Lincoln Park, Georgia
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Lincoln Park · Upson County, Georgia
Population 762 (est. 2026: ~500)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -9.71% annual growth projection

Lincoln Park, Georgia

Upson County, Georgia · Population 817

Lincoln Park is a small census-designated place in Upson County, tucked in west-central Georgia roughly midway between Macon and Columbus. Thomaston, the Upson County seat, sits just a few miles away and functions as the commercial and civic hub for everything Lincoln Park lacks at its scale. With fewer than 820 residents, Lincoln Park is a residential community — quiet, majority-Black, with a median age above 40 and a housing stock that runs notably more vacant than occupied. It is not a destination. It is a place where people live, and its story is best understood through that lens.

People & Demographics

The 2022 ACS counted 739 residents in Lincoln Park. The population is 100% Black — 739 residents, zero reported for any other racial category. There are no Hispanic or Latino residents in the data. The median age is 41.8 years.

There are 399 households, with an average household size of just 1.85 — well below typical Georgia averages, suggesting a community of smaller, older households. Family households number only 99 out of 399 total, and children under 18 account for just 45 residents. That combination of small households, older median age, and few children paints a picture of a community that has aged in place.

Upson County as a whole holds around 27,700 people, meaning Lincoln Park represents roughly 3% of the county's total population.

Economy & Employment

Median household income in Lincoln Park is $46,116. Per capita income sits at $28,736. Of the 739 residents counted, 170 fall below the federal poverty line — about 23%.

The labor force numbers 431 workers, with zero reported unemployed in the ACS estimates. Nearly all workers — 399 out of 431 — drive alone to work. Carpooling accounts for the remaining 32. There is no reported public transit use, no walking, and no remote work in the data.

Aggregate travel time for all workers totals 15,840 minutes, which works out to roughly 37 minutes per worker round trip — consistent with commuting to Thomaston or, for some, to larger employment centers in the broader region.

Housing

Lincoln Park has 567 total housing units. Of those, 399 are occupied and 168 are vacant — a vacancy rate approaching 30%, which is notably high and signals a housing market under stress. Owner-occupied units number 278; renters occupy 121. That gives a homeownership rate of roughly 70% among occupied units.

Median rent comes in at $760 per month. The median home value field in the source data returned an invalid figure and has been excluded. For context, Thomaston and Upson County broadly offer some of the more affordable housing in the state, consistent with a rural west-central Georgia market.

Schools

Lincoln Park falls within a school district serving Lincoln County schools — the NCES data lists three schools associated with this area:

Getting Around

Lincoln Park is car-dependent. Every commuter in the dataset either drives alone or carpools — zero use public transit, zero walk, zero work from home. The nearest significant commercial services, medical facilities, and government offices are in Thomaston. Without a vehicle, daily life in Lincoln Park is difficult. There is no local transit infrastructure reflected in the data.

Healthcare

Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston serves as the area hospital for Lincoln Park residents. For a searchable list of healthcare providers with NPI registrations in the area, the CMS NPI Registry can be queried directly: NPI Registry – Lincoln Park, GA.

Library

Hightower Memorial Library sits 1.3 miles from Lincoln Park and serves as the public library resource for the community. Contact: (706) 647-8649. It is part of the Flint River Regional Library System, which serves Upson County and surrounding areas.

Parks & Recreation

Two National Park Service sites are within reasonable driving distance:

Natural Hazards

Upson County has a long and active FEMA disaster declaration history. Since 2004, the county has been included in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations:

The pattern is consistent with Georgia's broader vulnerability: winter ice storms can paralyze the region without warning, and Gulf Coast hurricanes routinely push damaging winds, rain, and tornadoes into the inland counties. Helene's September 2024 declaration is a reminder that these are not historical footnotes — the hazard environment remains active.

Government & Municipal Code

Lincoln Park's municipal code is published through Municode and is publicly accessible: https://library.municode.com/ga/lincoln-park-cdp-georgia

No local building code is recorded for Lincoln Park in the available data.

Weather

Current forecasts for Lincoln Park are available through the National Weather Service: NWS Forecast – Lincoln Park, GA

Active weather alerts: NWS Alerts

The nearest official weather observation station is Thomaston 4SE, located 3.1 miles from Lincoln Park.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)