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Lee County

county in Illinois, United States
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Lee County

Summary

Lee County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #41 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lee County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Lee County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lee County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Lee County's capital is recorded as Dixon[6].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Ogle County[7].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as DeKalb County[8].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as LaSalle County[9].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Bureau County[10].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Whiteside County[11].
  • Henry Lee III is named after Lee County[12].
  • Lee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Amboy[13].
  • Lee County's Commons category is recorded as Lee County, Illinois[14].
  • February 27, 1839 marks the founding of Lee County[15].
  • Lee County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.75, 'lon': -89.3}[16].
  • Lee County's official website is recorded as http://www.countyoflee.org[17].
  • Lee County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lee County, Illinois[18].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+36031'}[19].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+35976'}[20].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+35518'}[21].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+35132'}[22].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+34858'}[23].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+34584'}[24].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+34145'}[25].
  • Lee County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Illinois[26].
  • Lee County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Lee County, Illinois[27].

Body

Geography

Lee County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lee County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1889'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+36031'}[19], {'amount': '+35976'}[20], {'amount': '+35518'}[21], {'amount': '+35132'}[22], {'amount': '+34858'}[23], and {'amount': '+34584'}[24].

Designation and Status

Lee County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].

History and Context

February 27, 1839 marks the founding of Lee County[15]. Henry Lee III is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Lee County draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #41 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+13634'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Lee County, Illinois
    Population → —
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Illinois
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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