Lincoln is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States.

[3] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,579 people, 1,111 households, and 785 families residing in the town.

There were 1,873 housing units at an average density of 57.5 per square mile (22.2/km2).

There were 1,111 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families.

25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.