# Lincoln, Nebraska

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Capital of Nebraska, United States

"Lincoln, United States" redirects here. For the county, see [Lincoln County, Nebraska](/source/Lincoln_County%2C_Nebraska). For the president of the United States, see [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln). For other places in the United States, see [Lincoln (disambiguation) § United States](/source/Lincoln_(disambiguation)#United_States).

State capital city in Nebraska, United States

Lincoln State capital city Downtown Lincoln Skyline Haymarket District Sunken Gardens Memorial Stadium University of Nebraska State Museum Nebraska State Capitol Flag Seal Logo Nickname: Star City[1] Interactive map of Lincoln Lincoln Location within Nebraska Show map of Nebraska Lincoln Location within the United States Show map of the United States Lincoln Lincoln (North America) Show map of North America Coordinates: 40°48′37″N 96°40′29″W / 40.81028°N 96.67472°W / 40.81028; -96.67472 Country United States State Nebraska County Lancaster Founded 1856 (Lancaster) Renamed July 29, 1869 (Lincoln) Incorporated April 1, 1869 Named after Abraham Lincoln Government • Type Strong mayor–council • Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (D) • City Council Members Tom Beckius James Michael Bowers Justin P. Carlson Tom Duden Bennie Shobe Sändra Washington Brodey Weber • U.S. Congress Mike Flood (R) Area [2][3][4][α] • State capital city 103.90 sq mi (269.10 km2) • Land 102.54 sq mi (265.58 km2) • Water 1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2) 1.3% • Urban 94.2 sq mi (243.9 km2) • Metro 1,422.27 sq mi (3,683.66 km2) • CSA 2,282.23 sq mi (5,910.9 km2) Elevation [5] 1,201 ft (366 m) Population (2020) • State capital city 291,082 • Estimate (2024)[6][α] 300,619 • Density 2,893.4/sq mi (1,117.13/km2) • Urban [β] 291,217 (US: 139th) • Urban density 3,092.3/sq mi (1,193.9/km2) • Metro 350,626 (US: 158th) • Metro density 246.53/sq mi (95.19/km2) • CSA 372,313 (US: 109th) • CSA density 163.14/sq mi (62.99/km2) Demonym Lincolnite GDP [7] • Metro $27.995 billion (2023) Time zone UTC−6 (CST) • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT) ZIP code(s) 68501-68510, 68512, 68514, 68516-68517, 68520-68524, 68526-68529, 68531-68532, 68542, 68544, 68583, 68588 Area codes 402, 531 FIPS code 31-28000 GNIS feature ID 837279[5] Website lincoln.ne.gov α. ^ 1 2 Area, state capital city density, metro population/density and CSA population/density as of the 2024 estimate.[8][9] β. ^ Urban population/density as of the 2020 Census.[10]

**Lincoln** is the [capital city](/source/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States) of the U.S. state of [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska). The city covers 103.9 square miles (269.1 km2) and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census (300,619 estimated in 2024). It is the [second-most populous city in Nebraska](/source/List_of_cities_in_Nebraska) and the [72nd-most populous in the United States](/source/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population). The [county seat](/source/County_seat) of [Lancaster County](/source/Lancaster_County%2C_Nebraska), Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of the [Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area](/source/Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_metropolitan_area), home to approximately 345,000 people.

Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild [salt marshes](/source/Inland_salt_marsh) and [arroyos](/source/Arroyo_(watercourse)) of what became Lancaster County. Renamed after President [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln), it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The [Bertram G. Goodhue](/source/Bertram_G._Goodhue)–designed [state capitol building](/source/Nebraska_State_Capitol) was completed in 1932, and is the nation's second-tallest capitol. As the city is the seat of government for the state of Nebraska, the state and the U.S. government are major employers. The [University of Nebraska](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln) was founded in Lincoln in 1869. The university is Nebraska's largest, with 23,954 students enrolled, and the city's third-largest employer. Other primary employers fall into the service and manufacturing industries, including a growing [high-tech](/source/High-tech) sector. The region makes up a part of what is known as the [Midwest Silicon Prairie](/source/Silicon_Prairie#Midwest_Silicon_Prairie).

Designated as a "refugee-friendly" city by the [U.S. Department of State](/source/United_States_Department_of_State) in the 1970s, the city was the 12th-largest resettlement site per capita in the country by 2000. Refugee [Vietnamese](/source/Vietnamese_people), [Karen](/source/Karen_people) (Burmese ethnic minority), [Sudanese](/source/Sudan) and [Yazidi](/source/Yazidi) (Iraqi ethnic minority) people, as well as refugees from [Iraq](/source/Iraq), the Middle East and Afghanistan, have resettled in the city. During the 2025–26 school year, [Lincoln Public Schools](/source/Lincoln_Public_Schools) provided support for about 3,500 students who spoke 67 languages other than English.

## History

Main article: [History of Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/History_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

For a chronological guide, see [Timeline of Lincoln, Nebraska history](/source/Timeline_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_history).

### Natives

Before the expansion westward of settlers, the prairie was covered with [buffalo grass](/source/Bouteloua_dactyloides). [Plains Indians](/source/Native_American_tribes_in_Nebraska), descendants of indigenous peoples who occupied the area for thousands of years, lived in and hunted along Salt Creek. The [Pawnee](/source/Pawnee_people), which included four tribes, lived in villages along the [Platte River](/source/Platte_River). The [Great Sioux Nation](/source/Great_Sioux_Nation), including the *Ihanktonwan-Ihanktonwan* and the [Lakota](/source/Lakota_people), to the north and west, used Nebraska as a hunting and skirmish ground, but did not have any long-term settlements in the state. An occasional buffalo could still be seen in the plat of Lincoln in the 1860s.[11]

### Founding

Lancaster (Lincoln), 1868

Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster and became the county seat of the newly created Lancaster County in 1859.[12] The village was sited on the east bank of [Salt Creek](/source/Salt_Creek_(Platte_River)).[13] The first settlers were attracted to the area due to the abundance of salt. Once [J. Sterling Morton](/source/J._Sterling_Morton) developed his salt mines in [Kansas](/source/Kansas), salt in the village was no longer a viable commodity.[14] Captain W. T. Donovan, a former [steamer](/source/Steamboat) captain, and his family settled on Salt Creek in 1856. In 1859, the village settlers met to form a county. A caucus was formed and the committee, which included Donovan, selected Lancaster as the county seat. The county was named Lancaster. After the passage of the 1862 [Homestead Act](/source/Homestead_Acts), homesteaders began to inhabit the area. The first [plat](/source/Plat) was dated August 6, 1864.[11]

By the end of 1868, Lancaster had a population of approximately 500.[15] The township of Lancaster was renamed Lincoln, with the incorporation of the city of Lincoln on April 1, 1869. In 1869, the [University of Nebraska](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln) was established in Lincoln by the state with a land grant of about 130,000 acres. Construction of University Hall, the first building, began the same year.[16]

### State capital

See also: [Nebraska State Capitol](/source/Nebraska_State_Capitol)

Nebraska State Capitol

Nebraska was granted statehood on March 1, 1867. The capital of the [Nebraska Territory](/source/Nebraska_Territory) had been [Omaha](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska) since the creation of the territory in 1854. Most of its population lived south of the Platte River. After much of the territory south of the Platte was considered annexation to Kansas, the territorial legislature voted to place the capital south of the river and as far west as possible.[17] Before the vote to remove the capital from Omaha, Omaha Senator J. N. H. Patrick made a last-ditch effort to derail the move by having the future capital named after recently assassinated President [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln). Many of the people south of the Platte had been sympathetic to the [Confederate](/source/Confederate_States_of_America) cause in the recently concluded [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). It was assumed that senators south of the river would not vote to pass the measure if the future capital was named after Lincoln. In the end, the motion to name the future capital Lincoln was ineffective in blocking the measure and the vote to move the capital south of the Platte was successful, with the passage of the Removal Act in 1867.[18][19]

The Removal Act called for the formation of a Capital Commission to site the capital on state-owned land. On July 18, 1867, the commission, composed of Governor [David Butler](/source/David_Butler_(Nebraska_governor)), Secretary of State [Thomas Kennard](/source/Thomas_Kennard), and State Auditor John Gillespie, began to tour sites for the new capital. The village of Lancaster was chosen, in part due to its salt flats and marshes.[20][21][22] Lancaster had approximately 30 residents. Disregarding the original plat of the village of Lancaster, Kennard platted Lincoln on a broader scale. The plat of the village of Lancaster was not dissolved nor abandoned; it became Lincoln when the Lincoln plat files were finished on September 6, 1867.[23] To raise money for the construction of a capital, an auction of lots was held.[24]

