Lincoln is the capital of the State of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. Lincoln is the second most populous city in the state after Omaha.

1 History
2 Law and government
3 Geography
- 3.1 Metropolitan area
- 3.2 Neighborhoods
- 3.3 Parks
- 3.4 Climate
4 Economy
5 Public Transportation
- 5.1 Rail
- 5.2 Bus
6 Demographics
7 Sites of interest
- 7.1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
8 Education
- 8.1 Primary and secondary education
  - 8.1.1 Public schools
  - 8.1.2 Private high schools
- 8.2 Colleges and universities
9 Sports teams
10 Arts, entertainment and culture
- 10.1 Annual events
11 Local media
- 11.1 Television
- 11.2 Radio
- 11.3 Print
12 Notable residents
13 Trivia
14 External links

History

Lincoln started out as the village of Lancaster, which was founded in 1856, and became the county seat of the newly-created Lancaster County in 1859. The capital of Nebraska Territory had been Omaha since the creation of the territory in 1854; however, most of the territory's population lived south of the Platte River. After much of the territory south of the Platte considered annexation to Kansas, the legislature voted to move the capital south of the river and as far west as possible. The village of Lancaster was chosen, in part due to the salt flats and marshes nearby.

However, Omaha interests attempted to derail the move by having Lancaster renamed after the recently-assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. At the time, many of the people south of the river had been sympathetic towards the Confederate cause and it was assumed that the legislature would not pass the measure if the future capital was named after Lincoln. The ploy did not work, as Lancaster was renamed Lincoln and became the state capital upon Nebraska's admission to the Union on March 1, 1867.

Law and government

Lincoln has a mayor-council government. The mayor and a seven-member city council are selected in nonpartisan elections. Four members are elected from city council districts; the remaining three members are elected at-large. Lincoln's health, personnel, and planning departments are joint city/county agencies; most city and Lancaster County offices are located in the County/City Building.

Since Lincoln is the state capital, many Nebraska state agencies and offices are located in Lincoln, as are several United States Government agencies and offices. The city lies within the Lincoln Public Schools school district; the primary law enforcement agency for the city is the Lincoln Police Department. The city's public library system is Lincoln City Libraries, which has eight branches.

Geography

Lincoln is located at 40°48′35″N, 96°40′31″W (40.809868, -96.675345).^GR1 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 195.2 km² (75.4 sq mi). 193.3 km² (74.6 sq mi) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 sq mi) of it (0.98%) is water.

Lincoln is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not located along either the Platte River or the Missouri River. The city was originally laid out near Salt Creek and among the nearly flat saline wetlands of northern Lancaster County. The city's growth over the years 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.

Metropolitan area

The Lincoln metropolitan area consists of Lancaster County and Seward County, which was added to the metropolitan area in 2003. Lincoln has very little development outside its city limits and has no contiguous suburbs (the largest city that can be considered a suburb of Lincoln is Waverly.) This is due primarily to the fact that most land that would have developed as a suburban city has been annexed to the city of Lincoln itself.

Neighborhoods

Arnold Heights: Located in far northwest Lincoln, this neighborhood also known as Airpark began as base housing for the adjacent Lincoln Air Force Base during the Cold War. The area originally consisted of 1,000 housing units and was annexed by Lincoln in 1966, after the base closed. All 1,000 units were originally managed by the Lincoln Housing Authority, today about half of the homes in the neighborhood have been sold to private owners.
Bethany: Bethany is located along Cotner Blvd. and Holdrege St. Originally laid out as a separate village by the Disciples of Christ, it was annexed by Lincoln in the late 1920s.
College View: College View is located along 48th St. and near Calvert St., adjacent to and surrounding the Union College campus; originally a separate village.
Downtown: Lincoln's business district has a mix of offices, bars, restaurants and retail.
Havelock: Havelock is located along Havelock Ave. east of 56th St. in northeast Lincoln; originally a separate village.
Hartley: One of Lincoln's earliest suburbs, Hartley is located east of Downtown proper, east of 27th St and north of O St. It is a mainly residential neighborhood of houses built 1890-1940.
Haymarket: One of Lincoln's oldest neighborhoods, the Haymarket is a historic warehouse and industrial district. In recent decades, it has become a dining, specialty shopping, and urban living district, with a variety of visual and performing arts and nightlife. The Haymarket has a weekly farmers' market from May to October.
Highlands: The Highlands are a newer residential neighborhood in northwest Lincoln, located north of I-80 and near Lincoln Airport.
Huskerville: A now non-existent neighborhood built north of Arnold Heights. Constructed during World War II, Huskerville was once the Lincoln Army Air Field hospital area from 1942 until 1945. After the war the area was converted into college housing and was most noted for a polio outbreak in 1952. The area was either removed or demolished in the late 1960s. The chapel, now protected by the National Register of Historic Places, is all that remains of Huskerville.
Near South The Near South neighborhood is located from G Street on the north to South Street on the south, and from 13th Street from the east to 27th on the west. The neighborhood originally home to many of Lincoln's more wealthier residents today has seen many of its large houses converted into apartment residences.
University Place: University Place is located along 48th St. between Leighton Ave. and Adams St., near Nebraska Wesleyan University and UNL East Campus. It was an incorporated community before its annexation by Lincoln in 1926.
West Lincoln: Located along West Cornhusker Hwy., West Lincoln was founded in 1887 and was an incorporated community before its annexation by Lincoln in 1966.

