Town of Lincoln
Updated Demographic and Economic Characteristics
* Annual information for 2000-2006 is available by downloading this Excel file
Government
Town Hall
100 Old River Rd.
Lincoln, RI 02865
Fax: 401-333-3648
Hours: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Fourth Monday of each month 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
- Established: 1650
- Incorporated: 1871
- Form of government: Elected town administrator and five-member town council with home rule charter.
- Council meetings: The third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Financial town meeting held the second Monday in May.
- Fiscal year begins: July 1
Census 2000 Data
A summary profile of Census 2000 characteristics is available from the RI Office of Statewide Planning at: http://www.planning.ri.gov/census/citytown.htm
Community Links
Hyperlink provided by the Office of Municipal Affairs, Rhode Island Department of Administration.
- Lincoln municipal departments and officials
- Find Lincoln's state senator and representative
- Town of Lincoln
- Area points of interest and attractions please visit the state tourism website
History
Lincoln was set off from Smithfield and incorporated as a Rhode Island town in 1871. Lincoln preserves in a rural setting, the homes of some of Rhode Island's first white settlers and the remains of small-scale industrialization. The earliest settlement in the town area took place about 1650. The area now constituting the city of Central Falls was once part of the town but it was separated and incorporated as a separate entity in 1895. The Great Road (Rte. 123), which extends between the villages of Saylesville and Limerock, following the course of the Moshassuck River, presents in a .6 mile stretch a series of structures ranging from the 17th to the 19th centuries that is little interrupted by modern intrusions. Manufacturing is the principal source of income today. Jewelry, silverware and primary metals are the leading manufacturing groups, but recent years have shown a trend toward increased diversification, with the advent and growth of newer industries.
Michael Doherty