Lincolnton is a city in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States within the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 11,091 at the 2020 census, with an estimated population of 12,128, as of 2023. Lincolnton is northwest of Charlotte, on the South Fork of the Catawba River. The city is the county seat of Lincoln County.
Southeast
Lincolnton
Lincoln County, NC
Population
11,225
Walk Score
65 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$872
Median home value
$212,700
Founded
1813
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Lincolnton Commercial Historic District · listed 2005
- Methodist Church Cemetery · listed 1994
- Old White Church Cemetery · listed 1994
- South Aspen Street Historic District · listed 2003
- St. Luke's Church and Cemetery · listed 1992
- West Main Street Historic District · listed 2003
Notable landmarks
- Black Ox-Duplan Corporation Mill · listed 2022
- Caldwell-Cobb-Love House · listed 1986
- Emanuel United Church of Christ · listed 1994
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church · listed 1994
- Eureka Manufacturing Company Cotton Mill · listed 2013
- First Baptist Church · listed 1994
- First Presbyterian Church · listed 1994
- First United Methodist Church · listed 1994
- Lincoln County Courthouse · listed 1979
- Lincolnton National Guard Armory
- Lincolnton Recreation Department Youth Center · listed 2009
- Loretz House · listed 1972
- Pleasant Retreat Academy · listed 1975
- Rock Springs Camp Meeting Ground · listed 1972
- Shadow Lawn · listed 1972
- Woodside · listed 1973
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