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Lincolnshire dates to 1953

Most of Lincolnshire was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1956. Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1960.

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How Lincolnshire began

When was Lincolnshire founded?

1953

Lincolnshire dates its founding to 1953 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 223 in 19602020 census: 13773 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Lincolnshire’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lincolnshire are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19076 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1994. Watch Lincolnshire change.Old housesHalf of Lincolnshire’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lincolnshire’s history is told.

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On the map

Lincolnshire on the map, 1907 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lincolnshire. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lincolnshire on the 1907 USGS mapLincolnshire on the 1951 USGS mapLincolnshire on the 1960 USGS mapLincolnshire on the 1971 USGS mapLincolnshire on the 1982 USGS mapLincolnshire on the 1994 USGS map1907Louisville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lincolnshire.

The story so far

Lincolnshire, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lincolnshire yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lincolnshire is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lincolnshire had a population of 137.

Lincolnshire was established in 1953. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 148 to 137 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Lincolnshire, census by census

01002001960198020002020Peak: 223

Between 125 and 223 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lincolnshire’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Lincolnshire’s history

What year was Lincolnshire founded?

In 1953, according to Wikidata. the census of 1960 counted 223 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.