| Official Name: | Lincoln, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Melissa During (R) [1] |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 64.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 64.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.15 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | 30.28 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 78.44 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 310 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1017 |
| Coordinates: | 43.0417°N -75.7392°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13043 |
| Area Code: | 315 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-053-42422 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979152 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 1958 |
Lincoln is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 2,012 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Lincoln is in the north-central part of the county.
The town was established in 1896 from a division of the Town of Lenox. The Klock family were early settlers.
The former Lenox District No. 4 Schoolhouse houses the Lincoln town hall. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25sqmi, of which 25sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.12%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,818 people, 663 households, and 493 families residing in the town. The population density was 72.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 700 housing units at an average density of 28sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.96% White, 0.22% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 663 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,023, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $25,821 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,751. About 3.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.