Lincoln, New Hampshire

Lincoln, New Hampshire
Town
Main Street (NH Route 112)
Seal
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°02′42″N 71°40′14″W / 44.04500°N 71.67056°W / 44.04500; -71.67056
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Grafton
Incorporated	1764
Government
• Board of Selectmen	O.J. Robinson, Chair Tamra Ham Jack Daly
• Town Manager	Carina Park
Area [1]
• Total	131.0 sq mi (339.3 km2)
• Land	130.5 sq mi (337.9 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)  0.43%
Elevation	811 ft (247 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,631
• Density	12/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	03251
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-41860
GNIS feature ID	0873646
Website	www.lincolnnh.org

Lincoln is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the second-largest town by area in New Hampshire. The population was 1,631 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town is home to the New Hampshire Highland Games and to a portion of Franconia Notch State Park. Set in the White Mountains, large portions of the town are within the White Mountain National Forest. The Appalachian Trail crosses the western and northeastern parts of the town. Lincoln is the location of Loon Mountain Ski Resort and associated recreation-centered development.

The primary settlement in town, where 969 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Lincoln census-designated place (CDP) and is located along New Hampshire Route 112 east of Interstate 93. The town also includes the former village sites of Stillwater and Zealand (sometimes known as Pullman) in the town's remote eastern and northern sections respectively, which are now within the White Mountain National Forest.