Parks

Lincoln has an extensive park system, with over 100 individual parks. The largest parks in Lincoln's park system are: Antelope Park (which contains the Lincoln Children's Zoo and the Sunken Gardens), Woods Park, Holmes Park, Oak Lake Park, Pioneers Park, Tierra Park, and Wilderness Park. The parks are connected by a 159 km (99 mi.) system of recreational trails. The MoPac Trail extends through Lincoln.

Climate

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Rec High °F	73	84	89	97	99	107	108	107	106	94	85	70
Norm High °F	33.2	39.3	51.2	63.5	73.8	84.9	89.6	87.1	78.8	66.5	49.1	36.8
Norm Low °F	11.5	17.2	27.5	38.8	50.1	60.4	65.9	63.7	53.2	40.4	27	16.2
Rec Low °F	-33	-24	-19	3	24	39	42	41	26	8	-5	-27
Precip (in)	0.67	0.66	2.21	2.9	4.23	3.51	3.54	3.35	2.92	1.94	1.58	0.86
Source: USTravelWeather.com [1]

Economy

Lincoln's economy is fairly typical of a mid-sized American city; most economic activity is derived from service industries. The state government and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are both large contributors to the local economy. Other prominent industries in Lincoln include banking, information technology, insurance, and rail and truck transport.

Three regional fast-food restaurant chains began in Lincoln: Amigos/Kings Classic, Runza Restaurants and Valentino's.

Public Transportation

Rail

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Lincoln, operating its California Zephyr daily in each direction between Chicago and Emeryville, California, across the bay from San Francisco.

Bus

A public bus transit system, StarTran, operates in Lincoln. StarTran's fleet consists of 60 full-sized buses and 9 Handi-Vans[2].

Demographics

Lincoln Population by decade
1880	13,003
1890	55,164
1900	40,169
1910	43,973
1920	54,948
1930	75,933
1940	81,984
1950	98,884
1960	128,521
1970	149,518
1980	171,932
1990	191,972
2000	225,581

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 225,581 people, 90,485 households, and 53,567 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,166.9/km² (3,022.2/sq mi). There were 95,199 housing units at an average density of 492.5/km² (1,275.4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city is 89.25% White, 3.09% African American, 0.68% Native American, 3.12% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. 3.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 90,485 households, out of which 29.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city, the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 16.4% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,605, and the median income for a family was $52,558. Males had a median income of $33,899 versus $25,402 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,984. About 5.8% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

The 2005 Census Bureau estimate of Lincoln's population is 239,213; the 2005 population estimate for the Lincoln metropolitan area is 281,553.

Sites of interest

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Nebraska State Capitol

Nebraska State Capitol: designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and constructed between 1922 and 1932. The capitol building is a skyscraper topped by a golden dome. The tower is crowned by a 6-meter (20 ft) statue of a farmer sowing grain on a pedestal of wheat and corn (sculptor: Lee Lawrie), to represent the state's agricultural heritage. City zoning rules prevent any other building from rivaling it in height, making it a landmark not only within the city but for the surrounding area. Inside, there are many paintings and iridescent murals depicting the Native American heritage and the history and culture of the early pioneers who settled Nebraska.
Alice Abel Arboretum
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum
Lincoln Children's Museum
Haymarket Park
Hyde Observatory
Ice Box
Joshua C. Turner Arboretum
Maxwell Arboretum
National Museum of Roller Skating and the offices of USA Roller Sports
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
State Fair Park Arboretum
Sunken Gardens
Lincoln Children's Zoo

