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Population (year 2000): 9,965. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,393 (+4.3% change)
Males: 4,615 (46.3%), Females: 5,350 (53.7%)
Lincoln County
Zip codes:
28092.
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $31,684 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,900 (year 2000)
Races in Lincolnton:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.2%)
- Hispanic (15.0%)
- Black (13.5%)
- Other race (4.2%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.1%), German
(12.6%), English (6.6%), Irish (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%),
Italian (1.7%).
Elevation: 840 feet
Land area: 8.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lincolnton
- High school or higher: 67.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lincolnton city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 10.1%
14.2% Foreign born (13.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +561 (+6.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Lincolnton:
- LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (GAMBLE DRIVE PO BOX
677)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lincolnton:
- GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; GASTONIA,
NC)
- CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
HICKORY, NC)
- KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles; KINGS
MOUNTAIN, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lincolnton:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 21 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 29 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 79 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lincolnton:
- LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 7 miles;
LINCOLNTON, NC; ID: IPJ)
- LANEYS (about 11 miles; MAIDEN, NC; ID: N92)
- WILSON'S (about 15 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: E40)
Amtrak station near Lincolnton:
- 16 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lincolnton:
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 11 miles; DALLAS, NC;
Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 38
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
Public high schools in Lincolnton:
- WEST LINCOLN HIGH (Students: 1,014; Location:
172 SHOAL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LINCOLNTON HIGH (Students: 888; Location: 803
N ASPEN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ASBURY SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 221
SALEM CHURCH ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
- LINCOLN CO SCH OF TECHNOLOGY (Location: 1
TIMKEN DR; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Lincolnton:
- NEW LIFE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 92;
Location: 270 CAR FARM RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lincolnton:
- WEST LINCOLN MIDDLE (Students: 789; Location:
260 SHOAL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINCOLNTON MIDDLE (Students: 670; Location:
301 JEB SEAGLE DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 622;
Location: 2737 LEE LAWING ROAD; Grades: 09 - 11)
- PUMPKIN CENTER MIDDLE (Students: 615;
Location: 3980 KING WILKINSON ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PUMPKIN CENTER ELEMENTARY (Students: 534;
Location: 3970 KING WILKINSON ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- BATTLEGROUND ELEMENTARY (Students: 519;
Location: 201 JEB SEAGLE DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- LINCOLN CHARTER (Students: 467; Location: 133
EAGLES NEST ROAD; Grades: KG - 11)
- LOVE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 440;
Location: 1463 LOVE MEMORIAL SCH RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- G E MASSEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 422;
Location: 130 NEWBOLD ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- S RAY LOWDER ELEMENTARY (Students: 393;
Location: 350 KENNEDY DR; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Lincolnton:
- LONG SHOALS WESLEYAN ACADEMY (Students: 108;
Location: 3032 WESLEYAN CHURCH RD; Grades: KG - 6)
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