Lincoln, North Dakota

About Lincoln

Set in the southern part of North Dakota, Lincoln is a small town counting 4,502 people who proudly call it home.

Lincoln holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.55 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,905 residents per square mile.

📰 Lincoln News Today

• Statewide candidates, voters hold bipartisan forum discussing energy, agriculture issues North Dakota Monitor · May 16
• North Dakota’s Roughrider Trail: April 2026 Trail of the Month Rails to Trails Conservancy · Apr 7
• A Lincoln painting’s journey from the White House to North Dakota - The Spokesman-Review The Spokesman-Review · May 24
• Lincoln Police Department tests new recruits hoping to join the force - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · Mar 25
• North Dakota statewide candidates from both parties attend Lincoln forum bismarcktribune.com · May 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lincoln Unique

• A top-25 city in North Dakota by population (#15 of 355 incorporated places).
• One of 17 places in the US named Lincoln — but the North Dakota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Bismarck (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lincoln

• Apple Creek Bottoms Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• East Sibley Nature Park reviews ★
• General Sibley Park & Campground reviews ★
• General Sibley Park Area reviews ★
• Graner Bottoms Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hedge Maze reviews ★
• Kimball Bottoms Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kimball Recreation Area reviews ★
• Little Heart Bottoms Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Little Heart Recreation Area reviews ★
• MacLean Bottoms Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Millenium Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lincoln

• LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• LITTLE HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lincoln

🏘️ Nearby Communities