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Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lincoln County sits in the southwestern Piedmont along Lake Norman's western shore, just west of Charlotte, with Lincolnton as its seat and Denver and Iron Station as its fastest-growing lakefront towns. Charlotte's outward expansion drives most new subdivision activity, and shoreline setbacks, county zoning approvals, and a shrinking supply of platted rural lots determine where growth can occur next.
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Lincoln County at a glance
- 99,000Population (2025)
- LincolntonCounty seat
- 296 sq miLand area
- 334 / sq miDensity
- $80,000Median household income
- $320,000Median home value
What the live Lincoln County map shows
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- City Boundaries: 1
- School Boundaries - Elementary: 12
- School Boundaries - Middle: 4
- School Boundaries - High: 4
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Soils: 62
- State House Districts: 7
- State Senate Districts: 4
Cities and towns in Lincoln County
Lincolnton.
Neighboring counties
- Gaston County, NC · map
- Catawba County, NC · map
- Cleveland County, NC · map
- Iredell County, NC · map
- Mecklenburg County, NC · map
- Burke County, NC · map