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: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: leecounty .arkansas .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8600
Area: 1604
Official website: leecounty.arkansas.gov
Image: Lee County Courthouse 001.jpg
Households: 3202

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Commons category: Lee County, Arkansas
water as percent of area: 2.7
native label: Lee County
inception: 1873-04-17
per capita income: 20103

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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.