[4] Lincoln County comprises the Merrill, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area.

25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[12] Between 1964 and 2016, Lincoln County supported the nationwide winner in every election except for 1988.

In 2020, Donald Trump received the highest share of the vote for any candidate in the county since 1960 and won by an even bigger margin in 2024, possibly indicating that this bellwether has shifted to the right.

This digital collection contains historic images and texts that document central Wisconsin schools and libraries in Marathon and Lincoln Counties.

History of the Public Library Building and Names of Donors, 1909, a record of the proceedings, leading up, and culminating in the erection and completion of the Library Building of the city of Wausau, with names of Donors attached thereto.