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Lee County

county in Florida, United States
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Summary

Lee County is a county of Florida[1]. It draws 1,958 Wikipedia views per month (county of florida category, ranking #9 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Florida[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: charter county of Florida[5]
  • Capital: Fort Myers[6]
  • Shares border with: Charlotte County[7], Glades County[8], Collier County[9], Hendry County[10]
  • Named after: Robert E. Lee[11]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Fort Myers[12], Cape Coral[13], Charleston Park[14]
  • Commons category: Lee County, Florida[15]
  • Inception: May 13, 1887[16]
  • Coordinate location: 26.58, -81.92[17]
  • Authority: Lee County Government[18]
  • Official website: https://www.leegov.com/[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lee County, Florida[20]
  • Population: 618,754[21], 620,501[22], 631,165[23], 644,763[24], 661,115[25], 701,982[26], 760,822[27]
  • List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Florida[28]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lee County, Florida[29]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lee County, Florida[30]
  • Number of households: 288,916[31]
  • Native label: Lee County[32]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C108042[33]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Lee County, Florida[34]
  • Different from: Lee County[35]
  • Area: 3139[36]
  • Water as percent of area: 35.3[37]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Lee County, Florida[38]

Why It Matters

Lee County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

Florida Florida Gulf Coast University Robert E. Lee United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lee County. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lee-county
MLA “Lee County.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lee-county.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lee-county_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lee County}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lee-county}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Logo and Seal of Lee County, Florida.svg
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Lee County, Florida
    Seal image → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Lee County, Florida.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential e"
  2. 12w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms image → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Coat of arms image: Logo and Seal of Lee County, Florida.svg"
  3. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Per capita income → {'amount': '+34818'}
    Capital → —
    X (twitter) username → —
    Different from → Lee County, Lee County, Lee County +8
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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