LincolnNew Brunswick

Around Lincoln, 17% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Seismic risk in Lincoln sits near the middle: $0.048 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Fire reaches the land around Lincoln now and then: 4.3% within 25 km since 1986 (0.17% a year), below the high band. Figures for radon tests are published for the Region 3 health region as a whole, not for Lincoln alone.

Fewer adults feel healthy around Lincoln: 45% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and above Canadian towns (17%). The region has more smokers than New Brunswick, 15% of adults to 14%. A baby born in the region can expect 80.1 years, 81.9 for a girl and 78.2 for a boy (2022/2024). Measured from where Lincoln’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 9.7 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Zone 3 (Fredericton area), Lincoln included.

Lincoln has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.2 for each

The average trip to work took 21 min, near New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min).

Lincoln is a town of owners: 93% of households own their home, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Fredericton metro area

6% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, about level with both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

The 9 schools of Lincoln: 8 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

An elementary school stands 6.9 km from the centre, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). One of the 9 teaches in French, against 28% of schools in New Brunswick.

Few people in Lincoln are 65 or over: 12%, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Children under 15 make up 17%, above New Brunswick’s towns (15%) and close to Canadian towns (16%). 20% speak both English and French, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (27%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).

July highs in Lincoln: 25.9°C, against 25.1°C in New Brunswick’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in October, at 106 mm. Some 241 cm of snow falls in a typical year, below New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal January brings 64 cm of snow, the most of any month. Gardeners get 135 frost-free days, from 14 May to 27 September.

In Lincoln, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −3°C nights

Precipitation in November averages 97 mm. December follows at freezing by day and −10°C by night. Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. ECCC’s forecast for Oromocto is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Lincoln votes in 2 federal ridings, led by Saint John—St. Croix and Fredericton—Oromocto

Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Lincoln is in.

No public library stands in Lincoln: the closest, Fay Tidd Public Library, is 9 km away

After it comes Oromocto Public Library (Oromocto), 9.9 km away.

Protected land at Lincoln’s edge: 4045000

The nearest provincial park, Mactaquac Provincial Park, is 22 km away. 9.2 km out lies the largest, Grand Lake, at 10,465 ha. Within 10 km of the town, 6.8% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. OpenStreetMap shows 4 unnamed beaches within 5 km.

For safety, Lincoln gets a B−

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Lincoln itself

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 22.7 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Violent incidents in its police area came to 10.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Lincoln alone, so this card uses the figure for the Oromotco detachment area.

One place in Lincoln, at the top of the registers

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 5.8% of homes, below both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).