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Lincoln, Nebraska

May 04, 2023

For the county, see Lincoln County, Nebraska.

Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km2) with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is Nebraska's second-most populous city and the 73rd-largest in the United States. Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area in southeastern Nebraska, the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas. The statistical area is home to 361,921 people, making it the 104th-largest combined statistical area in the United States.

Lincoln
State capital city
Downtown Lincoln skyline
Flag
Seal
Nickname: 
Star City[1]
Location within Lancaster County
Lincoln
Location within Nebraska
Lincoln
Location within the United States
Lincoln
Lincoln (North America)
Coordinates: 40°48′33″N 96°40′41″W / 40.80917°N 96.67806°W / 40.80917; -96.67806Coordinates: 40°48′33″N 96°40′41″W / 40.80917°N 96.67806°W / 40.80917; -96.67806
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Lancaster
Founded1856 (Lancaster)
RenamedJuly 29, 1869 (Lincoln)
IncorporatedApril 1, 1869
Named forAbraham Lincoln
Government
 • TypeStrong mayor–council
 • MayorLeirion Gaylor Baird (D)
 • City council
Members
 • U.S. CongressMike Flood (R)
Area
[2]
 • State capital city100.45 sq mi (260.16 km2)
 • Land99.09 sq mi (256.63 km2)
 • Water1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2)  1.4%
 • Urban
94.17 sq mi (243.9 km2)
 • Metro
1,422.269 sq mi (3,683.660 km2)
 • CSA2,282.229 sq mi (5,910.95 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,211 ft (369 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • State capital city291,082
 • Density2,937.67/sq mi (1,134.24/km2)
 • Urban
[β]
291,217 (US: 139th)
 • Urban density3,092.3/sq mi (1,193.9/km2)
 • Metro
342,117 (US: 152nd)
 • Metro density240.5/sq mi (92.9/km2)
 • CSA
363,733 (US: 104th)
 • CSA density
159.4/sq mi (61.5/km2)
DemonymLincolnite
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
68501-68510, 68512, 68514, 68516-68517, 68520-68524, 68526-68529, 68531, 68542, 68544, 68583, 68588
Area codes402, 531
FIPS code31-28000
GNIS feature ID2395713[3]
Websitelincoln.ne.gov
α. ^ 1 2 Area, city density, metro population/density and CSA population/density as of the 2021 estimate.[4][5]
β. ^ Urban population/density as of the 2020 Census.[6]

Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild salt marshes and arroyos of what became Lancaster County. Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln, it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The Bertram G. Goodhue–designed state capitol building was completed in 1932, and is the nation's second-tallest capitol. As the city is the seat of government for the state of Nebraska, the state and the U.S. government are major employers. The University of Nebraska was founded in Lincoln in 1869. The university is Nebraska's largest, with 26,079 students enrolled, and the city's third-largest employer. Other primary employers fall into the service and manufacturing industries, including a growing high-tech sector. The region makes up a part of what is known as the greater Midwest Silicon Prairie.

Designated as a "refugee-friendly" city by the U.S. Department of State in the 1970s, the city was the 12th-largest resettlement site per capita in the country by 2000. Refugee Vietnamese, Karen (Burmese ethnic minority), Sudanese and Yazidi (Iraqi ethnic minority) people, as well as refugees from Iraq, the Middle East and Afghanistan, have resettled in the city. During the 2018–19 school year, Lincoln Public Schools provided support for about 3,000 students from 150 countries, who spoke 125 different languages.

History

Main article: History of Lincoln, Nebraska
For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Lincoln, Nebraska history.

Natives

Before the expansion westward of settlers, the prairie was covered with buffalo grass. Plains Indians, descendants of indigenous peoples who occupied the area for thousands of years, lived in and hunted along Salt Creek. The Pawnee, which included four tribes, lived in villages along the Platte River. The Great Sioux Nation, including the Ihanktowan-Ihanktowana and the Lakota, to the north and west, used Nebraska as a hunting and skirmish ground, but did not have any long-term settlements in the state. An occasional buffalo could still be seen in the plat of Lincoln in the 1860s.[7]

Founding

 
Lincoln, 1868

Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster and became the county seat of the newly created Lancaster County in 1859.[8] The village was sited on the east bank of Salt Creek.[9] The first settlers were attracted to the area due to the abundance of salt. Once J. Sterling Morton developed his salt mines in Kansas, salt in the village was no longer a viable commodity.[10] Captain W. T. Donovan, a former steamer captain, and his family settled on Salt Creek in 1856. In 1859, the village settlers met to form a county. A caucus was formed and the committee, which included Donovan, selected Lancaster as the county seat. The county was named Lancaster. After the passage of the 1862 Homestead Act, homesteaders began to inhabit the area. The first plat was dated August 6, 1864.[7]

By the end of 1868, Lancaster had a population of approximately 500.[11] The township of Lancaster was renamed Lincoln, with the incorporation of the city of Lincoln on April 1, 1869. In 1869, the University of Nebraska was established in Lincoln by the state with a land grant of about 130,000 acres. Construction of University Hall, the first building, began the same year.[12]

State capital

See also: Nebraska State Capitol
 
Nebraska State Capitol

Nebraska was granted statehood on March 1, 1867. The capital of the Nebraska Territory had been Omaha since the creation of the territory in 1854. Most of its population lived south of the Platte River. After much of the territory south of the Platte considered annexation to Kansas, the territorial legislature voted to place the capital city south of the river and as far west as possible.[13] Before the vote to remove the capital city from Omaha, Omaha Senator J. N. H. Patrick made a last-ditch effort to derail the move by having the future capital city named after recently assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Many of the people south of the Platte had been sympathetic to the Confederate cause in the recently concluded Civil War. It was assumed that senators south of the river would not vote to pass the measure if the future capital was named after Lincoln. In the end, the motion to name the future capital city Lincoln was ineffective in blocking the measure and the vote to move the capital south of the Platte was successful, with the passage of the Removal Act in 1867.[14][15]

The Removal Act called for the formation of a Capital Commission to site the capital on state-owned land. On July 18, 1867, the Commission, composed of Governor David Butler, Secretary of State Thomas Kennard, and State Auditor John Gillespie, began to tour sites for the new capital city. The village of Lancaster was chosen, in part due to its salt flats and marshes.[16][17][18] Lancaster had approximately 30 residents. Disregarding the original plat of the village of Lancaster, Kennard platted Lincoln on a broader scale. The plat of the village of Lancaster was not dissolved nor abandoned; it became Lincoln when the Lincoln plat files were finished on September 6, 1867.[19] To raise money for the construction of a capital city, an auction of lots was held.[20]

 
Kennard and Gillespie houses, 1872

Newcomers began to arrive and Lincoln's population grew. The Nebraska State Capitol was completed on December 1, 1868, a two-story building constructed with native limestone with a central cupola. The Kennard house, built in 1869, is the oldest remaining building in the original plat of Lincoln.[21]

In 1888, a new capitol building was constructed on the site of the first to replace the structurally unsound former capitol. The second building was a classical design by architect William H. Willcox.[22] Construction began on a third capitol building in 1922. Bertram G. Goodhue was selected in a national competition as its architect. By 1924, the first phase of construction was completed and state offices moved into the new building. In 1925, the Willcox-designed capitol building was razed. The Goodhue-designed capitol was constructed in four phases, with the completion of the fourth phase in 1932.[23] It is the second-tallest capitol building in the United States.[24]

Growth and expansion

 
Government Square: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (1879–1906), City Hall (1906–1969).

The worldwide economic depression of 1890 saw Lincoln's population fall from 55,000 to 40,169 by 1900 (per the 1900 census). Volga-German immigrants from Russia settled in the North Bottoms neighborhood and as Lincoln expanded with the growth in population, the city began to annex nearby towns. Normal was the first town annexed in 1919.[25] Bethany Heights, incorporated in 1890, was annexed in 1922.[10] In 1926, the town of University Place was annexed.[26] College View, incorporated in 1892, was annexed in 1929. Union College, a Seventh Day Adventist institution, was founded in College View in 1891. In 1930, Lincoln annexed the town of Havelock. Havelock actively opposed annexation to Lincoln and only relented due to a strike by the Burlington railroad shop workers which halted progress and growth for the city.[10]

The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad's first train arrived in Lincoln on June 26, 1870, and the Midland Pacific (1871) and the Atchison and Nebraska (1872) soon followed. The Union Pacific began service in 1877. The Chicago and North Western and Missouri Pacific began service in 1886. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific extended service to Lincoln in 1892. Lincoln became a rail hub.[10]

 
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver (D-L-D) Highway monument

As automobile travel became more common, so did the need for better roads in Nebraska and throughout the U.S. In 1911, the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Route Association, with support from the Good Roads Movement, established the Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Highway (O-L-D) through Lincoln. The goal was to have the most efficient highway for travel throughout Nebraska, from Omaha to Denver.[27]

In 1920, the Omaha-Denver Association merged with the Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Association. As a result, the O-L-D was renamed the Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway (D-L-D) with the goal of having a continuous highway from Detroit to Denver. The goal was eventually realized by the mid-1920s; 1,700 mi (2,700 km) of constantly improved highway through six states.[28] The auto route's success in attracting tourists led entrepreneurs to build businesses and facilities in towns along the route to keep up with the demand. In 1924, the D-L-D was designated as Nebraska State Highway 6. In 1926, the highway became part of the Federal Highway System and was renumbered U.S. Route 38. In 1931, U.S. 38 was renumbered as a U.S. 6/U.S. 38 overlap and in 1933, the U.S. 38 route designation was dropped.[29][30]

 
Arrow Sport, Lincoln Airport.

In the early years of air travel, Lincoln had three airports and one airfield.[31] Union Airport, was established northeast of Lincoln in 1920. The Lincoln Flying School was founded by E.J. Sias in a building he built at 2145 O Street.[32] Charles Lindbergh was a student at the flying school in 1922. The flying school closed in 1947.[32] Some remnants of the Union Airport are still visible between N. 56th and N. 70th Streets, north of Fletcher Avenue; mangled within a slowly developing industrial zone.[33] Arrow Airport was established around 1925 as a manufacturing and test facility for Arrow Aircraft and Motors Corporation, primarily the Arrow Sport. The airfield was near Havelock; or to the west of where the North 48th Street Small Vehicle Transfer Station is today. Arrow Aircraft and Motors declared bankruptcy in 1939 and Arrow Airport closed roughly several decades later.[34] An Arrow Sport is on permanent display, hanging in the Lincoln Airport's main passenger terminal.[31][35]

As train, automobile, and air travel increased, business flourished and the city prospered. Lincoln's population increased 38.2% from 1920 to a population of 75,933 in 1930.[36] In 1930, the city's small municipal airfield was dedicated to Charles Lindbergh and named Lindbergh Field for a short period as another airfield was named Lindbergh in California. It was north of Salt Lake, in an area known over the years as Huskerville, Arnold Heights and Air Park; and was approximately within the western half of the West Lincoln Township.[37][38][39] The air field was a stop for United Airlines in 1927 and a mail stop in 1928.[40]

In 1942, the Lincoln Army Airfield was established at the site. During World War II, the U.S. Army used the facility to train over 25,000 aviation mechanics and process over 40,000 troopers for combat. The Army closed the base in 1945, but the Air Force reactivated it in 1952 during the Korean War. In 1966, after the Air Force closed the base, Lincoln annexed the airfield and the base's housing units.[37] The base became the Lincoln Municipal Airport, and later the Lincoln Airport, under the Lincoln Airport Authority's ownership. The two main airlines that served the airport were United Airlines and Frontier Airlines. The Authority shared facilities with the Nebraska National Guard, who continued to own parts of the old Air Force base.[41]

