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City in Lincoln County, Kansas

Lincoln Center, more commonly known as Lincoln, is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Kansas, United States.

Settler George Green founded the town of Lincoln in 1870, naming it after the county. "Center" was added to its name to indicate its location in the central part of the county. County residents initially voted to place the county seat in Lincoln Center. Elections in November 1870 resulted in the seat relocating to nearby Abram, sparking a county seat war. Another vote in February 1872 reversed the switch, and Lincoln Center again became the county seat. Residents relocated all the buildings in Abram to Lincoln, merging the two communities. The town was incorporated as the city of Lincoln Center in 1879, and is officially referred to as such in the United States Census. and it appears as such on state maps and signs. Lincoln grew rapidly over the following decade, more than doubling in size, and the city gradually modernized. Kansas Christian College opened in Lincoln in 1885. The Union Pacific Railroad opened a branch line through the city in 1886, bringing mail service. In 1900, after the previous courthouse burned down, a new one was built out of native limestone known locally as post rock. Rural mail delivery began in 1904, and telephony service began in 1905. In 1906, the city's first power plant opened, providing electric power. By 1950, the state highway commission had completed K 14 and K 18 through Lincoln. In 1989, given the widespread, long standing use of post rock limestone in local building construction, the Kansas Legislature named Lincoln County as "The Post Rock Capital of Kansas".

The city lies on the north side of the Saline River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Yauger Creek, a tributary of the Saline River, flows south along the eastern edge of the city to its confluence with the Saline immediately south of the city. The confluence of the Saline and Lost Creek, another of the river's tributaries, is located immediately southwest of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.24 square miles (3 km2), all of it land.

Lying in the southern periphery of North America's humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), Lincoln experiences hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The hottest temperature recorded in Lincoln was on July 13, 1934, while the coldest temperature recorded was on December 23, 1989.

The 2020 United States census counted 1,171 people, 522 households, and 296 families in Lincoln Center. The racial makeup was 89.75% (1,051) white or European American (86.68% non Hispanic white), 0.51% (6) black or African American, 0.26% (3) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.68% (8) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 3.67% (43) from other races, and 5.12% (60) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.45% (99) of the population. Of the 522 households, 24.3% had children under the age of 18; 41.0% were married couples living together; 31.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 37.4% of households consisted of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 13.3% of the population. 23.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.4 males. Males had a median income of $36,250 (+/ $6,718) versus $21,827 (+/ $10,882) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $30,859 (+/ $3,636). Approximately, 1.4% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 6.9% of those ages 65 or over.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,297 people, 576 households, and 324 families residing in the city. The population density was There were 734 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White, 1.1% American Indian, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.8% from some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 2.8% of the population. There were 576 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.8% were non families. 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 2.95. As the county seat, Lincoln is the administrative center of Lincoln County. The county courthouse is located downtown, and all departments of the county government base their operations in the city. Lincoln lies within Kansas's 1st U. S. Congressional District. For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature, the city is located in the 35th district of the Kansas Senate and the 107th district of the Kansas House of Representatives.

Lincoln sits immediately south of the intersection of Kansas state highways K 14, which runs north south through the city, and K 18, which wraps around the northern and eastern edges of the city. A line of the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad runs through the west side of the city.

Lincoln has one weekly newspaper, The Lincoln Sentinel Republican.