Lee County, Arkansas

Lee County
Lee County
County
	Main façade of the Lee County Courthouse, 2014
	Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
	Arkansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°46′32″N 90°46′29″W / 34.775555555556°N 90.774722222222°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	April 17, 1873
Named for	General Robert E. Lee
Seat	Marianna
Largest city	Marianna
Area
• Total	620 sq mi (1,600 km2)
• Land	603 sq mi (1,560 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2) 2.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	8,600
• Density	14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	leecounty.arkansas.gov

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.^[1] The county seat is Marianna.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Lee County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference local.arkansas.gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (Report). U.S. Geological survey. Bulletin no. 258 (2nd ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 184. LCCN 05000751. OCLC 1156805 – via United States Geological Survey.