In 1966, Lincoln annexed the township of West Lincoln, incorporated in 1887. West Lincoln voters rejected Lincoln's annexation until the state legislature passed a bill in 1965 that allowed cities to annex surrounding areas without a vote.[42]

Revitalization and growth

 
Skyline, 2021

The downtown core retail district from 1959 to 1984 saw profound changes as retail shopping moved from downtown to the suburban Gateway Shopping Mall. In 1956, Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska announced plans to build a $6 million shopping center next to their new campus on Lincoln's eastern outskirts. Gateway Shopping Center, now called Gateway Mall, opened at 60th and O streets in 1960.[43][44] By 1984, 75% of Lincoln's revenue from retail sales tax came from within a one-mile radius of the Mall. The exodus of retail and service businesses led the downtown core to decline and deteriorate.[45]

In 1969, the Nebraska legislature legislated laws for urban renewal. Soon afterward, Lincoln began a program of revitalization and beautification. Most of the urban renewal projects focused on downtown and the near South areas. Many ideas were considered and not implemented. Successes included Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, designed by Philip Johnson; new branch libraries, new street lighting, the First National Bank Building and the National Bank of Commerce Building designed by I.M. Pei.[46]

In 1971, an expansion of Gateway Mall was completed. 1974 marked a new assembly facility in Lincoln, a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan to produce motorcycles for the North American market.[47] Lincoln's first woman mayor, Helen Boosalis, was elected in 1975. Mayor Boosalis was a strong supporter of the revitalization of Lincoln with the downtown beautification project being completed in 1978. In 1979, the square-block downtown Centrum was opened and connected to buildings with a skywalk. The Centrum was a two-level shopping mall with a garage for 1,038 cars. With the beautification and urban renewal projects, many historic buildings were razed in the city.[46] In 2007 and 2009, the city of Lincoln received beautification grants for improvements on O and West O Streets, west of the Harris Overpass, commemorating the history of the D-L-D.[28][48]

After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese refugees created a large residential and business community along the 27th Street corridor alongside Mexican eateries and African markets.[49] Lincoln was designated as a "Refugee Friendly" city by the U.S. Department of State in the 1970s. In 2000, Lincoln was the twelfth-largest resettlement site per capita in the country.[50] As of 2011, Lincoln had the second largest Karen (Burmese ethnic minority) population in the United States (behind Omaha),[51][52] with an estimated 1,500 in 2019.[53] As of the same year, Nebraska was one of the largest resettlement sites for the people of Sudan, mostly in Lincoln and Omaha.[54] In 2014, some social service organizations estimated that up to 10,000 Iraqi refugees had resettled in Lincoln.[55][56] In recent years, Lincoln had the largest Yazidi (Iraqi ethnic minority) population in the U.S.,[57][58] with over 2,000–3,000 having settled within the city (as of late 2017).[59][60] In a three-year period, the immigrant and refugee student population at Lincoln Public Schools increased 52% - from 1,606 students in 2014, to 2,445 in 2017.[61]

The decade from 1990 to 2000 saw a significant rise in population from 191,972 to 225,581. North 27th Street and Cornhusker Highway were redeveloped with new housing and businesses built. The boom housing market in south Lincoln created new housing developments including high end housing in areas like Cripple Creek, Willamsburg and The Ridge. The shopping center Southpointe Pavilions was completed in competition of Gateway Mall.[62]

In 2001, Westfield America Trust purchased the Gateway Mall[63] and named it Westfield Shoppingtown Gateway. In 2005, the company renamed it the Westfield Gateway.[64] Westfield made a $45 million makeover of the mall in 2005 including an expanded food court, a new west-side entrance and installation of an Italian carousel.[65] In 2012, Westfield America Trust sold Westfield Gateway to Starwood Capital Group. Starwood reverted the mall's name from Westfield Gateway to Gateway Mall and has made incremental expansions and renovations.[63][66]

In 2015, ALLO Communications announced it would bring ultra-high speed fiber internet to the city. Speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second were available for business and households by building off of the city's existing fiber network. Construction on the citywide network began in March 2016 and was estimated to be complete by 2019,[67] making it one of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States.[68] Telephone and cable TV service were also included,[69] making it the third company to compete for such services within the same Lincoln footprint. In April 2016, Windstream Communications announced that 2,300 customers in Lincoln had 1 Gigabit per second fiber internet with an expected expansion of services to 25,000 customers by 2017.[70][71] On November 29, 2017, Lincoln was named a Smart Gigabit Community by U.S. Ignite Inc.[72][73] and in early 2018, Spectrum joined the ranks of internet service providers providing 1 gigabit internet within the city.[74]

Geography

 
East Lincoln from International Space Station, 2007)

Lincoln has an area of 99.050 square miles (256.538 km2), of which 97.689 square miles (253.013 km2) is land and 1.361 square miles (3.525 km2) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2020.[75]

Lincoln is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not along either the Platte River or the Missouri River. The city was originally laid out near Salt Creek and among the nearly flat saline wetlands of northern Lancaster County.[76] The city's growth has led to development of the surrounding land, much of which is composed of gently rolling hills. In recent years, Lincoln's northward growth has encroached on the habitat of the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle.[77]

Metropolitan area

Main article: Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area

The Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Lancaster County and Seward County. Seward County was added to the metropolitan area in 2003. Lincoln is also in the Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Area which consists of the Lincoln metropolitan area and the micropolitan area of Beatrice. The city of Beatrice is the county seat of Gage County. The Lincoln-Beatrice combined statistical area is home to 363,733 people (2021 estimate)[4] making it the 104th-largest combined statistical area in the United States.[78]

Neighborhoods

 
South Lincoln from top of Nebraska State Capitol, 2012
See also: Neighborhoods in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln's neighborhoods include both old and new development. Some neighborhoods in Lincoln were formerly small towns that Lincoln later annexed, including University Place in 1926, Belmont, Bethany (Bethany Heights) in 1922, College View in 1929, Havelock in 1930, and West Lincoln in 1966.[10] A number of Historic Districts are near downtown Lincoln, while newer neighborhoods have appeared primarily in the south and east.[79] As of December 2013, Lincoln had 45 registered neighborhood associations within the city limits.[80]

One core neighborhood that has seen rapid residential growth in recent years is the downtown Lincoln area. In 2010, there were 1,200 downtown Lincoln residents; in 2016, there were 3,000 (an increase of 140%).[81] Around the middle of the same decade, demand for housing and rent units began outpacing supply. With Lincoln's population expected to grow to more than 311,000 people by 2020, prices for homes and rent costs have risen. Home prices rose 10% from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016; rent prices rose 30% from 2007 to 2017 with a 5–8% increase in 2016 alone.[82][83]

Climate

Located in the Great Plains far from the moderating influence of mountains or large bodies of water, Lincoln has a highly variable four season humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa): winters are cold and summers are hot.[84] With little precipitation during winter, precipitation is concentrated in the warmer months, when thunderstorms frequently roll in, often producing tornadoes. Snow averages 26.0 inches (66 cm) per season but seasonal accumulation has ranged from 7.2 in (18 cm) in 1967–1968 to 55.5 in (141 cm) in 2018-2019.[85] Snow tends to fall in light amounts, though blizzards are possible. There is an average of 38 days with a snow depth of 1 in (2.5 cm) or more. The average window for freezing temperatures is October 7 thru April 25, allowing a growing season of 164 days.[85]

The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 25.0 °F (−3.9 °C) in January to 78.1 °F (25.6 °C) in July. However, the city is subject both to episodes of bitter cold in winter and heat waves during summer, with 10.1 nights of 0 °F (−18 °C) or lower lows, 41.8 days of 90 °F (32 °C)+ highs, and 3.5 days of 100 °F (38 °C)+ highs.[85] The city straddles the boundary of USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5b and 6a.[86] Temperature extremes have ranged from −33 °F (−36.1 °C) on January 12, 1974 up to 115 °F (46.1 °C) on July 25, 1936.[85] Readings as high as 105 °F (41 °C) or as low as −20 °F (−29 °C) occur somewhat rarely; the last occurrence of each was July 22, 2012 and February 16, 2021.[85] The second lowest temperature ever recorded in Lincoln was −31 °F (−35.0 °C) on February 16, 2021, which broke the monthly record of −26 °F (−32.2 °C) last set a day earlier.[85] It occurred during the wider February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, which impacted the Midwestern and Northeastern United States as a whole.[87]

Based on 30-year averages obtained from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center for December, January and February, the Weather Channel ranked Lincoln the seventh-coldest major U.S. city in a 2014 article.[88] In 2014, the Lincoln-Beatrice area was among the "Cleanest U.S. Cities for Ozone Air Pollution" in the American Lung Association's "State of the Air 2014" report.[89]

Climate data for Lincoln Airport, Nebraska, 1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1887–present[b]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 73
(23) 		83
(28) 		91
(33) 		97
(36) 		104
(40) 		108
(42) 		115
(46) 		110
(43) 		106
(41) 		98
(37) 		85
(29) 		75
(24) 		115
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 58.9
(14.9) 		64.9
(18.3) 		77.9
(25.5) 		86.5
(30.3) 		91.9
(33.3) 		96.6
(35.9) 		100.1
(37.8) 		98.6
(37.0) 		94.6
(34.8) 		86.9
(30.5) 		73.4
(23.0) 		60.7
(15.9) 		101.7
(38.7)
Average high °F (°C) 35.6
(2.0) 		40.6
(4.8) 		53.6
(12.0) 		64.8
(18.2) 		75.0
(23.9) 		85.2
(29.6) 		89.4
(31.9) 		87.2
(30.7) 		80.1
(26.7) 		66.6
(19.2) 		51.7
(10.9) 		39.4
(4.1) 		64.1
(17.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 25.0
(−3.9) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		41.2
(5.1) 		52.0
(11.1) 		63.1
(17.3) 		73.7
(23.2) 		78.1
(25.6) 		75.6
(24.2) 		67.2
(19.6) 		53.8
(12.1) 		39.8
(4.3) 		28.8
(−1.8) 		52.3
(11.3)
Average low °F (°C) 14.4
(−9.8) 		18.4
(−7.6) 		28.7
(−1.8) 		39.2
(4.0) 		51.2
(10.7) 		62.1
(16.7) 		66.7
(19.3) 		64.1
(17.8) 		54.3
(12.4) 		41.0
(5.0) 		28.0
(−2.2) 		18.2
(−7.7) 		40.5
(4.7)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −7.7
(−22.1) 		−2.4
(−19.1) 		7.5
(−13.6) 		21.2
(−6.0) 		34.7
(1.5) 		47.9
(8.8) 		54.0
(12.2) 		51.2
(10.7) 		37.4
(3.0) 		22.7
(−5.2) 		10.7
(−11.8) 		−2.5
(−19.2) 		−11.7
(−24.3)
Record low °F (°C) −33
(−36) 		−31
(−35) 		−19
(−28) 		3
(−16) 		24
(−4) 		39
(4) 		45
(7) 		39
(4) 		26
(−3) 		3
(−16) 		−15
(−26) 		−27
(−33) 		−33
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.73
(19) 		0.89
(23) 		1.55
(39) 		2.69
(68) 		4.91
(125) 		4.48
(114) 		3.25
(83) 		3.32
(84) 		2.90
(74) 		2.14
(54) 		1.30
(33) 		1.18
(30) 		29.34
(745)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 6.5
(17) 		7.1
(18) 		3.4
(8.6) 		1.2
(3.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.9
(2.3) 		1.5
(3.8) 		5.3
(13) 		26.0
(66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 5.9 6.1 8.1 9.7 11.8 10.4 8.9 8.8 7.2 7.1 5.4 5.9 95.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 5.0 4.5 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.4 3.8 17.9
Average relative humidity (%) 70.3 72.5 69.1 63.6 66.9 65.2 65.4 68.9 70.1 67.1 71.5 73.1 68.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 176.8 167.6 211.9 236.4 273.3 314.4 329.9 294.9 236.4 216.9 156.4 146.8 2,761.7
Percent possible sunshine 59 56 57 59 61 70 72 69 63 63 52 51 52
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)[c][85][91][92]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18702,441—
188013,003432.7%
189055,164324.2%
190040,169−27.2%
191043,9739.5%
192054,94825.0%
193075,93338.2%
194081,9848.0%
195098,88420.6%
1960128,52130.0%
1970149,51816.3%
1980171,93215.0%
1990191,97211.7%
2000225,58117.5%
2010258,37914.5%
2020291,08212.7%
2021 (est.)292,657[93]0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[94]

