Lincolnton, Georgia

Lincolnton, Georgia
Lincolnton, Georgia
City
	City hall
	Location in Lincoln County and the state of Georgia
	Coordinates: 33°47′40″N 82°28′35″W / 33.79444°N 82.47639°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Lincoln
Area
• Total	3.53 sq mi (9.13 km2)
• Land	3.51 sq mi (9.10 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,480
• Density	421.17/sq mi (162.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30817
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-46552
GNIS feature ID	0328514

Lincolnton is a city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Georgia, United States.^[4] The population was 1,480 at the 2020 census. It contains numerous houses and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Both the city and the county were named for General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.^[5]

History

Lincolnton was founded in 1798 as seat of the newly formed Lincoln County. It was incorporated as a town in 1817 and as a city in 1953.^[6]

Geography

Lincolnton is located in central Lincoln County at 33°47′40″N 82°28′35″W / 33.79444°N 82.47639°W / 33.79444; -82.47639 (33.794414, -82.476450).^[7] U.S. Route 378 passes through the center of town as Washington Street, leading southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Washington, and northeast 14 miles (23 km) to McCormick, South Carolina. Georgia State Route 79 leads northwest 38 miles (61 km) to Elberton, while State Route 43 leads south 24 miles (39 km) to Thomson. Augusta is 39 miles (63 km) to the southeast via State Routes 47 and 104. A historical site, Elijah Clark State Park, is 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Lincolnton at the Savannah River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lincolnton has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 0.35%, are water.^[8] The west side of the city drains to Florence Creek, while the east side drains to Dry Fork Creek, both of which flow to Soap Creek, an arm of the Savannah River within Lake Strom Thurmond (Clarks Hill Lake).

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	106	—
1870	92	—
1880	70	−23.9%
1890	220	214.3%
1900	221	0.5%
1910	375	69.7%
1920	657	75.2%
1930	916	39.4%
1940	894	−2.4%
1950	1,315	47.1%
1960	1,450	10.3%
1970	1,442	−0.6%
1980	1,406	−2.5%
1990	1,476	5.0%
2000	1,595	8.1%
2010	1,566	−1.8%
2020	1,480	−5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

Lincolnton racial composition^[10]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White	806	54.46%
Black or African American	601	40.61%
Asian	11	0.74%
Other/Mixed	42	2.84%
Hispanic or Latino	20	1.35%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,480 people, 708 households, and 442 families residing in the city.

Education

Lincoln County School District

The Lincoln County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.^[11] The district has 98 full-time teachers and over 1,450 students.^[12]