Lincoln County, Kentucky
10 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 24,504
- Median household income
- $52,440
- ±3,877
- Unemployed
- 6.5%
- 663 of 10,151 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.0%
- 8,247 of 9,705 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lincoln | 24,243 (2021) | 102 E Main St, Stanford | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crab Orchard | 742 (2021) | Po Box 87, Crab Orchard | — |
| City of Hustonville | 388 (2021) | Po Box 110, Hustonville | — |
| City of Stanford | 3,612 (2021) | 305 E Main St, Stanford | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Ambulance Taxing District | Health | Po Box 183, Stanford | — |
| Lincoln County Library District | Libraries | 201 Lancaster St, Stanford | Website |
| Lincoln County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 194, Stanford | — |
| Lincoln County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 102 Metker Trl, Stanford | — |
| Hustonville Water District | Water supply utility | City Hall, Hustonville | — |
| McKinney Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 7, Mc Kinney | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Lincoln County
School district7 schools
305 Danville Ave, Stanford, KY, 40484
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
New Boyle County Farmer's Market (99 Corporate Dr. Danville) · Hometown Farmers' Market (Danville)
Garrard County Farmers Market (Lancaster)
Rockcastle Farmers Market - Livingston (9200 Main Street Livingston)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.