These were adjacent communities along U.S. Route 101, which serves as Lincoln City's main street.

The name "Lincoln City" was chosen from contest entries submitted by local school children.

[5] Cutler City is located on the east shore of Siletz Bay.

Nelscott post office ran from 1929 until incorporation as Lincoln City.

[6] Oceanlake annexed Wecoma Beach, a community[10] to the north, and was incorporated on November 3, 1945.

[18] The city council is elected from three wards and serves four-year terms.

[17] Lincoln City has three primary economic resources: tourism, healthcare, and retirement.

[18] In 1995 the Confederated Tribes of Siletz opened Chinook Winds Casino at the northern end of the city on property overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

About 37% of all households were made up of individuals, and about 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

It is part of the five hospital Samaritan Health Services healthcare system headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon.

[citation needed] There is also a Veterans Administration Community Based Outpatient Clinic, part of the VA Portland Health Care System.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center, housed in the historic DeLake School building,[24] offers a wide variety of classes and events year-round.

[26] Lincoln City also boasts year round glass float drops across its seven miles of beach thanks to the Finders Keepers program.