Lee County
Also known as Lee County, Arkansas, Lee County, AR
county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- April 17, 1873 ; 153 years ago ( 1873-04-17 )
- Named after
- General Robert E. Lee
- Seat
- Marianna
- Largest city
- Marianna
- Total
- 620 sq mi (1,600 km )
- Land
- 603 sq mi (1,560 km )
- Water
- 17 sq mi (44 km ) 2.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,029
- Density
- 14/sq mi (5.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River, it is considered to be part of the Arkansas Delta. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,600. The county seat is Marianna.
The county was established by the state legislature on April 17, 1873, during the Reconstruction era. It was named for General Robert E. Lee, who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.