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Lee County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Robert E. Lee
- Seat
- Beattyville
- Largest city
- Beattyville
- Judge executive
- Steve Mays (R)
- Total
- 211 sq mi (550 km )
- Land
- 209 sq mi (540 km )
- Water
- 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,297
- Density
- 35.4/sq mi (13.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- leecounty .ky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Page not found
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 7395
- Area
- 547
- Official website
- www.leecounty.ky.gov
- Image
- Lee County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 2884
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- Commons category
- Lee County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1870-01-29
- water as percent of area
- 1.1
- native label
- Lee County
- per capita income
- 17946
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Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,395. Its county seat is Beattyville. The county was formed in 1870 from parts of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley and Wolfe counties. The county was named for Robert E. Lee. The area of Kentucky where Lee County is located was a pro-union region of Kentucky but the legislature that created the county was controlled by former Confederates. The town of Proctor, named for the Rev. Joseph Proctor, was the first county seat. The first court was held on April 25, 1870, in the old Howerton House. The local economy at the time included coal mining, salt gathering, timber operations, and various commercial operations. It had a U.S. post office from 1843 until 1918.
The county seat, Beattyville, was first known as Taylor's Landing, as it was a ferry landing on the Kentucky River. It was renamed to Beatty in 1850 after early settler Samuel Beatty. The town incorporated in 1872 as Beattyville and was chosen as the new county seat due to its location on the river, which aided transportation and trade.