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Lee County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Lee County

Summary

Lee County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 139 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #58 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lee County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Lee County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lee County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Lee County's capital is recorded as Sanford[6].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Chatham County[7].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Harnett County[8].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Moore County[9].
  • Robert E. Lee is named after Lee County[10].
  • Lee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sanford[11].
  • Lee County's Commons category is recorded as Lee County, North Carolina[12].
  • 1907 marks the founding of Lee County[13].
  • Lee County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.48, 'lon': -79.17}[14].
  • Lee County's official website is recorded as http://www.leecountync.gov[15].
  • Lee County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lee County, North Carolina[16].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+57866'}[17].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+57904'}[18].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+58568'}[19].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+59579'}[20].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+60266'}[21].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+59660'}[22].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+63285'}[23].
  • Lee County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, North Carolina[24].
  • Lee County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Lee County, North Carolina[25].
  • Lee County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Lee County, North Carolina[26].
  • Lee County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+22290'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Lee County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+672'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+57866'}[17], {'amount': '+57904'}[18], {'amount': '+58568'}[19], {'amount': '+59579'}[20], {'amount': '+60266'}[21], and {'amount': '+59660'}[22].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1907 marks the founding of Lee County[13]. Robert E. Lee is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Lee County draws 139 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #58 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina Robert E. Lee United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. 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] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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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. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00165092
    Taxonomicon id → 1806879
    Umls cui → C3813675
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, North Carolina
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1347'}, {'amount': '+1254'}
    Shares border with → Chatham County, Harnett County, Moore County
    Located in → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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