Kennard and Gillespie houses, 1872

Newcomers began to arrive and Lincoln's population grew. The [Nebraska State Capitol](/source/Nebraska_State_Capitol) was completed on December 1, 1868, a two-story building constructed with native limestone with a central cupola. The [Kennard house](/source/Thomas_P._Kennard_House), built in 1869, is the oldest remaining building in the original plat of Lincoln.[25]

In 1888, a new capitol building was constructed on the site of the first to replace the structurally unsound former capitol. The second building was a classical design by architect [William H. Willcox](/source/William_H._Willcox).[26] It, too, had significant structural issues that, by the 1920s, made clear the need for the construction of a replacement. Construction began on a third capitol building in 1922. [Bertram G. Goodhue](/source/Bertram_G._Goodhue) was selected in a national competition as its architect. By 1924, the first phase of construction was completed and state offices moved into the new building. In 1925, the Willcox-designed capitol building was razed. The Goodhue-designed capitol was constructed in four phases, with the completion of the fourth phase in 1932.[27] It is the second-tallest capitol building in the United States.[28]

### Growth and expansion

The worldwide economic depression of 1890 saw Lincoln's population fall from 55,000 to 40,169 by 1900 (per the 1900 census). [Volga-German immigrants from Russia](/source/Germans_from_Russia) settled in the North Bottoms neighborhood and as Lincoln expanded with the growth in population, the city began to annex nearby towns. Normal was the first town annexed in 1919.[29] [Bethany](/source/Bethany%2C_Nebraska) Heights, incorporated in 1890, was annexed in 1922.[14] In 1926, the town of University Place was annexed.[30] College View, incorporated in 1892, was annexed in 1929. [Union College](/source/Union_College_(Nebraska)), a [Seventh Day Adventist](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church) institution, was founded in College View in 1891. In 1930, Lincoln annexed the town of Havelock. Havelock actively opposed annexation to Lincoln and only relented due to a strike by the Burlington railroad shop workers which halted progress and growth for the city.[14]

The [Burlington and Missouri River Railroad](/source/Burlington_and_Missouri_River_Railroad)'s first train arrived in Lincoln on June 26, 1870, and the [Midland Pacific](/source/Midland_Pacific_Railway) (1871) and the [Atchison and Nebraska](/source/Atchison_and_Nebraska_Railroad) (1872) soon followed. The [Union Pacific](/source/Union_Pacific) began service in 1877. The [Chicago and North Western](/source/Chicago_and_North_Western_Transportation_Company) and [Missouri Pacific](/source/Missouri_Pacific_Railroad) began service in 1886. The [Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific](/source/Chicago%2C_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad) extended service to Lincoln in 1892. Lincoln became a rail hub.[14]

Detroit-Lincoln-Denver (D-L-D) Highway monument

As automobile travel became more common, so did the need for better roads in Nebraska and throughout the U.S. In 1911, the Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Route Association, with support from the [Good Roads Movement](/source/Good_Roads_Movement), established the Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Highway (O-L-D) through Lincoln. The goal was to have the most efficient highway for travel throughout Nebraska, from Omaha to Denver.[31]

In 1920, the Omaha-Denver Association merged with the Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Association. As a result, the O-L-D was renamed the Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway (D-L-D) with the goal of having a continuous highway from [Detroit](/source/Detroit) to [Denver](/source/Denver). The goal was eventually realized by the mid-1920s; 1,700 mi (2,700 km) of constantly improved highway through six states.[32] The auto route's success in attracting tourists led entrepreneurs to build businesses and facilities in towns along the route to keep up with the demand. In 1924, the D-L-D was designated as [Nebraska State Highway 6](/source/U.S._Route_6_in_Nebraska). In 1926, the highway became part of the Federal Highway System and was renumbered U.S. Route 38. In 1931, U.S. 38 was renumbered as a [U.S. 6](/source/U.S._Route_6)/U.S. 38 overlap and in 1933, the U.S. 38 route designation was dropped.[33][34]

In the early years of air travel, Lincoln had three airports and one airfield.[35] [Union Airport](/source/Union_Airport_(Nebraska)), was established northeast of Lincoln in 1920. The Lincoln Flying School was founded by E.J. Sias in a building he built at 2145 [O Street](/source/O_Street_(Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)).[36] [Charles Lindbergh](/source/Charles_Lindbergh) was a student at the flying school in 1922. The flying school closed in 1947.[36] Some remnants of the Union Airport are still visible between N. 56th and N. 70th Streets, north of Fletcher Avenue; mangled within a slowly developing industrial zone.[37] Arrow Airport was established around 1925 as a manufacturing and test facility for [Arrow Aircraft and Motors](/source/Arrow_Aircraft_and_Motors) Corporation, primarily the [Arrow Sport](/source/Arrow_Sport). The airfield was near Havelock; or to the west of where the North 48th Street Small Vehicle Transfer Station is today. Arrow Aircraft and Motors declared bankruptcy in 1939 and Arrow Airport closed roughly several decades later.[38] An Arrow Sport is on permanent display, hanging in the Lincoln Airport's main passenger terminal.[35][39]

As train, automobile, and air travel increased, business flourished and the city prospered. Lincoln's population increased 38.2% from 1920 to a population of 75,933 in 1930.[40] In 1930, the city's small municipal airfield was dedicated to Charles Lindbergh and named Lindbergh Field for a short period as another airfield was named Lindbergh in California. It was north of Salt Lake, in an area known over the years as Huskerville, Arnold Heights and Air Park; and was approximately within the western half of the West Lincoln Township.[41][42][43] The air field was a stop for United Airlines in 1927 and a mail stop in 1928.[44]

Arrow Sport, Lincoln Airport

In 1942, the Lincoln Army Airfield was established at the site. During World War II, the U.S. Army used the facility to train over 25,000 aviation mechanics and process over 40,000 troopers for combat. The Army closed the base in 1945, but the Air Force reactivated it in 1952 during the Korean War. In 1966, after the Air Force closed the base, Lincoln annexed the airfield and the base's housing units.[41] The base became the [Lincoln Municipal Airport](/source/Lincoln_Airport_(Nebraska)), and later the Lincoln Airport, under the Lincoln Airport Authority's ownership. The two main airlines that served the airport were [United Airlines](/source/United_Airlines) and [Frontier Airlines](/source/Frontier_Airlines_(1950-1986)). The Authority shared facilities with the Nebraska National Guard, who continued to own parts of the old Air Force base.[45]

In 1966, Lincoln annexed the township of West Lincoln, incorporated in 1887. West Lincoln voters rejected Lincoln's annexation until the state legislature passed a bill in 1965 that allowed cities to annex surrounding areas without a vote.[46]

### Revitalization and growth

Government Square: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (1879–1906), [City Hall](/source/City_Hall_(Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)) (1906–1969).

The downtown core retail district from 1959 to 1984 saw profound changes as retail shopping moved from downtown to the suburban Gateway Shopping Mall. In 1956, [Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska](/source/Ameritas) announced plans to build a $6 million shopping center next to their new campus on Lincoln's eastern outskirts. Gateway Shopping Center, now called [Gateway Mall](/source/Gateway_Mall_(Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)), opened at 60th and O streets in 1960.[47][48] By 1984, 75% of Lincoln's revenue from retail sales tax came from within a one-mile radius of the Mall. The exodus of retail and service businesses led the downtown core to decline and deteriorate.[49]

In 1969, the Nebraska legislature legislated laws for urban renewal. Soon afterward, Lincoln began a program of revitalization and beautification. Most of the urban renewal projects focused on downtown and the near South areas. Many ideas were considered and not implemented. Successes included Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, designed by [Philip Johnson](/source/Philip_Johnson); new branch libraries, new street lighting, the First National Bank Building and the National Bank of Commerce Building designed by [I.M. Pei](/source/I.M._Pei).[50]