Lincoln is Nebraska's second-most-populous city.[95] In the 1970s, The U.S. government designated Lincoln a refugee-friendly city due to its stable economy, educational institutions, and size. Since then, refugees from Vietnam settled in Lincoln, and more came from other countries.[96] In 2013, Lincoln was named one of the "Top Ten Most Welcoming Cities in America" by Welcoming America.[97][98]

2020 census

As of the census[99] of 2020, the city had 291,082 people. The population density was 2,938.74 inhabitants per square mile (1,134.7/km2). The city's racial makeup was 84.9% White, 4.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 4.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 7.6% of the population.

There were 113,551 households, of which 6.5% had children under the age of 5, 22.5% had children under the age of 18, 13.0% had someone 65 years of age or older and the city's gender makeup was 49.8% female. The average household size was 2.38.

Economy

 
Fort Western store

Lincoln's economy is fairly typical of a mid-sized American city; most economic activity is derived from the service and manufacturing industries.[100] Government and the University of Nebraska are both large contributors to the local economy. Other prominent industries in Lincoln include finance, insurance, publishing, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, railroads,[101] high technology,[100] information technology, medical, education and truck transport.

For October 2021, the Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) preliminary unemployment rate was 1.3% (not seasonally adjusted).[102] With a tight labor market, Lincoln has seen rapid wage growth. From the summer of 2014 to the summer of 2015, the average hourly pay for both public and private employees have increased by 11%. From October 2014 to October 2015, wages were also up by 8.4%.[103]

One of the largest employers is Bryan Health, which consists of two major hospitals and several large outpatient facilities across the city. Healthcare and medical jobs account for a large portion of Lincoln's employment: as of 2009, full-time healthcare employees in the city included 9,010 healthcare practitioners in technical occupations, 4,610 workers in healthcare support positions, 780 licensed and vocational nurses, and 150 medical and clinical laboratory technicians.[104]

Several national business were originally established in Lincoln; these include student lender Nelnet, Ameritas, Assurity, Fort Western Stores, CliffsNotes and HobbyTown USA. Several regional restaurant chains began in Lincoln, including Amigos/Kings Classic,[105] Runza Restaurants,[106] and Valentino's.[107]

The Lincoln area makes up a part of what is known as the greater Midwest Silicon Prairie.[108] The city is also a part of a rapidly growing craft brewing industry.[109] In 2013, Lincoln ranked no. 4 on Forbes's list of the Best Places for Business and Careers,[110] no. 1 on NerdWallet's Best Cities for Job Seekers in 2015,[111] and no. 2 on SmartAsset's Cities with the Best Work-life Balance in 2019.[112]

Principal employers

According to the City's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[113] the principal employers of the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 State of Nebraska 9,776
2 Lincoln Public Schools 8,204
3 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 6,315
4 Bryan Health 3,500
5 US Government 3,463
6 City of Lincoln 2,679
7 Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center 2,300
8 Burlington Northern Railroad 2,000
9 Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital 1,500
10 Duncan Aviation 1,200

Automotive and technology

1974 saw the establishment of a Kawasaki motorcycles assembly facility named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation (KMC), to complete Japan-produced components into finished products for the North American market.[47][114] Incorporated in 1981, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. (KMM) and assumed control of KMC. As of 2022, their webpresence named tallies "All-Terrain Vehicles, Utility Vehicles, Personal Watercraft, Recreation Utility Vehicles, and Passenger Rail Cars" as their range.[115][116]

Kawasaki is one of Lincoln's largest private employers with over 2,400 employees, and it has the largest square footage of manufacturing space. Newer product lines are rail cars and aircraft cargo doors.[117]

Military

See also: Lincoln Air National Guard Base

The Nebraska Air and Army National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters are in Lincoln along with other major units of the Nebraska National Guard.[118] During the early years of the Cold War, the Lincoln Airport was the Lincoln Air Force Base;[119] the Nebraska Air National Guard and the Nebraska Army National Guard now have joint-use facilities with the Lincoln Airport.[120] Alongside the National Guard, the 55th Wing of Offutt Air Force Base was temporarily headquartered in Lincoln through September 2022.[121]

Arts and culture

 
Downtown Lincoln, 14th and O Streets

Since Pinnacle Bank Arena opened in 2013, Lincoln's music scene has grown to the point where it is sometimes called a "Music City".[122][123][124] Primary venues for live music include Pinnacle Bank Arena,[125] Bourbon Theatre, Duffy's Tavern, and the Zoo Bar. The Pla-Mor Ballroom is a classic Lincoln music and dance scene with its in-house Sandy Creek Band. Pinewood Bowl hosts a range of performances, from national music performances to local plays, during the summer.[126]

The Lied Center is a venue for national tours of Broadway productions, concert music, and guest lectures, and regularly features its resident orchestra, the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra.[127] Lincoln has several performing arts venues. Plays are staged by UNL students in the Temple Building;[128] community theater productions are held at the Lincoln Community Playhouse,[129] the Loft at The Mill, and the Haymarket Theater.

Lincoln has a growing number of arts galleries, including the Sheldon Museum of Art, Burkholder Project and Noyes Art Gallery.[130]

For movie viewing, Marcus Theatres owns 32 screens at four locations, and the University of Nebraska's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center shows independent and foreign films.[131] Standalone cinemas in Lincoln include the Joyo Theatre and Rococo Theater. The Rococo Theater also hosts benefits and other engagements.[132] The downtown section of O Street is Lincoln's largest bar and nightclub district.[133] There is also the Bourbon Theatre, which is primarily used for bands in the metal rock and other related genres.

Lincoln is the hometown of Zager and Evans, known for their international hit record "In the Year 2525" (1969).[134] It is also the hometown of several notable musical groups, such as Remedy Drive, VOTA, For Against, Lullaby for the Working Class, Matthew Sweet, Dirtfedd, The Show is the Rainbow and Straight. Lincoln is home to Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine.

In 2012, the city was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[135]

Annual cultural events

Main article: List of annual cultural events in Lincoln, Nebraska

Annual events in Lincoln have come and gone throughout time, such as Band Day at the University of Nebraska's Lincoln campus[136] and the Star City Holiday Parade.[137] However, some events have never changed while new traditions have been created. Current annual cultural events in Lincoln include the Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half-Marathon in May,[138]

Celebrate Lincoln in early June,[139] the Uncle Sam Jam around July 3,[140] and Boo at the Zoo in October.[141] A locally popular event is the Haymarket Farmers' Market, running from May to October in the Historic Haymarket,[142] one of several farmers markets throughout the city.[143]

Tourism

Main article: Tourism in Lincoln, Nebraska

Tourist attractions and activities include the Sunken Gardens,[144] basketball games at Pinnacle Bank Arena,[125] the Lincoln Children's Zoo, the dairy store at UNL's East Campus,[145] and Mueller Planetarium on the city campus.[146] The Nebraska State Capitol,[147] which is also the tallest building in Lincoln,[148] offers tours.

The Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed preserves, interprets, and displays physical items significant in racing and automotive history.[149] The National Museum of Roller Skating extends public knowledge of roller skating history and seeks to preserve its legacy for future generations.[150] In late 2016, Lincoln was ranked #3 on Lonely Planet's "Best in the U.S.," destinations to see in 2017 list.[151]

Sports

See also: Nebraska Cornhuskers and Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Lincoln is home to the University of Nebraska's sports teams, the Cornhuskers. In total, the university fields 22 men's and women's teams in 14 NCAA Division I sports.[152] Nebraska football began play in 1890.[153] Of the 128 Division I-A football teams, Nebraska is one of nine to have won 900 or more games.[154] Notable coaches include Tom Osborne and Bob Devaney. Devaney coached from 1962 to 1972; the university's indoor arena, the Bob Devaney Sports Center, is named for him. Osborne coached from 1972 to 1997.

Other sports teams are the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves, an NCAA Division III University;[155] the Lincoln Saltdogs, an American Association independent minor league baseball team;[156] the Lincoln Stars, a USHL junior ice hockey team;[157] and the No Coast Derby Girls, a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[158]

Parks and recreation

Main article: Parks in Lincoln, Nebraska
See also: Trails in Lincoln, Nebraska
 
Sunken Gardens
 
MoPac Trail East, Novartis Trailhead entrance.

Lincoln has an extensive park system, with over 131 individual parks[159] connected by a 248 mi (399 km) system of recreational trails, a 2.3 mi (3.7 km) system of bike lanes and a 1.3 mi (2.1 km) system of cycle tracks.[160] The MoPac Trail is a bicycling, equestrian and walking trail built on an abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad corridor which runs for 27 miles (43 km) from the University of Nebraska's Lincoln campus eastward to Wabash, Nebraska.[161]

Regional parks include Antelope Park from S. 23rd and "N" Streets to S. 33rd Street and Sheridan Boulevard,[162] Bicentennial Cascade Fountain,[163] Hamann Rose Garden,[164] Lincoln Children's Zoo,[165] Veterans Memorial Garden,[166] and Holmes Park at S. 70th Street and Normal Boulevard.[167] Pioneers Park includes the Pioneers Park Nature Center at S. Coddington Avenue and W. Calvert Streets.[168][169]

Community parks include Ballard Park, Bethany Park, Bowling Lake Park, Densmore Park, Erwin Peterson Park, Fleming Fields, Irvingdale Park, Mahoney Park, Max E. Roper Park, Oak Lake Park, Peter Pan Park, Pine Lake Park, Sawyer Snell Park, Seacrest Park, Tierra Briarhurst, University Place Park and Woods Park.[170]

Other notable parks include Iron Horse Park,[171] Lincoln Community Foundation Tower Square,[172] Nine Mile Prairie owned by the University of Nebraska Foundation,[173] Sunken Gardens,[144] Union Plaza,[174] and Wilderness Park.[175] Smaller neighborhood parks are scattered throughout the city.[170] Additionally, there are five public recreation centers, nine outdoor public pools and five public golf courses not including private facilities in Lincoln.[159]

Government

 
County-City Building

Lincoln has a mayor–council government. The mayor and a seven-member city council are selected in nonpartisan elections. Four members are elected from city council districts; the remaining three members are elected at-large.[176] Lincoln's health, personnel, and planning departments are joint city/county agencies; most city and Lancaster County offices are in the County/City Building. The most recent city general election was held on May 4, 2021.[177]

