Back Lee County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة لي (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Lee County, North Carolina BAR Лий (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian লী কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Lee Gông (North Carolina) CDO Ли (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Lee County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina) CEB Lee County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Lee County (North Carolina) German
Lee County | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′N 79°10′W / 35.48°N 79.17°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | April 1, 1908 |
| Named for | Robert E. Lee |
| Seat | Sanford |
| Largest community | Sanford |
| Area | |
• Total | 259.20 sq mi (671.3 km2) |
| • Land | 255.06 sq mi (660.6 km2) |
| • Water | 4.14 sq mi (10.7 km2) 1.60% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 63,285 |
• Estimate (2023) | 67,059 |
| • Density | 281.2/sq mi (108.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,285.[1] The county seat is Sanford.[2]
Lee County comprises the Sanford, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.[3][4]
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.