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 with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the state's 2nd 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 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.

County: Lancaster
Founded: 1856 (Lancaster)
Renamed: July 29, 1869 (Lincoln)
Incorporated: April 1, 1869
Named for: Abraham Lincoln
Type: Strong mayor–council
Mayor: Leirion Gaylor Baird (D)
U.S. Congress: Mike Flood (R)
Water: 1.4%
Population (2020): 291,082
Urban [β]: 291,217 (US: 139th)
Metro: 342,117 (US: 152nd)
CSA: 363,733 (US: 104th)
CSA density: 159.4/sq mi (61.5/km 2)
Demonym(s): Lincolnite
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP code(s): 68501-68510, 68512, 68514, 68516-68517, 68520-68524, 68526-68529, 68531, 68542, 68544, 68583, 68588
FIPS code: 31-28000
GNIS feature ID: 837279
Website: lincoln.ne.gov
Official Website: http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/
Wikidata description: city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, that is also the state capital
Wikidata id: Q28260
Wikidata label: Lincoln
Wikidata aliases: Array
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