In 1971, an expansion of Gateway Mall was completed. 1974 marked a new assembly facility in Lincoln, a subsidiary of [Kawasaki Heavy Industries](/source/Kawasaki_Heavy_Industries) in Japan to produce motorcycles for the North American market.[51] Lincoln's first woman mayor, [Helen Boosalis](/source/Helen_Boosalis), was elected in 1975. Mayor Boosalis was a strong supporter of the revitalization of Lincoln with the downtown beautification project being completed in 1978. In 1979, the square-block downtown Centrum was opened and connected to buildings with a skywalk. The Centrum was a two-level shopping mall with a garage for 1,038 cars. With the beautification and urban renewal projects, many historic buildings were razed in the city.[50] In 2007 and 2009, the city of Lincoln received beautification grants for improvements on O and West O Streets, west of the Harris Overpass, commemorating the history of the D-L-D.[32][52]

After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese refugees created a large residential and business community along the 27th Street corridor alongside Mexican eateries and African markets.[53] Lincoln was designated as a "Refugee Friendly" city by the [U.S. Department of State](/source/U.S._Department_of_State) in the 1970s. In 2000, Lincoln was the twelfth-largest resettlement site per capita in the country.[54] As of 2011, Lincoln had the second largest Karen (Burmese ethnic minority) population in the United States (behind Omaha),[55][56] with an estimated 1,500 in 2019.[57] As of the same year, Nebraska was one of the largest resettlement sites for the people of Sudan, mostly in Lincoln and Omaha.[58] In 2014, some social service organizations estimated that up to 10,000 Iraqi refugees had resettled in Lincoln.[59][60] In recent years, Lincoln had the largest Yazidi (Iraqi ethnic minority) population in the U.S.,[61][62] with over 2,000–3,000 having settled within the city (as of late 2017).[63][64] In a three-year period, the immigrant and refugee student population at Lincoln Public Schools increased 52% - from 1,606 students in 2014, to 2,445 in 2017.[65]

The decade from 1990 to 2000 saw a significant rise in population from 191,972 to 225,581. North 27th Street and Cornhusker Highway were redeveloped with new housing and businesses built. The boom housing market in south Lincoln created new housing developments including high end housing in areas like Cripple Creek, Williamsburg and The Ridge. The shopping center Southpointe Pavilions was completed in competition of Gateway Mall.[66]

### Into the 21st century

Downtown Lincoln at night (2021)

In 2001, [Westfield America Trust](/source/Westfield_Group) purchased the Gateway Mall[67] and named it Westfield Shoppingtown Gateway. In 2005, the company renamed it the Westfield Gateway.[68] Westfield made a $45 million makeover of the mall in 2005 including an expanded food court, a new west-side entrance and installation of an Italian carousel.[69] In 2012, Westfield America Trust sold Westfield Gateway to [Starwood Capital Group](/source/Starwood_Capital_Group). Starwood reverted the mall's name from Westfield Gateway to Gateway Mall and has made incremental expansions and renovations.[67][70] In 2021, Gateway Mall was sold to a subsidiary of Strategic Value Partners.[71]

In 2015, ALLO Communications announced it would bring ultra-high speed fiber internet to the city. Speeds up to 1 gigabit per second were available for business and households by building off of the city's existing fiber network. Construction on the citywide network began in March 2016 and was estimated to be complete by 2019,[72] making it one of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States.[73] Telephone and cable TV service were also included,[74] making it the third company to compete for such services within the same Lincoln footprint. In April 2016, Windstream Communications announced that 2,300 customers in Lincoln had 1 gigabit per second fiber internet with an expected expansion of services to 25,000 customers by 2017.[75][76] On November 29, 2017, Lincoln was named a Smart Gigabit Community by U.S. Ignite Inc.[77][78] and in early 2018, Spectrum joined the ranks of internet service providers providing 1 gigabit internet within the city.[79] In 2025, 2 gigabit internet service was available by ALLO.[80]

In 2021, Lincoln's second-tallest skyscraper was completed downtown. Second in height to the State Capitol by law, the [Lied Place Residences](/source/Lied_Place_Residences) was 250 feet, or 20 floors.[81] The Lied Place Residences surpassed the U.S. Bank Tower (formerly the First National Bank Building), completed in 1970, by 30 feet.[82] A least one taller building had been proposed since 2021, but any construction had been delayed due to inflation.[83][84]

In 2022, the City of Lincoln adopted a new flag, called "All Roads Lead to Lincoln".[85] In late 2022, Nebraska Highway 2 was diverted onto a newly constructed 11-mile long freeway, dubbed the South Beltway, on the Lincoln's south edge.[86] The realignment marked the first time the eastern segment of Nebraska 2 was largely outside of the city in its history.

In 2023, unbeknownst to local leaders, Governor Jim Pillen announced that a new state correctional facility would be built on the east edge of Lincoln. The new facility would replace the aging [Nebraska State Penitentiary](/source/Nebraska_State_Penitentiary).[87] Controversy ensued as the area selected by the state was stated for future housing development by the city. Months later, the city entered an agreement with the state for a land swap and the new facility would instead be built on the northeast edge of the city.[88] It is unclear whether the old Nebraska State Penitentiary would be closed after the new facility is completed.[89]

Also in 2023, [Google](/source/Google) announced that a large data center was to be constructed on Lincoln's northeast edge. Construction began prior to the announcement the same year.[90] An upgrade of U.S. Highway 77 (Homestead Expressway) to freeway standards began in 2025,[91] along with a renewed push by regional leaders for an East Beltway.[92][93]

## Geography

East Lincoln from [International Space Station](/source/International_Space_Station), 2007

Lincoln has an area of 103.901 square miles (269.102 km2), of which 102.54 square miles (265.577 km2) is land and 1.361 square miles (3.525 km2) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2024.[3]

Lincoln is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not along either the Platte River or the [Missouri River](/source/Missouri_River). The city was originally laid out near [Salt Creek](/source/Salt_Creek_(Nebraska)) and among the nearly flat [saline](/source/Salinity) [wetlands](/source/Wetland) of northern Lancaster County.[94] The city's growth has led to development of the surrounding land, much of which is composed of gently rolling hills. In recent years, Lincoln's northward growth has encroached on the habitat of the endangered [Salt Creek tiger beetle](/source/Salt_Creek_tiger_beetle).[95]

### Metropolitan area

Main article: [Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area](/source/Lincoln%2C_Nebraska_metropolitan_area)

The Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Lancaster County and [Seward County](/source/Seward_County%2C_Nebraska). Seward County was added to the metropolitan area in 2003. Lincoln is also in the Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Area which consists of the Lincoln metropolitan area and the micropolitan area of [Beatrice](/source/Beatrice%2C_Nebraska). The city of Beatrice is the county seat of [Gage County](/source/Gage_County%2C_Nebraska). The Lincoln-Beatrice combined statistical area is home to 372,313 people (2024 estimate) making it the [109th-largest combined statistical area](/source/Combined_statistical_area) in the United States.[8]

### Neighborhoods

South Lincoln from top of Nebraska State Capitol, 2012

See also: [Neighborhoods in Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/Neighborhoods_in_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

Lincoln's neighborhoods include both old and new development. Some neighborhoods in Lincoln were formerly small towns that Lincoln later [annexed](/source/Annexation), including [University Place](/source/Nebraska_Wesleyan_University) in 1926, Belmont, Bethany (Bethany Heights) in 1922, College View in 1929, Havelock in 1930, and West Lincoln in 1966.[14] A number of [Historic Districts](/source/Historic_Districts) are near downtown Lincoln, while newer neighborhoods have appeared primarily in the south and east.[96] As of December 2013, Lincoln had 45 registered [neighborhood associations](/source/Neighborhood_association) within the [city limits](/source/City_limits).[97]

One core neighborhood that has seen rapid residential growth in recent years is the downtown Lincoln area. In 2010, there were 1,200 downtown Lincoln residents; in 2016, there were 3,000 (an increase of 140%).[98] Around the middle of the same decade, demand for housing and rent units began outpacing supply. With Lincoln's population expected to grow to more than 311,000 people by 2020, prices for homes and rent costs have risen. Home prices rose 10% from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016; rent prices rose 30% from 2007 to 2017 with a 5–8% increase in 2016 alone.[99][100]

### Climate

Located in the [Great Plains](/source/Great_Plains), far from the moderating influences of mountains and large bodies of water, Lincoln has a highly variable four season [humid continental climate](/source/Humid_continental_climate) (Köppen [*Dfa*](/source/Humid_continental_climate#Hot_summer_subtype), [Trewartha](/source/Trewartha_climate_classification) *Dcao*): Winters are cold; summers are hot and humid.[101] With little wet precipitation during the winter, precipitation is instead concentrated during the warmer months. When thunderstorms do transverse, occasional tornadoes are produced. Snow averages 26.0 inches (66 cm) per season, but seasonal accumulations have ranged from 7.2 in (18 cm) in 1967–1968 to 55.5 in (141 cm) in 2018–2019. Snow tends to fall in lighter amounts, though variable and blizzards are possible. There is an average of 38 days with a snow depth of 1 in (2.5 cm) or more. The average window for freezing temperatures is from October 7 through April 25, allowing for a growing season of 164 days.[102]

