Lincoln Cityis a city inLincoln County,Oregon,United States. It is named after the county, which was named in honor of formerU.S.PresidentAbraham Lincoln.The area where the downtown region now lies was historically home to land belonging to the Siletz Tribe.The name "Lincoln City" was chosen from contest entries submitted by local school children. The contest was held when it was determined that using one of the five communities' names would be too controversial.