at an average density of 806.0 units per square mile (311.2 units/km2), of which 18,922 (97.1%) were occupied. Of these, 81.3% were owner-occupied, and 18.7% were occupied by renters.[17]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 11.7% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 84.6% spoke only English at home, 7.5% spokeSpanish, 4.0% spoke otherIndo-European languages, 3.4% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.6% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 94.0% were high school graduates and 38.4% had a bachelor's degree.[19]
The median household income in 2023 was $108,108, and theper capita income was $52,006. About 6.2% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line.[20]
At the[update]2010 census Lincoln had a population of 42,819. The population density was 2,127.1 inhabitants per square mile (821.3 inhabitants per square kilometer). The racial makeup of Lincoln was 34,087 (79.6%) White, 629 (1.5%) African American, 399 (0.9%) Native American, 2,663 (6.2%) Asian, 115 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 3,125 (7.3%) from other races, and 1,801 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,597 persons (17.7%).[21]
The census reported that 42,704 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 30 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 85 (0.2%) were institutionalized.
There were 16,479 households, 5,190 (31.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10,365 (62.9%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 1,202 (7.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 586 (3.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 775 (4.7%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 110 (0.7%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3,518 households (21.3%) were one person and 2,128 (12.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59. There were 12,153 families (73.7% of households); the average family size was 3.01.
The age distribution was 10,382 people (24.2%) under the age of 18, 2,360 people (5.5%) aged 18 to 24, 10,862 people (25.4%) aged 25 to 44, 9,166 people (21.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 10,049 people (23.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
There were 17,457 housing units at an average density of 867.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 13,115 (79.6%) were owner-occupied and 3,364 (20.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.7%. 32,473 people (75.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,231 people (23.9%) lived in rental housing units.
The new town of Lincoln, located at Auburn Ravine on Mr. S. R. Wymans Ranch, bids fair to become a town of some note. It will be the depot for the California Central Railroad and will be the nearest point to the Railroad from Nevada and Sierra counties.
The experiment bids fair to demonstrate that Chinese laborers can be profitably employed in grading railroads in California.
On Monday last [14 October 1861] a regular train of passenger cars commenced running on the California Central Railroad, between Folsom and Lincoln.
The town does not take its name from the present President of the United States, but from its founder, whose middle name is Lincoln. ... The completion of the railroad and the daily arrival of the locomotive has changed the appearance of the locality, and breathed into the town the breath of life.
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