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Lee County, Illinois
Lee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Dixon
Year Organized: 1839
Square Miles: 725
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Court House: 112 E. Second Street
P.O. Box 329
County Courthouse
Dixon, IL 61021-3065
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Richard Henry Lee, orator and statesman of the American
Revolution
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Lee County was created on February 27, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 170) and was formed from Ogle County . Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: Ogle County (1836–1839), [Eastern Part: LaSalle County (1831–1836), Putnam County
(1825–1831)], [Western Part: JoDaviess County (1827–1836), Fulton County (1823–1825), Pike County (1821–1823)], [Eastern
Part: Clark County (1819–1821), Crawford County (1816–1819), Edwards County (1815–1816)], [Western Part: Bond County
(1817–1821), Madison County (1815–1817)], Madison County (1812–1817) and St. Clair County (1801–1812).
The County was named for Richard Henry Lee, an orator and statesman of the Revolutionary period, a member of the
Continental Congress, a Representative in Congress and United States Senator from Virginia. The County Seat is Dixon
(1839-Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 729 square miles (1,889 kmē), of which, 725
square miles (1,879 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 kmē) of it (0.54%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Ogle County
- Northeast: DeKalb County
- Southeast: La Salle County
- Southwest: Bureau County
- West: Whiteside County
Cities and Towns:
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- Alto |
township |
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- Amboy |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ashton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- China |
township |
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- Compton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dixon
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- East Grove |
township |
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- Franklin Grove |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Grand Detour |
township |
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- Harmon |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lee |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lee Center |
township |
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- May |
township |
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- Nachusa |
township |
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- Nelson |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Paw Paw |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- South Dixon |
township |
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- Steward |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sublette |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- West Brooklyn |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Willow Creek |
township |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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