Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 36,062. Its county seat is Dixon, Illinois.
The Dixon Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Lee County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 729 square miles (1,889 km²), of which 725 square miles (1,879 km²) is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) (0.54%) is water.
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Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 36,062. Its county seat is Dixon, Illinois.
The Dixon Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Lee County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 729 square miles (1,889 km²), of which 725 square miles (1,879 km²) is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) (0.54%) is water.
Alto, Amboy, Ashton, Bradford, Brooklyn, Dixon, East Grove, Franklin Grove, Hamilton, Harmon, Lee Center, Marion, May, Nachusa, Nelson, Palmyra, Reynolds, South Dixon, Sublette, Viola, Willow Creek, Wyoming
Lee County was formed in 1839 out of Ogle County. The County is named in honor of Lighthorse Harry Lee, officer in the Revolutionary War, or Richard Henry Lee, member of the Continental Congress. The Declaration of Independence was adopted pursuant to Lee's Resolution.
As of the census of 2000, there were 36,062 people, 13,253 households, and 9,144 families residing in the county. The...
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