The monthly daily average temperature range is from 25.0 °F (−3.9 °C) in January to 78.1 °F (25.6 °C) in July. However, the city is subject to episodes of bitter cold during the winter and heat waves in the summer, with 10.1 nights of 0 °F (−18 °C) or lower for lows, 41.8 days of 90 °F (32 °C)+ and 3.5 days of 100 °F (38 °C)+ for highs.[102] The city straddles the boundary of [USDA Plant Hardiness Zones](/source/Hardiness_zone) 5b and 6a.[103] Temperature extremes have ranged from −33 °F (−36.1 °C) on January 12, 1974, to 115 °F (46.1 °C) on July 25, 1936. Readings as high as 105 °F (41 °C) or as low as −20 °F (−29 °C) occur somewhat rarely; the last occurrence of each was August 24, 2023 and February 16, 2021. The second lowest temperature ever recorded in Lincoln was −31 °F (−35.0 °C) on February 16, 2021, which broke the monthly record of −26 °F (−32.2 °C) set a day earlier.[102] It occurred during the wider [February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm](/source/February_13%E2%80%9317%2C_2021_North_American_winter_storm), which impacted the [Great Plains](/source/Great_Plains), [Midwestern](/source/Midwestern_United_States) and [Northeastern](/source/Northeastern_United_States) United States as a whole.[104]

On May 5, 2019, an EF2 tornado hit parts of western Lincoln, although no major injuries occurred.[105] On April 26, 2024, a stronger EF3 tornado destroyed the Garner Industries building in northeast Lincoln, causing three injuries.[106][107] However, in recent years with the changing climate, severe hail and windstorms have become increasingly more common.[108][109] Based on 30-year averages obtained from NOAA's [National Climatic Data Center](/source/National_Climatic_Data_Center) for December, January and February, the [Weather Channel](/source/Weather_Channel) ranked Lincoln the seventh-coldest major U.S. city in a 2014 article.[110] In 2014, the Lincoln-[Beatrice](/source/Beatrice%2C_Nebraska) area was among the "Cleanest U.S. Cities for Ozone Air Pollution" in the [American Lung Association](/source/American_Lung_Association)'s "State of the Air 2014" report.[111]

Climate data for Lincoln Airport, Nebraska, 1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1887–present[b] Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C) 73 (23) 83 (28) 97 (36) 97 (36) 104 (40) 108 (42) 115 (46) 110 (43) 106 (41) 98 (37) 85 (29) 75 (24) 115 (46) Mean maximum °F (°C) 58.9 (14.9) 64.9 (18.3) 77.9 (25.5) 86.5 (30.3) 91.9 (33.3) 96.6 (35.9) 100.1 (37.8) 98.6 (37.0) 94.6 (34.8) 86.9 (30.5) 73.4 (23.0) 60.7 (15.9) 101.7 (38.7) Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 35.6 (2.0) 40.6 (4.8) 53.6 (12.0) 64.8 (18.2) 75.0 (23.9) 85.2 (29.6) 89.4 (31.9) 87.2 (30.7) 80.1 (26.7) 66.6 (19.2) 51.7 (10.9) 39.4 (4.1) 64.1 (17.8) Daily mean °F (°C) 25.0 (−3.9) 29.5 (−1.4) 41.2 (5.1) 52.0 (11.1) 63.1 (17.3) 73.7 (23.2) 78.1 (25.6) 75.6 (24.2) 67.2 (19.6) 53.8 (12.1) 39.8 (4.3) 28.8 (−1.8) 52.3 (11.3) Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 14.4 (−9.8) 18.4 (−7.6) 28.7 (−1.8) 39.2 (4.0) 51.2 (10.7) 62.1 (16.7) 66.7 (19.3) 64.1 (17.8) 54.3 (12.4) 41.0 (5.0) 28.0 (−2.2) 18.2 (−7.7) 40.5 (4.7) Mean minimum °F (°C) −7.7 (−22.1) −2.4 (−19.1) 7.5 (−13.6) 21.2 (−6.0) 34.7 (1.5) 47.9 (8.8) 54.0 (12.2) 51.2 (10.7) 37.4 (3.0) 22.7 (−5.2) 10.7 (−11.8) −2.5 (−19.2) −11.7 (−24.3) Record low °F (°C) −33 (−36) −31 (−35) −19 (−28) 3 (−16) 24 (−4) 39 (4) 45 (7) 39 (4) 26 (−3) 3 (−16) −15 (−26) −27 (−33) −33 (−36) Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.73 (19) 0.89 (23) 1.55 (39) 2.69 (68) 4.91 (125) 4.48 (114) 3.25 (83) 3.32 (84) 2.90 (74) 2.14 (54) 1.30 (33) 1.18 (30) 29.34 (745) Average snowfall inches (cm) 6.5 (17) 7.1 (18) 3.4 (8.6) 1.2 (3.0) 0.1 (0.25) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.9 (2.3) 1.5 (3.8) 5.3 (13) 26.0 (66) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 5.9 6.1 8.1 9.7 11.8 10.4 8.9 8.8 7.2 7.1 5.4 5.9 95.3 Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 5.0 4.5 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.4 3.8 17.9 Average relative humidity (%) 70.3 72.5 69.1 63.6 66.9 65.2 65.4 68.9 70.1 67.1 71.5 73.1 68.6 Average dew point °F (°C) 13.3 (−10.4) 18.7 (−7.4) 28.2 (−2.1) 37.9 (3.3) 50.2 (10.1) 59.2 (15.1) 64.2 (17.9) 63.0 (17.2) 54.1 (12.3) 41.4 (5.2) 28.9 (−1.7) 17.1 (−8.3) 39.7 (4.3) Mean monthly sunshine hours 176.8 167.6 211.9 236.4 273.3 314.4 329.9 294.9 236.4 216.9 156.4 146.8 2,761.7 Percentage possible sunshine 59 56 57 59 61 70 72 69 63 63 52 51 61 Source: NOAA (relative humidity, dew point and sun 1961–1990)[c][102][113][114]

## Demographics

Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1870 2,441 — 1880 13,003 432.7% 1890 55,164 324.2% 1900 40,169 −27.2% 1910 43,973 9.5% 1920 54,948 25.0% 1930 75,933 38.2% 1940 81,984 8.0% 1950 98,884 20.6% 1960 128,521 30.0% 1970 149,518 16.3% 1980 171,932 15.0% 1990 191,972 11.7% 2000 225,581 17.5% 2010 258,379 14.5% 2020 291,082 12.7% 2024 (est.) 300,619 [6] 3.3% U.S. Decennial Census[115]

Lincoln is Nebraska's second-most-populous city.[116] In the 1970s, The [U.S. government](/source/U.S._government) designated Lincoln a refugee-friendly city due to its stable economy, educational institutions, and size. Initially, refugees from Vietnam settled in Lincoln. Later, more refugees came from other countries, including [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala) and [India](/source/India), as well as the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa, Iraq,[117][118] Afghanistan and [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar).[119] In 2013, Lincoln was named one of the "Top Ten Most Welcoming Cities in America"[120] and in 2025, 4-star Certified Welcoming by Welcoming America.[121]

### 2020 census

Lincoln, Nebraska – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[122] Pop 2010[123] Pop 2020[124] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020 White (NH) 198,087 214,739 222,749 87.81% 83.11% 76.52% Black or African American (NH) 6,803 9,541 13,224 3.02% 3.69% 4.54% Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 1,354 1,611 1,644 0.60% 0.62% 0.56% Asian (NH) 7,006 9,711 13,765 3.11% 3.76% 4.73% Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) 127 128 162 0.06% 0.05% 0.06% Some other race (NH) 326 353 1,282 0.14% 0.14% 0.44% Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 3,724 6,114 13,322 1.65% 2.37% 4.58% Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,154 16,182 24,934 3.61% 6.26% 8.57% Total 225,581 258,379 291,082 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

The [2020 United States census](/source/2020_United_States_census)[125] counted 291,082 people, 115,930 households, and 67,277 families in Lincoln. The population density was 2,937.6 per square mile (1,134.2/km2). There were 122,048 housing units at an average density of 1,231.7 per square mile (475.6/km2). The racial makeup was 78.66% (228,956) White, 4.67% (13,605) Black or African-American, 0.89% (2,589) Native American, 4.77% (13,871) Asian, 0.07% (196) Pacific Islander, 3.5% (10,175) from other races, and 7.45% (21,690) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.0% (22,321) of the population.

