County · Mississippi

Lincoln County

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,907. Its county seat is Brookhaven. The county was created by the legislature on April 7, 1870, during the Reconstruction Era. It was formed from portions of Lawrence, Pike, Franklin, Copiah, and Amite counties. It was named for Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln County comprises the Brookhaven, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jackson–Vicksburg–Brookhaven Combined Statistical Area. The county is southwest of the state capital of Jackson.

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City of Brookhaven pop. 11,812

Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 168579
FIPS state: 28
FIPS county: 085
FIPS place: 99085
Census record name: COUNTY OF LINCOLN
Mailing address: PO BOX 555, BROOKHAVEN 39602