Back مقاطعة لي (ألاباما) Arabic لی بؤلگهسی، آلاباما AZB Lee County, Alabama BAR Лий (окръг, Алабама) Bulgarian লী কাউন্টি, আলাবামা BPY Lee Gông (Alabama) CDO Ли (гуо, Алабама) CE Lee County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Alabama) CEB Lee County, Alabama Welsh Lee County (Alabama) German
Lee County | |
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.jpg) Main façade of Lee Courthouse, 2009 | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: "The Heart of Dixie" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′05″N 85°21′13″W / 32.601388888889°N 85.353611111111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | December 5, 1866 |
| Named for | General Robert E. Lee |
| Seat | Opelika |
| Largest city | Auburn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 616 sq mi (1,600 km2) |
| • Land | 608 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| • Water | 8.3 sq mi (21 km2) 1.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 174,241 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 183,215  |
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
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Lee County is a county located in east central Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 174,241.[1] The county seat is Opelika,[2] and the largest city is Auburn. The county was established in 1866 and is named for General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865.[3] Lee County comprises the Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (Report). U.S. Geological survey. Bulletin no. 258 (2nd ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 184. LCCN 05000751. OCLC 1156805 – via United States Geological Survey.