Of the 115,930 households, 26.9% had children under the age of 18; 43.8% were married couples living together; 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present. 31.0% of households consisted of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.0.

21.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 99.4 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [American Community Survey](/source/American_Community_Survey)[126] estimates show that the median household income was $60,063 (with a margin of error of +/- $1,248) and the median family income $79,395 (+/- $1,992). Males had a median income of $37,646 (+/- $1,251) versus $27,411 (+/- $805) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $31,869 (+/- $455). Approximately, 7.5% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [poverty line](/source/Poverty_line), including 13.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those ages 65 or over.

## Economy

Fort Western store

Lincoln's economy is fairly typical of a mid-sized American city; most economic activity is derived from the service and manufacturing industries.[127] Government and the [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln) are both large contributors to the local economy. Other prominent industries in Lincoln include finance, insurance, publishing, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, railroads,[128] high technology,[127] information technology, medical, education and truck transport.

For September 2025, the Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment rate was 2.7% (not seasonally adjusted).[129] With a tight labor market, Lincoln has seen rapid wage growth. From the summer of 2014 to the summer of 2015, the average hourly pay for both public and private employees have increased by 11%. From October 2014 to October 2015, wages were also up by 8.4%.[130]

One of the largest employers is [Bryan Health](/source/Bryan_Health), which consists of two major hospitals and several large outpatient facilities across the city. Healthcare and medical jobs account for a large portion of Lincoln's employment: as of 2009, full-time healthcare employees in the city included 9,010 healthcare practitioners in technical occupations, 4,610 workers in healthcare support positions, 780 licensed and vocational nurses, and 150 medical and clinical laboratory technicians.[131]

Several national businesses were originally established in Lincoln; these include student lender [Nelnet](/source/Nelnet), [Ameritas](/source/Ameritas), [Assurity](/source/Assurity_Life_Insurance_Company), [Fort Western Stores](/source/Fort_Western_Stores), [CliffsNotes](/source/CliffsNotes) and [HobbyTown USA](/source/HobbyTown_USA). Regional restaurant chains [Runza Restaurants](/source/Runza_(restaurant))[132] and [Valentino's](/source/Valentino's)[133] began in Lincoln.

The Lincoln area makes up a part of what is known as the greater Midwest [Silicon Prairie](/source/Silicon_Prairie).[134] The city is also a part of a rapidly growing [craft brewing](/source/Microbrewery) industry.[135]

### Principal employers

According to the city's 2024 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[136] the principal employers of the city are:

# Employer # of Employees 1 State of Nebraska 7,501—9,999 2 Lincoln Public Schools 7,501—9,999 3 University of Nebraska–Lincoln 5,000—7,500 4 Bryan Health 2,500—4,999 5 Nelnet Diversified Services 6 US Government 2,500—4,999 7 B&R Stores 8 City of Lincoln 2,500—4,999 9 Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp. 10 Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center 1,000—2,499

### Automotive and technology

1974 saw the establishment of a [Kawasaki](/source/Kawasaki_Heavy_Industries) motorcycles assembly facility named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation (KMC), to complete Japan-produced components into finished products for the North American market.[51][137] Incorporated in 1981, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. (KMM) and assumed control of KMC. As of 2022, their webpresence named tallies "All-Terrain Vehicles, Utility Vehicles, Personal Watercraft, Recreation Utility Vehicles, and Passenger Rail Cars" as their range.[138][139]

Kawasaki is one of Lincoln's largest private employers with over 2,400 employees, and it has the largest square footage of manufacturing space. Newer product lines are rail cars and aircraft cargo doors.[140]

### Military

See also: [Lincoln Air National Guard Base](/source/Lincoln_Air_National_Guard_Base)

The Nebraska Air and Army National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters are in Lincoln along with other major units of the Nebraska National Guard.[141] During the early years of the [Cold War](/source/Cold_War), the Lincoln Airport was the [Lincoln Air Force Base](/source/Lincoln_Air_Force_Base);[142] the Nebraska Air National Guard and the Nebraska Army National Guard now have joint-use facilities with the Lincoln Airport.[143] Alongside the National Guard, the [55th Wing](/source/55th_Wing) of Offutt Air Force Base was temporarily headquartered in Lincoln through September 2022.[144]

## Arts and culture

Downtown Lincoln, 14th and [O Streets](/source/O_Street_(Lincoln%2C_Nebraska))

Since [Pinnacle Bank Arena](/source/Pinnacle_Bank_Arena) opened in 2013, Lincoln's music scene has grown to the point where it is sometimes called a "Music City".[145][146][147] Primary venues for live music include Pinnacle Bank Arena,[148] Bourbon Theatre, Duffy's Tavern, and the [Zoo Bar](/source/Zoo_Bar_(Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)). The Pla-Mor Ballroom is a classic Lincoln music and dance scene with its in-house Sandy Creek Band. Pinewood Bowl hosts a range of performances, from national music performances to local plays, during the summer.[149]

The [Lied Center](/source/Lied_Center_for_Performing_Arts) is a venue for national tours of Broadway productions, concert music, and guest lectures, and regularly features its resident orchestra, the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra.[150] Lincoln has several [performing arts](/source/Performing_arts) venues. Plays are staged by UNL students in the Temple Building;[151] community theater productions are held at the Lincoln Community Playhouse,[152] the Loft at The Mill, and the Haymarket Theater.

Lincoln has a growing number of arts galleries, including the [Sheldon Museum of Art](/source/Sheldon_Museum_of_Art), Burkholder Project and Noyes Art Gallery.[153]

For movie viewing, [Marcus Theatres](/source/Marcus_Theatres) owns 32 screens at four locations, and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's [Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center](/source/Mary_Riepma_Ross_Media_Arts_Center) shows independent and foreign films.[154] Standalone cinemas in Lincoln include the [Joyo Theatre](/source/Joyo_Theatre) and Rococo Theater. The Rococo Theater also hosts benefits and other engagements.[155] The downtown section of [O Street](/source/O_Street_(Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)) is Lincoln's largest bar and nightclub district.[156]

Lincoln is the hometown of [Zager and Evans](/source/Zager_and_Evans), known for their international hit record "[In the Year 2525](/source/In_the_Year_2525)" (1969).[157] It is also the hometown of several notable musical groups, such as [Remedy Drive](/source/Remedy_Drive), [VOTA](/source/VOTA), [For Against](/source/For_Against), [Lullaby for the Working Class](/source/Lullaby_for_the_Working_Class), [Matthew Sweet](/source/Matthew_Sweet), Dirtfedd, [The Show is the Rainbow](/source/The_Show_is_the_Rainbow) and Straight. Lincoln is home to [Maroon 5](/source/Maroon_5) guitarist [James Valentine](/source/James_Valentine_(musician)).

### Annual cultural events

Main article: [List of annual cultural events in Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/List_of_annual_cultural_events_in_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

Annual events in Lincoln have come and gone throughout time, such as [Band Day](/source/Band_Day) at the University of Nebraska's Lincoln campus[158] and the Star City Holiday Parade.[159] However, some events have never changed while new traditions have been created. Current annual cultural events in Lincoln include the Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half-Marathon in May,[160] Celebrate Lincoln in early June,[161] the Uncle Sam Jam around July 3,[162] and Boo at the Zoo in October.[163] A locally popular event is the Haymarket Farmers' Market, running from May to October in the Historic Haymarket,[164] one of several farmers markets throughout the city.[165]

### Tourism

Main article: [Tourism in Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/Tourism_in_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

Tourist attractions and activities include the [Sunken Gardens](/source/Sunken_Gardens_(Nebraska)),[166] basketball games at Pinnacle Bank Arena,[148] the [Lincoln Children's Zoo](/source/Lincoln_Children's_Zoo), the [Dairy Store](/source/Dairy_Store) at UNL's East Campus,[167] and Mueller Planetarium on the city campus.[168] The Nebraska State Capitol,[169] which is also the tallest building in Lincoln,[170] offers tours.