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bob Devaney Sports Center
Lied Center for Performing Arts
Memorial Stadium: Home of the Cornhuskers football team, the stadium was built in 1923.
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery: built in the early 1960s; architect Philip Johnson.
University of Nebraska State Museum: home to an extensive collection of Nebraska fossils
International Quilt Study Center

Education

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

Lincoln Public Schools - serves the city of Lincoln, six high schools: Lincoln High, East, Northeast, North Star, Southeast, Southwest

Private high schools

Colleges and universities

The following colleges and universities have satellite locations in Lincoln:

Sports teams

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Memorial Stadium

Lincoln is best known for the University's football team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. In total, the University of Nebraska fields 21 men's and women's teams in 14 NCAA Division I sports. Other sports teams are the Lincoln Saltdogs, an American Association independent minor league baseball team; the Lincoln Stars, a USHL junior ice hockey team; and the Lincoln Capitols, an NIFL indoor football team.

Arts, entertainment and culture

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Downtown Lincoln at night (14th and O Streets)

Lincoln's primary venues for live music include: Pershing Auditorium (large tours and national acts), Knickerbockers, the Chatterbox, Duffy's Tavern (local/regional acts; smaller venues), and the Zoo Bar (blues).

The Lied Center is a venue for national tours of Broadway productions, concert music, and guest lectures. Lincoln has several performing arts venues. Plays are staged by UNL students in the Temple Building; community theater productions are held at the Lincoln Community Playhouse, the Loft at The Mill, and the Haymarket Theater.

For movie viewing, the local Douglas Theatre Company owns 41 screens at five locations, and the University of Nebraska's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center shows independent and foreign films. Standalone cinemas in Lincoln include the Joyo Theater and Rococo Theater. The Joyo is known for showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show weekly.

The Pla-Mor Ballroom is a staple of Lincoln's music and dance scene, featuring its house band, the award-winning Sandy Creek Band.

The downtown section of O Street is Lincoln's primary bar and nightclub district.

Annual events

March: Nebraska high school state boys' and girls' basketball tournaments
Early November: Nebraska high school state football championships at Memorial Stadium
Tuesday evenings in June: Jazz in June, an outdoor summer concert series
Thursday evenings in July: Movies on the Green, movies shown on the green space near Kimball Hall
Late July: July Jamm
Late August/early September: Nebraska State Fair
Late August to late November: Nebraska Cornhuskers football
First Saturday in December: Star City Parade
Second weekend in August: Capitol City Rib Fest
Early June: Cornhusker Boys State

Local media

Television

Lincoln has three broadcast television stations with original programming:

KLKN (Channel 8; 31 DT) - ABC affiliate
KOLN (Channel 10; 25 DT) - CBS affiliate
KUON (Channel 12; 40 DT) - PBS affiliate, NET Television flagship station
KCWL (Channel 51) - CW, no original programming

The headquarters of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET), which is affiliated with the Public Broadcasting System, National Public Radio and Public Radio International, are in Lincoln.

Radio

There are 17 radio stations in Lincoln.

FM stations include:

KLCV (88.5) - Religious
KZUM (89.3) - Variety
KRNU (90.3) - Alternative / College radio
KUCV (91.1) - UNL Public Radio
KTGL (92.9) - Classic Rock
KRKR (95.1) - Classic Hits
KZKX (96.9) - Country
KFGE (98.1) - Country
KFRX (102.7) - Top-40
KXKT (103.7) - Country
KIBZ (104.1) - Active Rock
KLNC (105.3) - Adult Hits
KLMY (106.3) - Adult Contemporary
KBBK (107.3) - Hot AC

AM stations include:

KFOR(1240) - News/Talk
KLIN (1400) -News/Talk
KLMS (1480) - Sports

Print

The Lincoln Journal Star is the city's major daily newspaper. The Daily Nebraskan is the official campus paper of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Notable residents

Trivia

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"Star city" logo.

Lincoln's nickname is the "Star City" (from the use of a star to mark state capitals on road maps); a logo formerly used by the city's convention and visitors bureau consists of a star composed of 5 Ls. A brick-patterned star was laid at the main Downtown intersection in the early 1980s when the city officially adopted the "Star City" nickname. The nickname has been used as a team name for the Lincoln Stars.
The Lincoln Airport is among the emergency landing sites for the NASA Space Shuttle, and the top location located within the non-coastal United States.

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