Since Lincoln is the state capital, many Nebraska state and United States Government offices are in Lincoln. The city lies within the Lincoln Public Schools school district.[178] The Lincoln Fire and Rescue Department shoulders the city's fire fighting and emergency ambulatory services while private companies provide non-emergency medical transport[179] and volunteer fire fighting units support the city's outlying areas.[180]

The city's public library system is Lincoln City Libraries, which has eight branches.[181] Lincoln City Libraries circulates more than three million items per year to the residents of Lincoln and Lancaster County. Lincoln City Libraries is also home to Polley Music Library and the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska authors.[181]

Law enforcement

Lincoln Police Department
 
Patch of Lincoln Police Department
AbbreviationLPD
Jurisdictional structure
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters575 South 10th St
Agency executive

The Lincoln Police Department has just over 350 police officers. The police per capita rate is extremely low at 1.2 officers per 1,000 people (the average being 1.94), and the violent crime rate of 522 per 100,000 people. The department is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and was the first law enforcement agency in Nebraska to become so. The LPD shares its headquarters with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.[citation needed]

Education

 
Lincoln Public Schools district office

Primary and secondary education

Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) is the public school district which includes the majority of the city limits.[183] It includes six traditional high schools: Lincoln High, East, Northeast, North Star, Southeast, and Southwest. Two additional, smaller high schools are currently under construction: Northwest and Standing Bear.[184] LPS is also home to special interest high school programs, including the Arts and Humanities Focus Program, the Bryan Community School, The Career Academy and the Science Focus Program (Zoo School). Other programs include the Pathfinder Education Program, the Yankee Hill Program[185] and the Lincoln Air Force JROTC.[186]

Some outerlying sections of Lincoln are in other school districts: Norris School District 160 and Waverly School District 145.[183]

There are several private parochial elementary and middle schools throughout the community.[187] Like Lincoln Public Schools, these schools are broken into districts, but most will allow attendance outside of boundary lines. Lincoln's private high schools are College View Academy, Lincoln Christian, Lincoln Lutheran, Parkview Christian School and Pius X High School.[187]

Colleges and universities

Lincoln has nine colleges and universities. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the main campus of the University of Nebraska system, is the largest university in Nebraska, with 20,830 undergraduate, 4,426 postgraduate students and 564 professionals enrolled in 2018. Out of the 25,820 enrolled, 2,187 undergraduate and 1,040 postgraduate students/professionals were international. With 135 countries outside of the U.S. represented, the five countries with the highest international enrollment were China, India, Malaysia, Oman and Rwanda.[188]

Nebraska Wesleyan University, as of 2020, has 1,924 undergraduate and 151 postgraduate students.[189] The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education. Nebraska Wesleyan was ranked the #1 liberal arts college in Nebraska by U.S. News & World Report in 2002. In 2009, Forbes ranked it 84th of America's Best Colleges.[190] It remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church.[191] Union College is a private Seventh-day Adventist four-year coeducational college with 911 students enrolled 2013–14.[192][193]

Bryan College of Health Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in nursing and other health professions; a Masters in Nursing; a Doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia practice, as well as certificate programs for ancillary health professions.[194] Universities with satellite locations in Lincoln are Bellevue University,[195] Concordia University (Nebraska)[196] and Doane University.[197] Lincoln also hosts the College of Hair Design and Joseph's College of Cosmetology.[198][199]

Southeast Community College is a community college system in southeastern Nebraska, with three campuses in Lincoln and an enrollment of 9,751 students as of fall 2013. The two-year Academic Transfer program is popular among students who want to complete their general education requirements before they enroll in a four-year institution. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the most popular transfer location.[200][201]

Media

 
Headquarters of Nebraska Public Media

Television

Lincoln has four licensed broadcast full power television stations; and one serving the city, but licensed to an area outside its limits:[202]

The headquarters of Nebraska Public Media, which is affiliated with the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio, are in Lincoln.[207] The city has two low power digital TV stations in Lincoln area: including the translator KFDY-LD (simulcast of (KOHA-LD)) owned by Flood Communications of Nebraska LLC, including for main Spanish-language network affiliate Telemundo on 27.1, NCN (Ind.) on 27.2, and religious network affiliate 3ABN on 27.3 in Lincoln area only, on virtual channel 27, digital channel 27; and another low power digital KCWH-LD on CW+ affiliate, owned by Gray on channel 18.1 included subchannels like Ion on 18.2, and CBS (Simulcast of KOLN) on 18.3.[202]

Radio

 
Radio station studio KLIN-AM

There are 18 radio stations licensed in Lincoln, not including radio stations licensed outside of the city that serve the Lincoln area. Most areas of Lincoln also receive radio signals from Omaha and other surrounding communities.

FM stations include:[208]

  • KLCV (88.5) – Religious talk
  • KZUM (89.3) – Independent Community Radio
  • KRNU (90.3) – Alternative / College radio UNL
  • KUCV (91.1) – National Public Radio
  • K220GT (91.9) – Contemporary Christian
  • K233AN (94.5) – Top 40
  • KNNA-LP (95.7) – Christian
  • K255CS (98.9) – Christian
  • K268DF (101.5) – Sports Talk
  • K277CA (103.3) – News/Talk
  • KLNC (105.3) – Classic Rock
  • KFRX (106.3) – Top-40
  • K294DJ (106.7) – Christian
  • KBBK (107.3) – Hot AC
  • KJTM-LP (107.9) – Contemporary Christian

AM stations include:[209]

  • KFOR (1240) – News/Talk
  • KLIN (1400) – News/Talk
  • KLMS (1480) – Sports Talk

Print

The Lincoln Journal Star is the city's major daily newspaper.[210] The Daily Nebraskan is the official monthly magazine of the University of Nebraska's Lincoln campus and The DailyER is the university's biweekly satirical paper.[211][212] Other university newspapers include the Reveille, the official periodical campus paper of Nebraska Wesleyan University and the Clocktower, the official weekly campus paper of Union College.[213][214]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Major highways

Lincoln is served by Interstate 80 via seven interchanges, connecting the city to San Francisco in the west and Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City metropolitan area in the east.[215] Other Highways that serve the Lincoln area are Interstate 180, U.S. Route 6, U.S. Highway 34, U.S. Highway 77 and nearby Nebraska Highway 79. The eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 2 is a primary trucking route that connects the Kansas City metropolitan area (Interstate 29) to the I-80 corridor in Lincoln.[216] A few additional minor State Highway segments are located within the city as well.[217]

Mass transit

A public bus transit system, StarTran, operates in Lincoln. StarTran's fleet consists of 67 full-sized buses and 13 Handi-Vans. The transit system has 18 bus routes, with a circular bus route downtown. Annual ridership for the fiscal year 2017–18 was 2,463,799.[218]

Intercity transit

 
Lincoln Airport passenger terminal

The Lincoln Airport (KLNK/LNK) provides passengers with daily non-stop service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver International Airport, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. General aviation support is provided through several private aviation companies.[219] The Lincoln Airport was among the emergency landing sites for the NASA Space Shuttle.[citation needed] The site was chosen chiefly because of a 12,901 feet (3,932 m) runway; the longest of three at the airport.[220]

Lincoln is served by both Express Arrow and Burling Trailways for regional bus service between Omaha, Denver and points beyond.[221][222] Megabus, in partnership with Windstar Lines, provides bus service between Lincoln and Chicago with stops in Omaha, Des Moines, Iowa City and Moline.[223]

Amtrak provides service to Lincoln station, operating its California Zephyr daily in each direction between Chicago and Emeryville, California, using BNSF's Lincoln – Denver route through Nebraska.[224] The city is an Amtrak crew-change point.[225]

Rail freight

Rail freight travels coast-to-coast, to and through Lincoln via BNSF Railway, the Union Pacific Railroad, Lincoln's own Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway Company and an Omaha Public Power District rail line.[226][227] Lincoln was once served by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island), the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac) and the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW). The abandoned right-of-way of these former railroads have since been turned into bicycle trails.[228]

Cycling modes

Lincoln has a third-generation dock-based bike share program that began in mid-April 2018, called BikeLNK. The first phase of the program included 19 docks and 100 bicycles, scattered throughout downtown and around the UNL City, UNL East & Nebraska Innovation campuses.[229] A second phase in 2019 increased the number of docks to 21, total bicycles to 105 and expanded to a location outside of downtown.[230] Lincoln also has a fleet of commercial pedicabs that operates in the downtown area.[231]

Modal characteristics

In 2016, 80.5 percent of working Lincoln residents commuted by driving alone, 9.6 percent carpooled, 1.1 percent used public transportation, and 3.1 percent walked. About 2.4 percent used all other forms of transportation, including taxis, bicycles, and motorcycles as well as ride-sharing services such as Lyft and Uber which entered the Lincoln market in the summer of 2014. About 3.3 percent worked at home.[232]

In 2015, 6.3 percent of city of Lincoln households were without a car, which decreased slightly to 5.8 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Lincoln averaged 1.78 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.[233]

Utilities

Power in Lincoln is provided by the Lincoln Electric System (LES). The LES service area covers 200 square miles (520 km2), serving Lincoln and several other communities outside of the city. A public utility,[234] LES's electric rates are the 8th lowest in the nation, according to a nationwide survey conducted by LES in 2018.[235] Current LES power supply resources are 35% oil and gas, 34% renewable and 31% coal.[236] Renewable resources have increased with partial help from the addition of an LES-owned five Megawatt solar energy farm put into service June, 2016.[237] The solar farm produces enough energy to power 900 homes.[238] LES also owns two wind turbines in the northeast part of the city.[239]

Water in Lincoln is provided through the Lincoln Water System.[240] In the 1920s, the city of Lincoln undertook the task of building the Lincoln Municipal Lighting and Waterworks Plant (designed by Fiske & Meginnis). The building worked as the main hub for water from nearby wells and power in Lincoln for decades until it was replaced and turned into an apartment building.[241] Most of Lincoln's water originates from wells along the Platte River near Ashland, Nebraska.[242] Wastewater is in turn collected by the Lincoln Wastewater System. The city of Lincoln owns both systems.[243]

Natural gas is provided by Black Hills Energy.[244]

Landline telephone service has had a storied history within the regional Lincoln area with the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company, founded in 1880. In its history, LT&T introduced the first rotary dial telephone exchange in the U.S. in 1904; the first Radiotelephone in 1946; and piloted the first 911 system in the nation in 1968.[245] Many years later, LT&T was renamed Aliant Communications and shortly thereafter merged in 1998 with Alltel.[246] In 2006, Windstream Communications was formed with the spinoff of Alltel and a merge with VALOR Communications Group.[247] Windstream Communications provides telephone service both over VoIP and conventional telephone circuits to the Lincoln area.[248] Spectrum[249] offers telephone service over VoIP on their cable network.[250][251] In addition, ALLO Communications provides telephone, television and internet service over their underground fiber network to all parts of the city.[252][253]

Health care

 
CHI Health St. Elizabeth
 
Bryan Medical Center East

Lincoln has three major hospitals within two health care systems serving the city: Bryan Health and CHI Health St. Elizabeth. Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital is a geriatric facility and a physical medicine & rehabilitation center. Lincoln has two specialty hospitals: Lincoln Surgical Hospital[254] and the Nebraska Heart Institute.[255] A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) is in Lincoln (Lincoln VA Clinic, part of the Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System).[256]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Mean maxima and minima (i.e., the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.
  2. ^ Official records for Lincoln kept at University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Weather Bureau) from January 1887 to December 1947, Lincoln Municipal Airport from January 1948 to June 1954, Lincoln University (campus) from July 1954 to August 1955, the Weather Bureau in downtown from September 1955 to August 1972, and at Lincoln Municipal Airport since September 1972.[90]
  3. ^ Only 20 to 22 years of data were used to calculate relative humidity normals.