The [Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed](/source/Museum_of_American_Speed) preserves, interprets, and displays physical items significant in racing and automotive history.[171] The National Museum of Roller Skating extends public knowledge of roller skating history and seeks to preserve its legacy for future generations.[172]

The [Lester F. Larsen Tractor Museum](/source/Lester_F._Larsen_Tractor_Museum), operated by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is a small museum featuring vintage American tractors and documenting the history of Nebraska's tractor test law. The museum is housed in the original Nebraska Tractor Test Lab building, located at the university's east campus.[173]

### Library

Main article: [Lincoln City Libraries](/source/Lincoln_City_Libraries)

The city's public library system is [Lincoln City Libraries](/source/Lincoln_City_Libraries), which has eight branches as well as a [bookmobile](/source/Bookmobile).[174] As of 2025, Lincoln City Libraries circulated roughly three million items per year to the residents of Lincoln and Lancaster County.[175] The library system is also home to Polley Music Library and the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska authors.[176][177]

## Sports

See also: [Nebraska Cornhuskers](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers) and [Nebraska Cornhuskers football](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football)

Memorial Stadium

Lincoln is home to the University of Nebraska's sports teams, the Cornhuskers. In total, the university fields 22 men's and women's teams in 14 [NCAA Division I](/source/Division_I_(NCAA)) sports.[178] Nebraska football began play in 1890.[179] Of the 128 [Division I-A](/source/Football_Bowl_Subdivision) football teams, Nebraska is one of nine to have won 900 or more games.[180] Notable coaches include [Tom Osborne](/source/Tom_Osborne) and [Bob Devaney](/source/Bob_Devaney). Devaney coached from 1962 to 1972; the university's indoor arena, the [Bob Devaney Sports Center](/source/Bob_Devaney_Sports_Center), is named for him. Osborne coached from 1972 to 1997.

Other sports teams are the [Nebraska Wesleyan](/source/Nebraska_Wesleyan) Prairie Wolves, an [NCAA](/source/NCAA) Division III University;[181] the [Lincoln Saltdogs](/source/Lincoln_Saltdogs), an [American Association](/source/American_Association_of_Independent_Professional_Baseball) independent [minor league baseball](/source/Minor_league_baseball) team;[182] the [Lincoln Stars](/source/Lincoln_Stars), a [USHL](/source/United_States_Hockey_League) junior [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) team;[183] and the [No Coast Derby Girls](/source/No_Coast_Derby_Girls), a member of the [Women's Flat Track Derby Association](/source/Women's_Flat_Track_Derby_Association).[184]

[Lincoln Airpark](/source/Lincoln_Airport_(Nebraska)) hosts [SCCA](/source/Sports_Car_Club_of_America) Solo Nationals each September.[185]

## Parks and recreation

Main article: [Parks in Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/Parks_in_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

Sunken Gardens

MoPac Trail East, Novartis Trailhead entrance.

Lincoln has an extensive park system, with over 168 individual parks connected by a 186 mi (299 km) system of recreational trails, along with other additional facilities.[186] The [MoPac Trail](/source/MoPac_Trail) is a bicycling, equestrian and walking trail built on an abandoned [Missouri Pacific Railroad](/source/Missouri_Pacific_Railroad) corridor which runs for 27 miles (43 km) from the University of Nebraska's Lincoln campus eastward to [Wabash, Nebraska](/source/Wabash%2C_Nebraska).[187]

Regional parks include Antelope Park from S. 23rd and "N" Streets to S. 33rd Street and Sheridan Boulevard,[188] Holmes Park at S. 70th Street and Normal Boulevard,[189] and Union Plaza between N. 21st and N. 22nd Streets, north of "O" Street.[190] Pioneers Park includes the [Pioneers Park Nature Center](/source/Pioneers_Park_Nature_Center) at S. Coddington Avenue and W. Calvert Streets.[191][192]

Community parks include Ballard Park, Belmont Park, Bethany Park, Bowling Lake Park, Densmore Park, Fleming Fields Recreational Sports Park, Erwin Peterson Park, Huskerville Park, Irvingdale Park, Mahoney Park, Max E. Roper Park East and West, Oak Lake Park, Peter Pan Park, Peterson Park, Sawyer Snell Park, Seacrest Park, Seng Park at University Place, Sherman Field, Tierra Park, Van Dorn Park, and Woods Park.[193]

Other notable parks include Cascade Fountain,[194] Hamann Rose Garden,[195] Iron Horse Park,[196] Tower Square,[197] [Nine Mile Prairie](/source/Nine_Mile_Prairie) owned by the University of Nebraska Foundation,[198] Sunken Gardens,[166] Veterans Memorial Garden,[199] and [Wilderness Park](/source/Wilderness_Park).[200] Smaller neighborhood parks are scattered throughout the city.[193] Additionally, there are six public recreation centers, nine outdoor public pools, five public golf courses not including private facilities, and five dog runs in Lincoln.[186]

## Government

See also: [List of mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

County-City Building

Lincoln has a [mayor–council](/source/Mayor%E2%80%93council) government. The mayor and a seven-member [city council](/source/City_council) are selected in [nonpartisan](/source/Non-partisan_democracy) elections. Four members are elected from city council districts; the remaining three members are elected at-large.[201] Lincoln's health, personnel, and planning departments are joint city/county agencies; most city and Lancaster County offices are in the County/City Building. The most recent city general election was held on May 2, 2023.[202]

Since Lincoln is the state capital, many Nebraska state and [United States Government](/source/United_States_Government) offices are in Lincoln. The city lies within the Lincoln Public Schools school district.[203] The Lincoln Fire and Rescue Department shoulders the city's fire fighting and emergency ambulatory services while private companies provide non-emergency medical transport[204] and volunteer fire fighting units support the city's outlying areas.[205]

## Education

Lincoln Public Schools district office

### Primary and secondary education

Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) is the public school district which includes the majority of the city limits.[206] It includes eight traditional high schools: [Lincoln High](/source/Lincoln_High_School_(Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)), [East](/source/Lincoln_East_High_School), [Northeast](/source/Lincoln_Northeast_High_School), Northwest, [North Star](/source/Lincoln_North_Star_High_School), [Southeast](/source/Lincoln_Southeast_High_School), [Southwest](/source/Lincoln_Southwest_High_School), and [Standing Bear](/source/Standing_Bear_High_School). LPS is also home to special interest high school programs, including the Air Force [JROTC](/source/Junior_Reserve_Officers'_Training_Corps), [Arts and Humanities Focus Program](/source/Arts_and_Humanities_Focus_Program), Aviation and Technical Education Focus Program, Bay High Focus Program, Bryan College of Health Sciences Focus Program, the Lincoln High International Baccalaureate Program, Nebraska Business Focus Program, [Science Focus Program](/source/Science_Focus_Program) (Zoo School), and The Career Academy.[207] Other specialty programs include Bryan Community School, the Don D. Sherrill Education Center, Graduation Pathways, Independence Academy, Nuernberger Education Center, Pathfinder Education Program, the Student Support Program, and the Yankee Hill Educational Center.[208]

Some outerlying sections of Lincoln are in other school districts: [Norris School District 160](/source/Norris_School_District_160) and [Waverly School District 145](/source/Waverly_School_District_145).[206]

There are several private [parochial](/source/Parochial_school) elementary and middle schools throughout the community.[209] Like Lincoln Public Schools, these schools are broken into districts, but most will allow attendance outside of boundary lines. Lincoln's private high schools are College View Academy, [Lincoln Christian](/source/Lincoln_Christian_High_School), [Lincoln Lutheran](/source/Lincoln_Lutheran_Middle%2FHigh_School), Parkview Christian School and [Pius X High School](/source/Pius_X_High_School_(Nebraska)).[209]

### Colleges and universities

Lincoln has twelve colleges and universities. The [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln), the main campus of the [University of Nebraska system](/source/University_of_Nebraska_system), is the largest university in Nebraska, with 19,378 undergraduate, 3,959 postgraduate students and 617 professionals enrolled in 2025. Out of the 23,954 enrolled, 453 undergraduate and 1,094 postgraduate students/professionals were international. With approximately 60 countries outside of the U.S. represented, the five countries with the highest international enrollment were Brazil, China, Ghana, India, and Vietnam.[210] Recent and ongoing student visa concerns on the national level has led to a concerning overall steady decrease of international students at the university.[211][212]

