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Lee County, North Carolina
Lee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Sanford
Year Organized: 1907
Square Miles: 257 |
Court House: PO Box 1968
County Courthouse
Sanford, NC 27331-1968
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named in honor of Robert E. Lee.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Lee was formed in 1907 from Moore and Chatham. The act was to become effective April 1, 1908. It was named in honor of Robert E. Lee. It is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Harnett, Moore and Chatham counties. The present land area is
257.26 square miles and the 2000 population was 49,208. Sanford is the county seat.
Neighboring Counties:
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- Sanford
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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,
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