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History · Lincoln Township

13% of Lincoln Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lincoln Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lincoln Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Lincoln Township, in brief

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

Lincoln Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 924 at the 2020 census. The city of Standish borders the township on the northeast but is administered autonomously.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 942 in 2010, 924 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Lincoln Township on the map in 1967

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lincoln Township.

Lincoln Township on the 1967 USGS map1967Mount Forest sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lincoln Township

Nobody well known was born in Lincoln Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Janae KrocAmerican powerlifter and bodybuilder · b. 1972
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Harry MatuzakAmerican baseball player · b. 1910
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Standish1 historic placeB+Standish TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDeep River TownshipIts storyCGibson TownshipIts storyC+

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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 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.