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Cited works

  • Hayes, A.B.; Cox, Sam D. (1889). 1889 History of the City of Lincoln, Nebraska. State Journal Company.
  • McKee, James L. (1984). Lincoln: The Prairie Capital. Windsor Publications. ISBN 0897811097.
  • McKee, James L. (2007). Visions of Lincoln; Nebraska's Capital City in the Present, Past and Future. TankWorks, LLC. ISBN 978-0979879401.

Notes

External links

  • Official website
  • ExploreLincoln
  • Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development
  • Public Art Lincoln

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40 41 W 40 80917 N 96 67806 W 40 80917 96 67806Country United StatesState NebraskaCountyLancasterFounded1856 Lancaster RenamedJuly 29 1869 Lincoln IncorporatedApril 1 1869Named forAbraham LincolnGovernment TypeStrong mayor council MayorLeirion Gaylor Baird D City councilMembers Tom BeckiusJames Michael BowersRichard MeginnisMichelle SuarezBennie ShobeTammy WardSandra Washington U S CongressMike Flood R Area 2 State capital city100 45 sq mi 260 16 km2 Land99 09 sq mi 256 63 km2 Water1 36 sq mi 3 52 km2 1 4 Urban94 17 sq mi 243 9 km2 Metro1 422 269 sq mi 3 683 660 km2 CSA2 282 229 sq mi 5 910 95 km2 Elevation 3 1 211 ft 369 m Population 2020 State capital city291 082 Density2 937 67 sq mi 1 134 24 km2 Urban b 291 217 US 139th Urban density3 092 3 sq mi 1 193 9 km2 Metro342 117 US 152nd Metro density240 5 sq mi 92 9 km2 CSA363 733 US 104th CSA density159 4 sq mi 61 5 km2 DemonymLincolniteTime zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT ZIP code s 68501 68510 68512 68514 68516 68517 68520 68524 68526 68529 68531 68542 68544 68583 68588Area codes402 531FIPS code31 28000GNIS feature ID2395713 3 Websitelincoln ne gova 1 2 Area city density metro population density and CSA population density as of the 2021 estimate 4 5 b Urban population density as of the 2020 Census 6 Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild salt marshes and arroyos of what became Lancaster County Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln it became Nebraska s state capital in 1869 The Bertram G Goodhue designed state capitol building was completed in 1932 and is the nation s second tallest capitol As the city is the seat of government for the state of Nebraska the state and the U S government are major employers The University of Nebraska was founded in Lincoln in 1869 The university is Nebraska s largest with 26 079 students enrolled and the city s third largest employer Other primary employers fall into the service and manufacturing industries including a growing high tech sector The region makes up a part of what is known as the greater Midwest Silicon Prairie Designated as a refugee friendly city by the U S Department of State in the 1970s the city was the 12th largest resettlement site per capita in the country by 2000 Refugee Vietnamese Karen Burmese ethnic minority Sudanese and Yazidi Iraqi ethnic minority people as well as refugees from Iraq the Middle East and Afghanistan have resettled in the city During the 2018 19 school year Lincoln Public Schools provided support for about 3 000 students from 150 countries who spoke 125 different languages Contents 1 History 1 1 Natives 1 2 Founding 1 3 State capital 1 4 Growth and expansion 1 5 Revitalization and growth 2 Geography 2 1 Metropolitan area 2 2 Neighborhoods 2 3 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 census 4 Economy 4 1 Principal employers 4 2 Automotive and technology 4 3 Military 5 Arts and culture 5 1 Annual cultural events 5 2 Tourism 6 Sports 7 Parks and recreation 8 Government 8 1 Law enforcement 9 Education 9 1 Primary and secondary education 9 2 Colleges and universities 10 Media 10 1 Television 10 2 Radio 10 3 Print 11 Infrastructure 11 1 Transportation 11 1 1 Major highways 11 1 2 Mass transit 11 1 3 Intercity transit 11 1 4 Rail freight 11 1 5 Cycling modes 11 1 6 Modal characteristics 11 2 Utilities 11 3 Health care 12 See also 13 References 13 1 Notes 13 2 Citations 13 3 Cited works 14 Notes 15 External linksHistory EditMain article History of Lincoln Nebraska For a chronological guide see Timeline of Lincoln Nebraska history Natives Edit Before the expansion westward of settlers the prairie was covered with buffalo grass Plains Indians descendants of indigenous peoples who occupied the area for thousands of years lived in and hunted along Salt Creek The Pawnee which included four tribes lived in villages along the Platte River The Great Sioux Nation including the Ihanktowan Ihanktowana and the Lakota to the north and west used Nebraska as a hunting and skirmish ground but did not have any long term settlements in the state An occasional buffalo could still be seen in the plat of Lincoln in the 1860s 7 Founding Edit Lincoln 1868 Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster and became the county seat of the newly created Lancaster County in 1859 8 The village was sited on the east bank of Salt Creek 9 The first settlers were attracted to the area due to the abundance of salt Once J Sterling Morton developed his salt mines in Kansas salt in the village was no longer a viable commodity 10 Captain W T Donovan a former steamer captain and his family settled on Salt Creek in 1856 In 1859 the village settlers met to form a county A caucus was formed and the committee which included Donovan selected Lancaster as the county seat The county was named Lancaster After the passage of the 1862 Homestead Act homesteaders began to inhabit the area The first plat was dated August 6 1864 7 By the end of 1868 Lancaster had a population of approximately 500 11 The township of Lancaster was renamed Lincoln with the incorporation of the city of Lincoln on April 1 1869 In 1869 the University of Nebraska was established in Lincoln by the state with a land grant of about 130 000 acres Construction of University Hall the first building began the same year 12 State capital Edit See also Nebraska State Capitol Nebraska State Capitol Nebraska was granted statehood on March 1 1867 The capital of the Nebraska Territory had been Omaha since the creation of the territory in 1854 Most of its population lived south of the Platte River After much of the territory south of the Platte considered annexation to Kansas the territorial legislature voted to place the capital city south of the river and as far west as possible 13 Before the vote to remove the capital city from Omaha Omaha Senator J N H Patrick made a last ditch effort to derail the move by having the future capital city named after recently assassinated President Abraham Lincoln Many of the people south of the Platte had been sympathetic to the Confederate cause in the recently concluded Civil War It was assumed that senators south of the river would not vote to pass the measure if the future capital was named after Lincoln In the end the motion to name the future capital city Lincoln was ineffective in blocking the measure and the vote to move the capital south of the Platte was successful with the passage of the Removal Act in 1867 14 15 The Removal Act called for the formation of a Capital Commission to site the capital on state owned land On July 18 1867 the Commission composed of Governor David Butler Secretary of State Thomas Kennard and State Auditor John Gillespie began to tour sites for the new capital city The village of Lancaster was chosen in part due to its salt flats and marshes 16 17 18 Lancaster had approximately 30 residents Disregarding the original plat of the village of Lancaster Kennard platted Lincoln on a broader scale The plat of the village of Lancaster was not dissolved nor abandoned it became Lincoln when the Lincoln plat files were finished on September 6 1867 19 To raise money for the construction of a capital city an auction of lots was held 20 Kennard and Gillespie houses 1872 Newcomers began to arrive and Lincoln s population grew The Nebraska State Capitol was completed on December 1 1868 a two story building constructed with native limestone with a central cupola The Kennard house built in 1869 is the oldest remaining building in the original plat of Lincoln 21 In 1888 a new capitol building was constructed on the site of the first to replace the structurally unsound former capitol The second building was a classical design by architect William H Willcox 22 Construction began on a third capitol building in 1922 Bertram G Goodhue was selected in a national competition as its architect By 1924 the first phase of construction was completed and state offices moved into the new building In 1925 the Willcox designed capitol building was razed The Goodhue designed capitol was constructed in four phases with the completion of the fourth phase in 1932 23 It is the second tallest capitol building in the United States 24 Growth and expansion Edit Government Square U S Post Office and Courthouse 1879 1906 City Hall 1906 1969 The worldwide economic depression of 1890 saw Lincoln s population fall from 55 000 to 40 169 by 1900 per the 1900 census Volga German immigrants from Russia settled in the North Bottoms neighborhood and as Lincoln expanded with the growth in population the city began to annex nearby towns Normal was the first town annexed in 1919 25 Bethany Heights incorporated in 1890 was annexed in 1922 10 In 1926 the town of University Place was annexed 26 College View incorporated in 1892 was annexed in 1929 Union College a Seventh Day Adventist institution was founded in College View in 1891 In 1930 Lincoln annexed the town of Havelock Havelock actively opposed annexation to Lincoln and only relented due to a strike by the Burlington railroad shop workers which halted progress and growth for the city 10 The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad s first train arrived in Lincoln on June 26 1870 and the Midland Pacific 1871 and the Atchison and Nebraska 1872 soon followed The Union Pacific began service in 1877 The Chicago and North Western and Missouri Pacific began service in 1886 The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific extended service to Lincoln in 1892 Lincoln became a rail hub 10 Detroit Lincoln Denver D L D Highway monument As automobile travel became more common so did the need for better roads in Nebraska and throughout the U S In 1911 the Omaha Denver Trans Continental Route Association with support from the Good Roads Movement established the Omaha Lincoln Denver Highway O L D through Lincoln The goal was to have the most efficient highway for travel throughout Nebraska from Omaha to Denver 27 In 1920 the Omaha Denver Association merged with the Detroit Lincoln Denver Highway Association As a result the O L D was renamed the Detroit Lincoln Denver Highway D L D with the goal of having a continuous highway from Detroit to Denver The goal was eventually realized by the mid 1920s 1 700 mi 2 700 km of constantly improved highway through six states 28 The auto route s success in attracting tourists led entrepreneurs to build businesses and facilities in towns along the route to keep up with the demand In 1924 the D L D was designated as Nebraska State Highway 6 In 1926 the highway became part of the Federal Highway System and was renumbered U S Route 38 In 1931 U S 38 was renumbered as a U S 6 U S 38 overlap and in 1933 the U S 38 route designation was dropped 29 30 Arrow Sport Lincoln Airport In the early years of air travel Lincoln had three airports and one airfield 31 Union Airport was established northeast of Lincoln in 1920 The Lincoln Flying School was founded by E J Sias in a building he built at 2145 O Street 32 Charles Lindbergh was a student at the flying school in 1922 The flying school closed in 1947 32 Some remnants of the Union Airport are still visible between N 56th and N 70th Streets north of Fletcher Avenue mangled within a slowly developing industrial zone 33 Arrow Airport was established around 1925 as a manufacturing and test facility for Arrow Aircraft and Motors Corporation primarily the Arrow Sport The airfield was near Havelock or to the west of where the North 48th Street Small Vehicle Transfer Station is today Arrow Aircraft and Motors declared bankruptcy in 1939 and Arrow Airport closed roughly several decades later 34 An Arrow Sport is on permanent display hanging in the Lincoln Airport s main passenger terminal 31 35 As train automobile and air travel increased business flourished and the city prospered Lincoln s population increased 38 2 from 1920 to a population of 75 933 in 1930 36 In 1930 the city s small municipal airfield was dedicated to Charles Lindbergh and named Lindbergh Field for a short period as another airfield was named Lindbergh in California It was north of Salt Lake in an area known over the years as Huskerville Arnold Heights and Air Park and was approximately within the western half of the West Lincoln Township 37 38 39 The air field was a stop for United Airlines in 1927 and a mail stop in 1928 40 In 1942 the Lincoln Army Airfield