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History · Lincoln Park

Half of Lincoln Park’s homes were built after 1969

Most of Lincoln Park was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969.

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What stands out about Lincoln Park’s past

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

Lincoln Park, in brief

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

Lincoln Park is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,545 at the 2020 census. Lincoln Park is in the southern part of the Town of Ulster, adjacent to the northern city boundary of the City of Kingston.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,366 to 2,545 (+8%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lincoln Park

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

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Peter BogdanovichAmerican film director · b. 1939
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Rufus WainwrightAmerican-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer · b. 1973
Irving FisherAmerican economist and statistician · b. 1867
Joseph MazzelloAmerican actor · b. 1983
John GloverAmerican actor · b. 1944
Josh GreenGovernor of Hawaii since 2022 · b. 1970
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History across the town line

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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 →