Year of Incorporation: 1754                                                        

Form of Government:
Open Town Meeting

Date of last Town Meeting: 
March 25, 2006

Date of last Local Elections: 
March 27, 2006

Town Area:  14.56 square miles

Population:5,481

Registered voters: 3,479 (as of 12/03)

Vital Statistics for 2000:   48 births, 25 marriages 24 deaths were recorded

2003-04 Tax Rate: $9.19/$1,000 of assessed property value.

Town area code & exchange: 781-259-xxxx

Zip Code: 01773

Conservation Trails: 51 miles

Conservation Land:  1,617 acres

Town fields rented for farming:  209 acres

Voting Information: Voter registration is at the Town Clerk's office, generally on weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Voting takes place in the Smith Gymnasium at the Lincoln Schools campus on Ballfield Road, off Lincoln Road.  The polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm for state and national elections.  They are open from 7:30 am to 8 pm for Town elections.   To vote by absentee ballot, contact the Town Clerk (259-2607) well in advance.  

There are two precincts for local elections.  For state and national elections, the town is in the 7th Congressional District.  Lincoln is in the 3rd Middlesex District for the MA Senate and the 13th Middlesex District for the MA House of Representatives.