was established at the site During World War II the U S Army used the facility to train over 25 000 aviation mechanics and process over 40 000 troopers for combat The Army closed the base in 1945 but the Air Force reactivated it in 1952 during the Korean War In 1966 after the Air Force closed the base Lincoln annexed the airfield and the base s housing units 37 The base became the Lincoln Municipal Airport and later the Lincoln Airport under the Lincoln Airport Authority s ownership The two main airlines that served the airport were United Airlines and Frontier Airlines The Authority shared facilities with the Nebraska National Guard who continued to own parts of the old Air Force base 41 In 1966 Lincoln annexed the township of West Lincoln incorporated in 1887 West Lincoln voters rejected Lincoln s annexation until the state legislature passed a bill in 1965 that allowed cities to annex surrounding areas without a vote 42 Revitalization and growth Edit Skyline 2021 The downtown core retail district from 1959 to 1984 saw profound changes as retail shopping moved from downtown to the suburban Gateway Shopping Mall In 1956 Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska announced plans to build a 6 million shopping center next to their new campus on Lincoln s eastern outskirts Gateway Shopping Center now called Gateway Mall opened at 60th and O streets in 1960 43 44 By 1984 75 of Lincoln s revenue from retail sales tax came from within a one mile radius of the Mall The exodus of retail and service businesses led the downtown core to decline and deteriorate 45 In 1969 the Nebraska legislature legislated laws for urban renewal Soon afterward Lincoln began a program of revitalization and beautification Most of the urban renewal projects focused on downtown and the near South areas Many ideas were considered and not implemented Successes included Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery designed by Philip Johnson new branch libraries new street lighting the First National Bank Building and the National Bank of Commerce Building designed by I M Pei 46 In 1971 an expansion of Gateway Mall was completed 1974 marked a new assembly facility in Lincoln a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan to produce motorcycles for the North American market 47 Lincoln s first woman mayor Helen Boosalis was elected in 1975 Mayor Boosalis was a strong supporter of the revitalization of Lincoln with the downtown beautification project being completed in 1978 In 1979 the square block downtown Centrum was opened and connected to buildings with a skywalk The Centrum was a two level shopping mall with a garage for 1 038 cars With the beautification and urban renewal projects many historic buildings were razed in the city 46 In 2007 and 2009 the city of Lincoln received beautification grants for improvements on O and West O Streets west of the Harris Overpass commemorating the history of the D L D 28 48 After the fall of Saigon in 1975 Vietnamese refugees created a large residential and business community along the 27th Street corridor alongside Mexican eateries and African markets 49 Lincoln was designated as a Refugee Friendly city by the U S Department of State in the 1970s In 2000 Lincoln was the twelfth largest resettlement site per capita in the country 50 As of 2011 Lincoln had the second largest Karen Burmese ethnic minority population in the United States behind Omaha 51 52 with an estimated 1 500 in 2019 53 As of the same year Nebraska was one of the largest resettlement sites for the people of Sudan mostly in Lincoln and Omaha 54 In 2014 some social service organizations estimated that up to 10 000 Iraqi refugees had resettled in Lincoln 55 56 In recent years Lincoln had the largest Yazidi Iraqi ethnic minority population in the U S 57 58 with over 2 000 3 000 having settled within the city as of late 2017 59 60 In a three year period the immigrant and refugee student population at Lincoln Public Schools increased 52 from 1 606 students in 2014 to 2 445 in 2017 61 The decade from 1990 to 2000 saw a significant rise in population from 191 972 to 225 581 North 27th Street and Cornhusker Highway were redeveloped with new housing and businesses built The boom housing market in south Lincoln created new housing developments including high end housing in areas like Cripple Creek Willamsburg and The Ridge The shopping center Southpointe Pavilions was completed in competition of Gateway Mall 62 In 2001 Westfield America Trust purchased the Gateway Mall 63 and named it Westfield Shoppingtown Gateway In 2005 the company renamed it the Westfield Gateway 64 Westfield made a 45 million makeover of the mall in 2005 including an expanded food court a new west side entrance and installation of an Italian carousel 65 In 2012 Westfield America Trust sold Westfield Gateway to Starwood Capital Group Starwood reverted the mall s name from Westfield Gateway to Gateway Mall and has made incremental expansions and renovations 63 66 In 2015 ALLO Communications announced it would bring ultra high speed fiber internet to the city Speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second were available for business and households by building off of the city s existing fiber network Construction on the citywide network began in March 2016 and was estimated to be complete by 2019 67 making it one of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States 68 Telephone and cable TV service were also included 69 making it the third company to compete for such services within the same Lincoln footprint In April 2016 Windstream Communications announced that 2 300 customers in Lincoln had 1 Gigabit per second fiber internet with an expected expansion of services to 25 000 customers by 2017 70 71 On November 29 2017 Lincoln was named a Smart Gigabit Community by U S Ignite Inc 72 73 and in early 2018 Spectrum joined the ranks of internet service providers providing 1 gigabit internet within the city 74 Geography Edit East Lincoln from International Space Station 2007 Lincoln has an area of 99 050 square miles 256 538 km2 of which 97 689 square miles 253 013 km2 is land and 1 361 square miles 3 525 km2 is water according to the United States Census Bureau in 2020 75 Lincoln is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not along either the Platte River or the Missouri River The city was originally laid out near Salt Creek and among the nearly flat saline wetlands of northern Lancaster County 76 The city s growth has led to development of the surrounding land much of which is composed of gently rolling hills In recent years Lincoln s northward growth has encroached on the habitat of the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle 77 Metropolitan area Edit Main article Lincoln Nebraska metropolitan area The Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Lancaster County and Seward County Seward County was added to the metropolitan area in 2003 Lincoln is also in the Lincoln Beatrice Combined Statistical Area which consists of the Lincoln metropolitan area and the micropolitan area of Beatrice The city of Beatrice is the county seat of Gage County The Lincoln Beatrice combined statistical area is home to 363 733 people 2021 estimate 4 making it the 104th largest combined statistical area in the United States 78 Neighborhoods Edit South Lincoln from top of Nebraska State Capitol 2012 See also Neighborhoods in Lincoln Nebraska Lincoln s neighborhoods include both old and new development Some neighborhoods in Lincoln were formerly small towns that Lincoln later annexed including University Place in 1926 Belmont Bethany Bethany Heights in 1922 College View in 1929 Havelock in 1930 and West Lincoln in 1966 10 A number of Historic Districts are near downtown Lincoln while newer neighborhoods have appeared primarily in the south and east 79 As of December 2013 Lincoln had 45 registered neighborhood associations within the city limits 80 One core neighborhood that has seen rapid residential growth in recent years is the downtown Lincoln area In 2010 there were 1 200 downtown Lincoln residents in 2016 there were 3 000 an increase of 140 81 Around the middle of the same decade demand for housing and rent units began outpacing supply With Lincoln s population expected to grow to more than 311 000 people by 2020 prices for homes and rent costs have risen Home prices rose 10 from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016 rent prices rose 30 from 2007 to 2017 with a 5 8 increase in 2016 alone 82 83 Climate Edit Located in the Great Plains far from the moderating influence of mountains or large bodies of water Lincoln has a highly variable four season humid continental climate Koppen Dfa winters are cold and summers are hot 84 With little precipitation during winter precipitation is concentrated in the warmer months when thunderstorms frequently roll in often producing tornadoes Snow averages 26 0 inches 66 cm per season but seasonal accumulation has ranged from 7 2 in 18 cm in 1967 1968 to 55 5 in 141 cm in 2018 2019 85 Snow tends to fall in light amounts though blizzards are possible There is an average of 38 days with a snow depth of 1 in 2 5 cm or more The average window for freezing temperatures is October 7 thru April 25 allowing a growing season of 164 days 85 The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 25 0 F 3 9 C in January to 78 1 F 25 6 C in July However the city is subject both to episodes of bitter cold in winter and heat waves during summer with 10 1 nights of 0 F 18 C or lower lows 41 8 days of 90 F 32 C highs and 3 5 days of 100 F 38 C highs 85 The city straddles the boundary of USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5b and 6a 86 Temperature extremes have ranged from 33 F 36 1 C on January 12 1974 up to 115 F 46 1 C on July 25 1936 85 Readings as high as 105 F 41 C or as low as 20 F 29 C occur somewhat rarely the last occurrence of each was July 22 2012 and February 16 2021 85 The second lowest temperature ever recorded in Lincoln was 31 F 35 0 C on February 16 2021 which broke the monthly record of 26 F 32 2 C last set a day earlier 85 It occurred during the wider February 13 17 2021 North American winter storm which impacted the Midwestern and Northeastern United States as a whole 87 Based on 30 year averages obtained from NOAA s National Climatic Data Center for December January and February the Weather Channel ranked Lincoln the seventh coldest major U S city in a 2014 article 88 In 2014 the Lincoln Beatrice area was among the Cleanest U S Cities for Ozone Air Pollution in the American Lung Association s State of the Air 2014 report 89 Climate data for Lincoln Airport Nebraska 1991 2020 normals a extremes 1887 present b Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 73 23 83 28 91 33 97 36 104 40 108 42 115 46 110 43 106 41 98 37 85 29 75 24 115 46 Mean maximum F C 58 9 14 9 64 9 18 3 77 9 25 5 86 5 30 3 91 9 33 3 96 6 35 9 100 1 37 8 98 6 37 0 94 6 34 8 86 9 30 5 73 4 23 0 60 7 15 9 101 7 38 7 Average high F C 35 6 2 0 40 6 4 8 53 6 12 0 64 8 18 2 75 0 23 9 85 2 29 6 89 4 31 9 87 2 30 7 80 1 26 7 66 6 19 2 51 7 10 9 39 4 4 1 64 1 17 8 Daily mean F C 25 0 3 9 29 5 1 4 41 2 5 1 52 0 11 1 63 1 17 3 73 7 23 2 78 1 25 6 75 6 24 2 67 2 19 6 53 8 12 1 39 8 4 3 28 8 1 8 52 3 11 3 Average low F C 14 4 9 8 18 4 7 6 28 7 1 8 39 2 4 0 51 2 10 7 62 1 16 7 66 7 19 3 64 1 17 8 54 3 12 4 41 0 5 0 28 0 2 2 18 2 7 7 40 5 4 7 Mean minimum F C 7 7 22 1 2 4 19 1 7 5 13 6 21 2 6 0 34 7 1 5 47 9 8 8 54 0 12 2 51 2 10 7 37 4 3 0 22 7 5 2 10 7 11 8 2 5 19 2 11 7 24 3 Record low F C 33 36 31 35 19 28 3 16 24 4 39 4 45 7 39 4 26 3 3 16 15 26 27 33 33 36 Average precipitation inches mm 0 73 19 0 89 23 1 55 39 2 69 68 4 91 125 4 48 114 3 25 83 3 32 84 2 90 74 2 14 54 1 30 33 1 18 30 29 34 745 Average snowfall inches cm 6 5 17 7 1 18 3 4 8 6 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 3 1 5 3 8 5 3 13 26 0 66 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 5 9 6 1 8 1 9 7 11 8 10 4 8 9 8 8 7 2 7 1 5 4 5 9 95 3Average snowy days 0 1 in 5 0 4 5 2 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 3 8 17 9Average relative humidity 70 3 72 5 69 1 63 6 66 9 65 2 65 4 68 9 70 1 67 1 71 5 73 1 68 6Mean monthly sunshine hours 176 8 167 6 211 9 236 4 273 3 314 4 329 9 294 9 236 4 216 9 156 4 146 8 2 761 7Percent possible sunshine 59 56 57 59 61 70 72 69 63 63 52 51 52Source NOAA relative humidity and sun 1961 1990 c 85 91 92 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 18702 441 188013 003432 7 189055 164324 2 190040 169 27 2 191043 9739 5 192054 94825 0 193075 93338 2 194081 9848 0 195098 88420 6 1960128 52130 0 1970149 51816 3 1980171 93215 0 1990191 97211 7 2000225 58117 5 2010258 37914 5 2020291 08212 7 2021 est 292 657 93 0 5 U S Decennial Census 94 Lincoln is Nebraska s second most populous city 95 In the 1970s The U S government designated Lincoln a refugee friendly city due to its stable economy educational institutions