Lee County
Also known as County of Lee, Lee County, Mississippi, Lee County, Miss., Lee County, MS, Lee Co., Miss.
county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Founded
- October 26, 1866 , (159 years ago) ( 1866-10-26 )
- Named after
- Gen. Robert E. Lee
- Seat
- Tupelo
- Largest city
- Tupelo
- Total
- 453 sq mi (1,170 km )
- Land
- 450 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Water
- 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 83,731
- Density
- 190/sq mi (72/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Lee County is a county in U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 83,343. Its county seat is Tupelo. Lee County is included in the Tupelo Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History