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Lincoln County, Georgia
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Location
Courthouse
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Contact Information
County Data
Statistics and Rates
| 2008 Population |
8074 (State Rank: 141) |
| Incorporated Millage Rate |
9,7 |
| Unincorporated Millage Rate |
9,7 |
| County Bond |
0 |
| School Maintenance/Operations |
14,997 |
| School Bond |
0,75 |
| Total Incorporated |
25,447 |
| Total Unincorporated |
25,447 |
County Name and Origin
| Lincoln County was separated out of Wilkes County in 1796 and is named for General Benjamin Lincoln who received Lord Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown. He was later to serve as George Washington's secretary of war. Lincolnton is the county seat. |
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County Officials
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