Lincoln, Delaware facts for kids

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Census-designated place
Lincoln City Fire Station
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Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Area
• Total	2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2)
• Land	2.82 sq mi (7.30 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	894
• Density	317.13/sq mi (122.44/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19960
Area code(s)	302
FIPS code	10-42480
GNIS feature ID	214221

Lincoln (originally called Lincoln City) is a small community in northern Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. It is not an official city but is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Lincoln is located along U.S. Route 113, between the towns of Ellendale and Milford. Even though it was never officially made into a town, streets were planned. Businesses and homes grew around the Delmarva Central Railroad line. Lincoln used to be the main office for the Delaware Coast Line Railroad.

Recently, people have been talking about making Lincoln an official town. This is mainly for two reasons. First, the nearby city of Milford is growing quickly towards Lincoln. It might eventually surround the community. Second, the Delaware Department of Transportation is planning a new road, the Milford By-Pass for US 113. This new road could split Lincoln, separating neighbors and possibly requiring some homes and businesses to be moved. It might even affect one of the two schools in Lincoln.

In the 2020 United States census, Lincoln was officially recognized as a census-designated place. This means it's a special area counted by the census.

History of Lincoln

How Lincoln City Started

Lincoln City was founded in 1865 by Colonel Abel Stokes Small from New York. He expected the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad to arrive soon. He hoped Lincoln City would become the "future big city of southern Delaware."

Early Mentions and Growth

The Library of Congress has records of a newspaper called The Lincoln Herald. It was first published in Lincoln in October 1865. This paper was even mentioned in The New York Times in March 1866. In May 1869, The Evening Telegraph wrote about people raising money in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to build a church in Lincoln.

By April 1888, the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad had updated its train station to "Lincoln City." Colonel Small also started a lumber and wood-working mill in the community. Sadly, this mill was destroyed by fire in January 1889. Colonel Small passed away just a few days later, on January 6, 1889.

Events in the Late 1800s

By 1891, a horse racing race track was built in the community. On Christmas morning in 1897, a fire destroyed a store, a granary (a building for storing grain), and an ice house. Four other stores in Lincoln City were also damaged in that fire.

Education in Lincoln

Students living in Lincoln attend schools within the Milford School District.

Population and People

According to the 2020 United States census, 894 people live in Lincoln.

See also

In Spanish: Lincoln (Delaware) para niños