Lincoln County (Or.)
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- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 44°39ʹ59ʺN 123°50ʹ04ʺW)
- Lincoln County History page (Lincoln County was created by the Legislative Assembly on February 20, 1893, from the western portion of Benton County and Polk County ( (Oregon State Archives website, Oregon Historical County Records Guide viewed Feburary 2013) )
- The First one hundred years in Lincoln County, Oregon, 1893 to 1993, 1993:page 3 (Senate bill no. 119 provided for the creation of Bay County) page 5 ("Bay County" was renamed "Lincoln County" when it came up for passage in the state House)
Wikipedia description:
Lincoln County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,395. The county seat is Newport. The county is named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States. Lincoln County includes the Newport, Oregon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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