and size Since then refugees from Vietnam settled in Lincoln and more came from other countries 96 In 2013 Lincoln was named one of the Top Ten Most Welcoming Cities in America by Welcoming America 97 98 2020 census Edit As of the census 99 of 2020 the city had 291 082 people The population density was 2 938 74 inhabitants per square mile 1 134 7 km2 The city s racial makeup was 84 9 White 4 4 African American 0 7 Native American 4 6 Asian 0 1 Pacific Islander and 3 9 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 7 6 of the population There were 113 551 households of which 6 5 had children under the age of 5 22 5 had children under the age of 18 13 0 had someone 65 years of age or older and the city s gender makeup was 49 8 female The average household size was 2 38 Economy Edit Fort Western store Lincoln s economy is fairly typical of a mid sized American city most economic activity is derived from the service and manufacturing industries 100 Government and the University of Nebraska are both large contributors to the local economy Other prominent industries in Lincoln include finance insurance publishing manufacturing pharmaceutical telecommunications railroads 101 high technology 100 information technology medical education and truck transport For October 2021 the Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA preliminary unemployment rate was 1 3 not seasonally adjusted 102 With a tight labor market Lincoln has seen rapid wage growth From the summer of 2014 to the summer of 2015 the average hourly pay for both public and private employees have increased by 11 From October 2014 to October 2015 wages were also up by 8 4 103 One of the largest employers is Bryan Health which consists of two major hospitals and several large outpatient facilities across the city Healthcare and medical jobs account for a large portion of Lincoln s employment as of 2009 full time healthcare employees in the city included 9 010 healthcare practitioners in technical occupations 4 610 workers in healthcare support positions 780 licensed and vocational nurses and 150 medical and clinical laboratory technicians 104 Several national business were originally established in Lincoln these include student lender Nelnet Ameritas Assurity Fort Western Stores CliffsNotes and HobbyTown USA Several regional restaurant chains began in Lincoln including Amigos Kings Classic 105 Runza Restaurants 106 and Valentino s 107 The Lincoln area makes up a part of what is known as the greater Midwest Silicon Prairie 108 The city is also a part of a rapidly growing craft brewing industry 109 In 2013 Lincoln ranked no 4 on Forbes s list of the Best Places for Business and Careers 110 no 1 on NerdWallet s Best Cities for Job Seekers in 2015 111 and no 2 on SmartAsset s Cities with the Best Work life Balance in 2019 112 Principal employers Edit According to the City s 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 113 the principal employers of the city are Employer of Employees1 State of Nebraska 9 7762 Lincoln Public Schools 8 2043 University of Nebraska Lincoln 6 3154 Bryan Health 3 5005 US Government 3 4636 City of Lincoln 2 6797 Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center 2 3008 Burlington Northern Railroad 2 0009 Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital 1 50010 Duncan Aviation 1 200Automotive and technology Edit 1974 saw the establishment of a Kawasaki motorcycles assembly facility named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation KMC to complete Japan produced components into finished products for the North American market 47 114 Incorporated in 1981 Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp KMM and assumed control of KMC As of 2022 their webpresence named tallies All Terrain Vehicles Utility Vehicles Personal Watercraft Recreation Utility Vehicles and Passenger Rail Cars as their range 115 116 Kawasaki is one of Lincoln s largest private employers with over 2 400 employees and it has the largest square footage of manufacturing space Newer product lines are rail cars and aircraft cargo doors 117 Military Edit See also Lincoln Air National Guard Base The Nebraska Air and Army National Guard s Joint Force Headquarters are in Lincoln along with other major units of the Nebraska National Guard 118 During the early years of the Cold War the Lincoln Airport was the Lincoln Air Force Base 119 the Nebraska Air National Guard and the Nebraska Army National Guard now have joint use facilities with the Lincoln Airport 120 Alongside the National Guard the 55th Wing of Offutt Air Force Base was temporarily headquartered in Lincoln through September 2022 121 Arts and culture Edit Downtown Lincoln 14th and O Streets Since Pinnacle Bank Arena opened in 2013 Lincoln s music scene has grown to the point where it is sometimes called a Music City 122 123 124 Primary venues for live music include Pinnacle Bank Arena 125 Bourbon Theatre Duffy s Tavern and the Zoo Bar The Pla Mor Ballroom is a classic Lincoln music and dance scene with its in house Sandy Creek Band Pinewood Bowl hosts a range of performances from national music performances to local plays during the summer 126 The Lied Center is a venue for national tours of Broadway productions concert music and guest lectures and regularly features its resident orchestra the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra 127 Lincoln has several performing arts venues Plays are staged by UNL students in the Temple Building 128 community theater productions are held at the Lincoln Community Playhouse 129 the Loft at The Mill and the Haymarket Theater Lincoln has a growing number of arts galleries including the Sheldon Museum of Art Burkholder Project and Noyes Art Gallery 130 For movie viewing Marcus Theatres owns 32 screens at four locations and the University of Nebraska s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center shows independent and foreign films 131 Standalone cinemas in Lincoln include the Joyo Theatre and Rococo Theater The Rococo Theater also hosts benefits and other engagements 132 The downtown section of O Street is Lincoln s largest bar and nightclub district 133 There is also the Bourbon Theatre which is primarily used for bands in the metal rock and other related genres Lincoln is the hometown of Zager and Evans known for their international hit record In the Year 2525 1969 134 It is also the hometown of several notable musical groups such as Remedy Drive VOTA For Against Lullaby for the Working Class Matthew Sweet Dirtfedd The Show is the Rainbow and Straight Lincoln is home to Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine In 2012 the city was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the United States by U S News amp World Report 135 Annual cultural events Edit Main article List of annual cultural events in Lincoln Nebraska Annual events in Lincoln have come and gone throughout time such as Band Day at the University of Nebraska s Lincoln campus 136 and the Star City Holiday Parade 137 However some events have never changed while new traditions have been created Current annual cultural events in Lincoln include the Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half Marathon in May 138 Celebrate Lincoln in early June 139 the Uncle Sam Jam around July 3 140 and Boo at the Zoo in October 141 A locally popular event is the Haymarket Farmers Market running from May to October in the Historic Haymarket 142 one of several farmers markets throughout the city 143 Tourism Edit Main article Tourism in Lincoln Nebraska Tourist attractions and activities include the Sunken Gardens 144 basketball games at Pinnacle Bank Arena 125 the Lincoln Children s Zoo the dairy store at UNL s East Campus 145 and Mueller Planetarium on the city campus 146 The Nebraska State Capitol 147 which is also the tallest building in Lincoln 148 offers tours The Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed preserves interprets and displays physical items significant in racing and automotive history 149 The National Museum of Roller Skating extends public knowledge of roller skating history and seeks to preserve its legacy for future generations 150 In late 2016 Lincoln was ranked 3 on Lonely Planet s Best in the U S destinations to see in 2017 list 151 Sports EditSee also Nebraska Cornhuskers and Nebraska Cornhuskers football Memorial Stadium Lincoln is home to the University of Nebraska s sports teams the Cornhuskers In total the university fields 22 men s and women s teams in 14 NCAA Division I sports 152 Nebraska football began play in 1890 153 Of the 128 Division I A football teams Nebraska is one of nine to have won 900 or more games 154 Notable coaches include Tom Osborne and Bob Devaney Devaney coached from 1962 to 1972 the university s indoor arena the Bob Devaney Sports Center is named for him Osborne coached from 1972 to 1997 Other sports teams are the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves an NCAA Division III University 155 the Lincoln Saltdogs an American Association independent minor league baseball team 156 the Lincoln Stars a USHL junior ice hockey team 157 and the No Coast Derby Girls a member of the Women s Flat Track Derby Association 158 Parks and recreation EditMain article Parks in Lincoln NebraskaSee also Trails in Lincoln Nebraska Sunken Gardens MoPac Trail East Novartis Trailhead entrance Lincoln has an extensive park system with over 131 individual parks 159 connected by a 248 mi 399 km system of recreational trails a 2 3 mi 3 7 km system of bike lanes and a 1 3 mi 2 1 km system of cycle tracks 160 The MoPac Trail is a bicycling equestrian and walking trail built on an abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad corridor which runs for 27 miles 43 km from the University of Nebraska s Lincoln campus eastward to Wabash Nebraska 161 Regional parks include Antelope Park from S 23rd and N Streets to S 33rd Street and Sheridan Boulevard 162 Bicentennial Cascade Fountain 163 Hamann Rose Garden 164 Lincoln Children s Zoo 165 Veterans Memorial Garden 166 and Holmes Park at S 70th Street and Normal Boulevard 167 Pioneers Park includes the Pioneers Park Nature Center at S Coddington Avenue and W Calvert Streets 168 169 Community parks include Ballard Park Bethany Park Bowling Lake Park Densmore Park Erwin Peterson Park Fleming Fields Irvingdale Park Mahoney Park Max E Roper Park Oak Lake Park Peter Pan Park Pine Lake Park Sawyer Snell Park Seacrest Park Tierra Briarhurst University Place Park and Woods Park 170 Other notable parks include Iron Horse Park 171 Lincoln Community Foundation Tower Square 172 Nine Mile Prairie owned by the University of Nebraska Foundation 173 Sunken Gardens 144 Union Plaza 174 and Wilderness Park 175 Smaller neighborhood parks are scattered throughout the city 170 Additionally there are five public recreation centers nine outdoor public pools and five public golf courses not including private facilities in Lincoln 159 Government Edit County City Building Lincoln has a mayor council government The mayor and a seven member city council are selected in nonpartisan elections Four members are elected from city council districts the remaining three members are elected at large 176 Lincoln s health personnel and planning departments are joint city county agencies most city and Lancaster County offices are in the County City Building The most recent city general election was held on May 4 2021 177 Since Lincoln is the state capital many Nebraska state and United States Government offices are in Lincoln The city lies within the Lincoln Public Schools school district 178 The Lincoln Fire and Rescue Department shoulders the city s fire fighting and emergency ambulatory services while private companies provide non emergency medical transport 179 and volunteer fire fighting units support the city s outlying areas 180 The city s public library system is Lincoln City Libraries which has eight branches 181 Lincoln City Libraries circulates more than three million items per year to the residents of Lincoln and Lancaster County Lincoln City Libraries is also home to Polley Music Library and the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska authors 181 Law enforcement Edit Lincoln Police Department Patch of Lincoln Police DepartmentAbbreviationLPDJurisdictional structureGeneral natureLocal civilian policeOperational structureHeadquarters575 South 10th StAgency executiveTeresa Ewins Chief of Police 182 The Lincoln Police Department has just over 350 police officers The police per capita rate is extremely low at 1 2 officers per 1 000 people the average being 1 94 and the violent crime rate of 522 per 100 000 people The department is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and was the first law enforcement agency in Nebraska to become so The LPD shares its headquarters with the Lancaster County Sheriff s Office citation needed Education Edit Lincoln Public Schools district office Primary and secondary