Lee County, Alabama
Lee County | |
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Main façade of Lee Courthouse, 2009 | |
| 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 after | 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. The county seat is Opelika, 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. Lee County comprises the Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.