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is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 20,898 at the 2000 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence.
Lincoln was settled in the 1600s and several colonial stone-enders were built in the town (Eleazer Arnold House ).
Limestone quarrying has occurred here since colonial times at the village of Lime Rock. Lincoln was a part of the town of Smithfield until 1871, when it was split off and named in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln became an important mill town in the late 1800s, with many textile factories running along the Blackstone River.
Very recently, the town was ranked #60 in Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.9 square miles (49.1 km²), of which, 18.2 square miles (47.2 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²) of it (3.80%) is water.
Lincoln is home to Lincoln Woods State Park and Twin River, a casino (formerly known as Lincoln Park).