[Nebraska Wesleyan University](/source/Nebraska_Wesleyan_University), as of 2020, has 1,924 undergraduate and 151 postgraduate students.[213] The school teaches in the tradition of a [liberal arts college](/source/Liberal_arts_colleges_in_the_United_States) education. It remains affiliated with the [United Methodist Church](/source/United_Methodist_Church).[214] [Union Adventist University](/source/Union_Adventist_University) is a [private](/source/Private_university) [Seventh-day Adventist](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church) four-year coeducational university with 911 students enrolled 2013–14.[215][216]

[Bryan College of Health Sciences](/source/Bryan_Health) offers undergraduate degrees in nursing and other health professions; a Masters in Nursing; a Doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia practice, as well as certificate programs for ancillary health professions.[217] Universities with satellite locations in Lincoln are [Bellevue University](/source/Bellevue_University),[218] [Concordia University (Nebraska)](/source/Concordia_University%2C_Nebraska)[219] and [Doane University](/source/Doane_University).[220] Lincoln also hosts the College of Hair Design and Joseph's College of Cosmetology.[221][222]

[Southeast Community College](/source/Southeast_Community_College) is a [community college](/source/Community_college) system in southeastern Nebraska, with three campuses in Lincoln and an enrollment of 9,505 students as of spring 2024. The two-year Academic Transfer program is popular among students who want to complete their general education requirements before they enroll in a four-year institution. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the most popular transfer location.[223][224]

## Media

Headquarters of Nebraska Public Media

### Television

Lincoln has four licensed broadcast full power television stations; and one serving the city, but licensed to an area outside its limits:[225]

- [KSNB-TV](/source/KSNB-TV) (Channel 4; 4.1 [DT](/source/Digital_television)) - [NBC](/source/NBC) affiliate - [MyNetworkTV](/source/MyNetworkTV) affiliate 4.2 - [ION](/source/ION_Television) affiliate 4.3 - [Oxygen](/source/Oxygen_(TV_network)) affiliate 4.5 - Outlaw affiliate 4.6[226]

- [KLKN](/source/KLKN) (Channel 8; 8.1 DT) – [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) affiliate - [Grit](/source/Grit_(TV_network)) affiliate 8.2 - [Ion Mystery](/source/Ion_Mystery) affiliate 8.3 - [Laff](/source/Laff_(TV_network)) affiliate 8.4 - [Bounce](/source/Bounce_TV) affiliate 8.6[227]

- [KOLN](/source/KOLN) (Channel 10; 10.1 DT) – [CBS](/source/CBS) affiliate - [Start TV](/source/Start_TV) affiliate 10.2 - [Court TV](/source/Court_TV) affiliate 10.3 - [H&I](/source/Heroes_%26_Icons) affiliate 10.4 - 365BLK affiliate 10.5 - [True Crime Network](/source/True_Crime_Network) affiliate 10.6[228]

- [KUON](/source/Nebraska_Public_Media) (Channel 12; 12.1 DT) – [PBS](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service) affiliate, [Nebraska Public Media](/source/Nebraska_Public_Media) Television flagship station - NE-W ([World](/source/World_(TV_network))) - NE-C ([Create](/source/Create_(TV_channel))) - NE-KIDS ([PBS Kids](/source/PBS_Kids)) - NE-FNX ([First Nations Experience](/source/First_Nations_Experience)) affiliate[229]

- [KFXL](/source/KFXL-TV) (Channel 15; 51.1 DT) – [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) affiliate[230]

The headquarters of [Nebraska Public Media](/source/Nebraska_Public_Media), which is affiliated with the Public Broadcasting Service and [National Public Radio](/source/National_Public_Radio), are in Lincoln.[231] The city has two low power digital TV stations in Lincoln area: including the translator [KFDY-LD](/source/KFDY-LD) (simulcast of ([KOHA-LD](/source/KOHA-LD))) owned by Flood Communications of Nebraska LLC, including for main Spanish-language network affiliate [Telemundo](/source/Telemundo) on 27.1, [NCN](/source/News_Channel_Nebraska) [(Ind.)](/source/Independent_station_(North_America)) on 27.2, and religious network affiliate [3ABN](/source/Three_Angels_Broadcasting_Network) on 27.3 in Lincoln area only, on virtual channel 27, digital channel 27; and another low power digital [KCWH-LD](/source/KCWH-LD) on [CW+](/source/The_CW_Plus) affiliate, owned by [Gray](/source/Gray_Television) on channel 18.1 included sub-channels like [Ion](/source/Ion_Television) on 18.2, and [CBS](/source/CBS) (Simulcast of [KOLN](/source/KOLN)) on 18.3.[225]

### Radio

Radio station studio KLIN-AM

There are 18 radio stations licensed in Lincoln, not including radio stations licensed outside of the city that serve the Lincoln area. Most areas of Lincoln also receive radio signals from Omaha and other surrounding communities.

[FM](/source/FM_broadcasting) stations include:[232]

- [KLCV](/source/KLCV) (88.5) – Religious talk

- [KZUM](/source/KZUM) (89.3) – Independent [Community Radio](/source/Community_Radio)

- [KRNU](/source/KRNU) (90.3) – Alternative / UNL college radio

- [KUCV](/source/KUCV) (91.1) – National Public Radio

- [K220GT](/source/K-Love) (91.9) – Contemporary Christian

- [K233AN](/source/KBBK) (94.5) – Top 40

- [KNNA-LP](/source/KNNA-LP) (95.7) – Christian

- KDPP-LP (97.3) - Independent Community / Urban

- [K255CS](/source/KZLW) (98.9) – Christian

- [K257GN](/source/KLIN) (99.3) - News/Talk

- [K268DF](/source/KFOR_(AM)) (101.5) – News/Talk

- [K277CA](/source/KFRX) (103.3) – Hot AC

- [KLNC](/source/KLNC) (105.3) – Classic Rock

- [KFRX](/source/KFRX) (106.3) – Top 40

- [K294DJ](/source/KCRO) (106.7) – Christian

- [KBBK](/source/KBBK) (107.3) – Hot AC

- [KJTM-LP](/source/KJTM-LP) (107.9) – Contemporary Christian

[AM](/source/AM_broadcasting) stations include:[233]

- [KFOR](/source/KFOR_(AM)) (1240) – News/Talk

- [KLIN](/source/KLIN) (1400) – News/Talk

### Print

The *[Lincoln Journal Star](/source/Lincoln_Journal_Star)* is the city's major daily newspaper.[234] The *[Nebraska Examiner](/source/Nebraska_Examiner)*, headquartered in Lincoln, is an independent and non-profit state news publishing [wire service](/source/Wire_service).[235] *[The Daily Nebraskan](/source/The_Daily_Nebraskan)*, UNL's [student newspaper](/source/Student_newspaper), publishes daily news on its website and a monthly print magazine, and *[The DailyER](/source/The_DailyER)* is the university's biweekly satirical paper.[236][237] Other university newspapers include the *Reveille*, the official periodical campus paper of Nebraska Wesleyan University and the *Clocktower*, the official weekly campus paper of Union Adventist University.[238][239]

## Infrastructure

### Transportation

#### Major highways

Lincoln is served by [Interstate 80](/source/Interstate_80_in_Nebraska) via seven [interchanges](/source/Interchange_(road)), connecting the city to [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco) in the west and [Teaneck, New Jersey](/source/Teaneck%2C_New_Jersey) in the [New York City metropolitan area](/source/New_York_City_metropolitan_area) in the east.[240] Other Highways that serve the Lincoln area are [Interstate 180](/source/Interstate_180_(Nebraska)), [U.S. Route 6](/source/U.S._Route_6_in_Nebraska), [U.S. Highway 34](/source/U.S._Route_34_in_Nebraska), [U.S. Highway 77](/source/U.S._Route_77_in_Nebraska) and nearby [Nebraska Highway 79](/source/Nebraska_Highway_79). The eastern segment of [Nebraska Highway 2](/source/Nebraska_Highway_2) is a primary trucking route that connects the [Kansas City metropolitan area](/source/Kansas_City_metropolitan_area) (Interstate 29) to the I-80 corridor in Lincoln.[241] A few additional minor State Highway segments are located within the city as well.[242]

#### Mass transit

A public bus transit system, [StarTran](/source/StarTran), operates in Lincoln. StarTran's fleet consists of 67 full-sized buses and 13 Handi-Vans. The transit system has 18 bus routes, with a circular bus route downtown. Annual ridership for the fiscal year 2017–18 was 2,463,799.[243]

