Lee County, North Carolina
Lee County | |
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| Motto: "Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow" | |
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′N 79°10′W / 35.48°N 79.17°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Founded | April 1, 1908 |
| Named after | Robert E. Lee |
| Seat | Sanford |
| Largest community | Sanford |
| Area | |
• Total | 259.20 sq mi (671.3 km2) |
| • Land | 255.06 sq mi (660.6 km2) |
| • Water | 4.14 sq mi (10.7 km2) 1.60% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 63,285 |
• Estimate (2023) | 67,059 |
| • Density | 281.2/sq mi (108.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Website | www |
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,285. The county seat is Sanford.
Lee County comprises the Sanford, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.