education Edit Lincoln Public Schools LPS is the public school district which includes the majority of the city limits 183 It includes six traditional high schools Lincoln High East Northeast North Star Southeast and Southwest Two additional smaller high schools are currently under construction Northwest and Standing Bear 184 LPS is also home to special interest high school programs including the Arts and Humanities Focus Program the Bryan Community School The Career Academy and the Science Focus Program Zoo School Other programs include the Pathfinder Education Program the Yankee Hill Program 185 and the Lincoln Air Force JROTC 186 Some outerlying sections of Lincoln are in other school districts Norris School District 160 and Waverly School District 145 183 There are several private parochial elementary and middle schools throughout the community 187 Like Lincoln Public Schools these schools are broken into districts but most will allow attendance outside of boundary lines Lincoln s private high schools are College View Academy Lincoln Christian Lincoln Lutheran Parkview Christian School and Pius X High School 187 Colleges and universities Edit Lincoln has nine colleges and universities The University of Nebraska Lincoln the main campus of the University of Nebraska system is the largest university in Nebraska with 20 830 undergraduate 4 426 postgraduate students and 564 professionals enrolled in 2018 Out of the 25 820 enrolled 2 187 undergraduate and 1 040 postgraduate students professionals were international With 135 countries outside of the U S represented the five countries with the highest international enrollment were China India Malaysia Oman and Rwanda 188 Nebraska Wesleyan University as of 2020 has 1 924 undergraduate and 151 postgraduate students 189 The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education Nebraska Wesleyan was ranked the 1 liberal arts college in Nebraska by U S News amp World Report in 2002 In 2009 Forbes ranked it 84th of America s Best Colleges 190 It remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church 191 Union College is a private Seventh day Adventist four year coeducational college with 911 students enrolled 2013 14 192 193 Bryan College of Health Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in nursing and other health professions a Masters in Nursing a Doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia practice as well as certificate programs for ancillary health professions 194 Universities with satellite locations in Lincoln are Bellevue University 195 Concordia University Nebraska 196 and Doane University 197 Lincoln also hosts the College of Hair Design and Joseph s College of Cosmetology 198 199 Southeast Community College is a community college system in southeastern Nebraska with three campuses in Lincoln and an enrollment of 9 751 students as of fall 2013 The two year Academic Transfer program is popular among students who want to complete their general education requirements before they enroll in a four year institution The University of Nebraska Lincoln is the most popular transfer location 200 201 Media Edit Headquarters of Nebraska Public Media Television Edit Lincoln has four licensed broadcast full power television stations and one serving the city but licensed to an area outside its limits 202 KSNB TV Channel 4 4 1 DT NBC MyNetworkTV affiliate 203 Ion Television affiliate 4 3 KLKN Channel 8 8 1 DT ABC affiliate Grit affiliate 8 2 Escape affiliate 8 3 Laff affiliate 8 4 204 KOLN Channel 10 10 1 DT CBS affiliate KSNB TV Simulcast NBC 10 2 MeTV MNTV 10 3 205 KUON Channel 12 12 1 DT PBS affiliate Nebraska Public Media Television flagship station NET W World 12 2 NET C Create 12 3 NET K PBS Kids 12 4 206 KFXL Channel 15 51 1 DT Fox affiliateThe headquarters of Nebraska Public Media which is affiliated with the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio are in Lincoln 207 The city has two low power digital TV stations in Lincoln area including the translator KFDY LD simulcast of KOHA LD owned by Flood Communications of Nebraska LLC including for main Spanish language network affiliate Telemundo on 27 1 NCN Ind on 27 2 and religious network affiliate 3ABN on 27 3 in Lincoln area only on virtual channel 27 digital channel 27 and another low power digital KCWH LD on CW affiliate owned by Gray on channel 18 1 included subchannels like Ion on 18 2 and CBS Simulcast of KOLN on 18 3 202 Radio Edit Radio station studio KLIN AM There are 18 radio stations licensed in Lincoln not including radio stations licensed outside of the city that serve the Lincoln area Most areas of Lincoln also receive radio signals from Omaha and other surrounding communities FM stations include 208 KLCV 88 5 Religious talk KZUM 89 3 Independent Community Radio KRNU 90 3 Alternative College radio UNL KUCV 91 1 National Public Radio K220GT 91 9 Contemporary Christian K233AN 94 5 Top 40 KNNA LP 95 7 Christian K255CS 98 9 Christian K268DF 101 5 Sports Talk K277CA 103 3 News Talk KLNC 105 3 Classic Rock KFRX 106 3 Top 40 K294DJ 106 7 Christian KBBK 107 3 Hot AC KJTM LP 107 9 Contemporary ChristianAM stations include 209 KFOR 1240 News Talk KLIN 1400 News Talk KLMS 1480 Sports TalkPrint Edit The Lincoln Journal Star is the city s major daily newspaper 210 The Daily Nebraskanis the official monthly magazine of the University of Nebraska s Lincoln campus and The DailyER is the university s biweekly satirical paper 211 212 Other university newspapers include the Reveille the official periodical campus paper of Nebraska Wesleyan University and the Clocktower the official weekly campus paper of Union College 213 214 Infrastructure EditTransportation Edit Major highways Edit Lincoln is served by Interstate 80 via seven interchanges connecting the city to San Francisco in the west and Teaneck New Jersey in the New York City metropolitan area in the east 215 Other Highways that serve the Lincoln area are Interstate 180 U S Route 6 U S Highway 34 U S Highway 77 and nearby Nebraska Highway 79 The eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 2 is a primary trucking route that connects the Kansas City metropolitan area Interstate 29 to the I 80 corridor in Lincoln 216 A few additional minor State Highway segments are located within the city as well 217 Mass transit Edit A public bus transit system StarTran operates in Lincoln StarTran s fleet consists of 67 full sized buses and 13 Handi Vans The transit system has 18 bus routes with a circular bus route downtown Annual ridership for the fiscal year 2017 18 was 2 463 799 218 Intercity transit Edit Lincoln Airport passenger terminal The Lincoln Airport KLNK LNK provides passengers with daily non stop service to Chicago O Hare International Airport Denver International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport General aviation support is provided through several private aviation companies 219 The Lincoln Airport was among the emergency landing sites for the NASA Space Shuttle citation needed The site was chosen chiefly because of a 12 901 feet 3 932 m runway the longest of three at the airport 220 Lincoln is served by both Express Arrow and Burling Trailways for regional bus service between Omaha Denver and points beyond 221 222 Megabus in partnership with Windstar Lines provides bus service between Lincoln and Chicago with stops in Omaha Des Moines Iowa City and Moline 223 Amtrak provides service to Lincoln station operating its California Zephyr daily in each direction between Chicago and Emeryville California using BNSF s Lincoln Denver route through Nebraska 224 The city is an Amtrak crew change point 225 Rail freight Edit Rail freight travels coast to coast to and through Lincoln via BNSF Railway the Union Pacific Railroad Lincoln s own Omaha Lincoln and Beatrice Railway Company and an Omaha Public Power District rail line 226 227 Lincoln was once served by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Rock Island the Missouri Pacific Railroad MoPac and the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company C amp NW The abandoned right of way of these former railroads have since been turned into bicycle trails 228 Cycling modes Edit Lincoln has a third generation dock based bike share program that began in mid April 2018 called BikeLNK The first phase of the program included 19 docks and 100 bicycles scattered throughout downtown and around the UNL City UNL East amp Nebraska Innovation campuses 229 A second phase in 2019 increased the number of docks to 21 total bicycles to 105 and expanded to a location outside of downtown 230 Lincoln also has a fleet of commercial pedicabs that operates in the downtown area 231 Modal characteristics Edit In 2016 80 5 percent of working Lincoln residents commuted by driving alone 9 6 percent carpooled 1 1 percent used public transportation and 3 1 percent walked About 2 4 percent used all other forms of transportation including taxis bicycles and motorcycles as well as ride sharing services such as Lyft and Uber which entered the Lincoln market in the summer of 2014 About 3 3 percent worked at home 232 In 2015 6 3 percent of city of Lincoln households were without a car which decreased slightly to 5 8 percent in 2016 The national average was 8 7 percent in 2016 Lincoln averaged 1 78 cars per household in 2016 compared to a national average of 1 8 per household 233 Utilities Edit Power in Lincoln is provided by the Lincoln Electric System LES The LES service area covers 200 square miles 520 km2 serving Lincoln and several other communities outside of the city A public utility 234 LES s electric rates are the 8th lowest in the nation according to a nationwide survey conducted by LES in 2018 235 Current LES power supply resources are 35 oil and gas 34 renewable and 31 coal 236 Renewable resources have increased with partial help from the addition of an LES owned five Megawatt solar energy farm put into service June 2016 237 The solar farm produces enough energy to power 900 homes 238 LES also owns two wind turbines in the northeast part of the city 239 Water in Lincoln is provided through the Lincoln Water System 240 In the 1920s the city of Lincoln undertook the task of building the Lincoln Municipal Lighting and Waterworks Plant designed by Fiske amp Meginnis The building worked as the main hub for water from nearby wells and power in Lincoln for decades until it was replaced and turned into an apartment building 241 Most of Lincoln s water originates from wells along the Platte River near Ashland Nebraska 242 Wastewater is in turn collected by the Lincoln Wastewater System The city of Lincoln owns both systems 243 Natural gas is provided by Black Hills Energy 244 Landline telephone service has had a storied history within the regional Lincoln area with the Lincoln Telephone amp Telegraph Company founded in 1880 In its history LT amp T introduced the first rotary dial telephone exchange in the U S in 1904 the first Radiotelephone in 1946 and piloted the first 911 system in the nation in 1968 245 Many years later LT amp T was renamed Aliant Communications and shortly thereafter merged in 1998 with Alltel 246 In 2006 Windstream Communications was formed with the spinoff of Alltel and a merge with VALOR Communications Group 247 Windstream Communications provides telephone service both over VoIP and conventional telephone circuits to the Lincoln area 248 Spectrum 249 offers telephone service over VoIP on their cable network 250 251 In addition ALLO Communications provides telephone television and internet service over their underground fiber network to all parts of the city 252 253 Health care Edit CHI Health St Elizabeth Bryan Medical Center East Lincoln has three major hospitals within two health care systems serving the city Bryan Health and CHI Health St Elizabeth Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital is a geriatric facility and a physical medicine amp rehabilitation center Lincoln has two specialty hospitals Lincoln Surgical Hospital 254 and the Nebraska Heart Institute 255 A U S Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic CBOC is in Lincoln Lincoln VA Clinic part of the Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System 256 See also EditCharles Starkweather List of people from Lincoln Nebraska List of mayors of Lincoln Nebraska History of Lincoln NebraskaReferences EditNotes Edit Mean maxima and minima i e the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020 Official records for Lincoln kept at University of Nebraska Lincoln Weather Bureau from January 1887 to December 1947 Lincoln Municipal Airport from January 1948 to June 1954 Lincoln University campus from July 1954 to August 1955 the Weather Bureau in downtown from September 1955 to August 1972 and at Lincoln Municipal Airport since September 1972 90 Only 20 to 22 years of data were used to calculate relative humidity normals Citations Edit Campus Guide Lincoln lexicon 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