StarTran also offers a door-to-door van service called VANLNK to customers with the mobile app. The service has vehicles that are smaller than StarTran's buses. Departures can only be in the Lincoln city limits, and the service is a shared-ride service, meaning it optimizes trips to carry people along routes on the same schedule. All VANLNK vehicles are accessible by disabled people using lifts and ramps. However, although service animals are allowed, non-service animals must be on a pet carrier.[244]

#### Intercity transit

Lincoln Airport passenger terminal

The [Lincoln Airport](/source/Lincoln_Airport_(Nebraska)) currently provides passengers with daily non-stop service to [Chicago O'Hare International Airport](/source/O'Hare_International_Airport) and [Denver International Airport](/source/Denver_International_Airport). Twice weekly non-stop service is provided to [Harry Reid International Airport](/source/Harry_Reid_International_Airport) in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas) and [Orlando International Airport](/source/Orlando_International_Airport), with through service to [John Wayne Airport](/source/John_Wayne_Airport) in [Orange County, California](/source/Orange_County%2C_California).[245][246] [General aviation](/source/General_aviation) support is provided through several private aviation companies.[247] The Lincoln Airport was among the emergency landing sites for the NASA [Space Shuttle](/source/Space_Shuttle).[248] The site was chosen chiefly because of a 12,901 feet (3,932 m) runway; the longest of three at the airport.[249]

Lincoln is served by both Express Arrow and [Burlington Trailways](/source/Burlington_Trailways) for regional bus service between Omaha, Denver and points beyond.[250][251] Megabus, in partnership with Windstar Lines, provides bus service between Lincoln and Chicago with stops in Omaha, Des Moines, Iowa City and Moline.[252]

[Amtrak](/source/Amtrak) provides service to [Lincoln station](/source/Lincoln_station_(Nebraska)), operating its [California Zephyr](/source/California_Zephyr) daily in each direction between [Chicago](/source/Union_Station_(Chicago)) and [Emeryville, California](/source/Emeryville%2C_California), using BNSF's Lincoln – Denver route through Nebraska.[253] The city is an Amtrak crew-change point.[254]

#### Rail freight

[Rail freight](/source/Rail_freight_transport) travels coast-to-coast, to and through Lincoln via [BNSF Railway](/source/BNSF_Railway), the [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad), Lincoln's own [Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway](/source/Omaha%2C_Lincoln_and_Beatrice_Railway) Company and an [Omaha Public Power District](/source/Omaha_Public_Power_District) rail line.[255][256] Lincoln was once served by the [Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad](/source/Chicago%2C_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad) (Rock Island), the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac) and the [Chicago and North Western Transportation Company](/source/Chicago_and_North_Western_Transportation_Company) (C&NW). The abandoned right-of-way of these former railroads have since been turned into bicycle trails.[257]

#### Cycling modes

Lincoln has a third-generation dock-based [bike share program](/source/Bicycle-sharing_system) that began in mid-April 2018, called BikeLNK. The first phase of the program included 19 docks and 100 bicycles, scattered throughout downtown and around the UNL City, UNL East & Nebraska Innovation campuses.[258] A second phase in 2019 increased the number of docks to 21, total bicycles to 105 and expanded to a location outside of downtown.[259] Lincoln also has a fleet of commercial pedicabs that operates in the downtown area.[260]

#### Modal characteristics

In 2016, 80.5 percent of working Lincoln residents commuted by driving alone, 9.6 percent carpooled, 1.1 percent used public transportation, and 3.1 percent walked. About 2.4 percent used all other forms of transportation, including taxis, bicycles, and motorcycles as well as ride-sharing services such as Lyft and Uber which entered the Lincoln market in the summer of 2014. About 3.3 percent worked at home.[261]

In 2015, 6.3 percent of city of Lincoln households were without a car, which decreased slightly to 5.8 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Lincoln averaged 1.78 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.[262]

### Utilities

Power in Lincoln is provided by the Lincoln Electric System (LES). The LES service area covers 200 square miles (520 km2), serving Lincoln and several outlying communities. A [public utility](/source/Public_utility),[263] as of 2023, LES's electric rates are the 10th lowest in the nation, according to a nationwide competitive market study conducted by LES in 2025.[264] Current LES power supply resources are 35% renewable, 34% oil and gas and 31% coal.[265] [Renewable resources](/source/Renewable_resource) have increased with partial help from the addition of an LES-owned five [megawatt](/source/Megawatt) [solar energy](/source/Solar_energy) farm put into service June, 2016.[266] The solar farm produces enough energy to power 900 homes.[267] LES once owned two [wind turbines](/source/Wind_turbine), the first in the state, on the northeast edge of the city but were removed in 2024 due to age and state acquisition of part of the property that they stood on.[268]

Water in Lincoln is provided through the Lincoln Water System.[269] In the 1920s, the city of Lincoln undertook the task of building the Lincoln Municipal Lighting and Waterworks Plant (designed by [Fiske & Meginnis](/source/Fiske_%26_Meginnis)). The building worked as the main hub for water from nearby wells and power in Lincoln for decades until it was replaced and turned into an apartment building.[270] Most of Lincoln's water originates from wells along the Platte River near [Ashland, Nebraska](/source/Ashland%2C_Nebraska).[271] [Wastewater](/source/Wastewater) is in turn collected by the Lincoln Wastewater System. The city of Lincoln owns both systems.[272]

[Natural gas](/source/Natural_gas) is provided by [Black Hills Energy](/source/Black_Hills_Corporation).[273]

[Landline telephone](/source/Landline) service has had a storied history within the regional Lincoln area with the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company, founded in 1880. In its history, LT&T introduced the first [rotary dial](/source/Rotary_dial) telephone exchange in the U.S. in 1904; the first [Radiotelephone](/source/Radiotelephone) in 1946; and piloted the first 911 system in the nation in 1968.[274] Many years later, LT&T was renamed Aliant Communications and shortly thereafter merged in 1998 with [Alltel](/source/Alltel).[275] In 2006, [Windstream Communications](/source/Windstream_Communications) was formed with the spinoff of Alltel and a merge with [VALOR Communications](/source/VALOR_Communications) Group.[276] Windstream Communications provides telephone service both over [VoIP](/source/VoIP) and conventional telephone circuits to the Lincoln area.[277] Spectrum[278] offers telephone service over VoIP on their [cable network](/source/Cable_network).[279][280] In addition, ALLO Communications provides telephone, television and internet service over their underground fiber network to all parts of the city.[281][282]

### Health care

CHI Health St. Elizabeth

Bryan Medical Center East

Lincoln has three major hospitals within two health care systems serving the city: Bryan Health and [CHI Health St. Elizabeth](/source/St._Elizabeth_Regional_Medical_Center). Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital is a geriatric facility and a physical medicine & rehabilitation center. Lincoln has two specialty hospitals: Lincoln Surgical Hospital[283] and the Nebraska Heart Institute.[284] A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) is in Lincoln (Lincoln VA Clinic, part of the Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System).[285]

### Police

The Lincoln Police Department has just under 375 police officers. The police per capita rate is extremely low at 1.2 officers per 1,000 people[286] (the average being approximately 1.94 in 2020),[287] and the violent crime rate of 354 per 100,000 people.[d][288] The department is nationally accredited by the [Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies](/source/Commission_on_Accreditation_for_Law_Enforcement_Agencies)[289] and was the first law enforcement agency in Nebraska to become so. LPD shares its headquarters with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.[290][291]

## See also

- [List of people from Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/List_of_people_from_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

- [List of mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

- [History of Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/History_of_Lincoln%2C_Nebraska)

## References

### Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-112)** Mean maxima and minima (i.e., the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) is calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-114)** Official records for Lincoln were kept at the [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln) (Weather Bureau) from January 1887 to December 1947, the Lincoln Municipal Airport from January 1948 to June 1954, Lincoln University (campus) from July 1954 to August 1955, the Weather Bureau in downtown Lincoln from September 1955 to August 1972, and at the Lincoln Airport since September 1972.[112]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-115)** Only 20 to 22 years of data were used to calculate relative humidity normals.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-291)** Violent crime rate was established by using the five year average.

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### Cited works

- Hayes, A.B.; Cox, Sam D. (1889). [*1889 History of the City of Lincoln, Nebraska*](https://archive.org/details/historycityoflin00haye). State Journal Company.

- McKee, James L. (1984). *Lincoln: The Prairie Capital*. Windsor Publications. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0897811097](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0897811097).

- McKee, James L. (2007). *Visions of Lincoln; Nebraska's Capital City in the Present, Past and Future*. TankWorks, LLC. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0979879401](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0979879401).

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