Lincoln Park, New York
census-designated place in Ulster County, New York
Lincoln Park is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,545 at the 2020 census.
Lincoln Park is in the southern part of the Town of Ulster, adjacent to the northern city boundary of the City of Kingston.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lincoln Park had a population of 2,545. The median age was 48.6 years. 14.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.7 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,180 households in Lincoln Park, of which 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.3% were married-couple households, 20.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 40.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3461825. Authority coordinates are 41.951, -73.994. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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