Lee County, Alabama

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Lee County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Opelika
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 666
Opelika, AL 36803-0666
Foundation : December 5, 1866
Made up from: Macon County
Russell County
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 140,247  (2010)
Population density : 89 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1594 km²
Water surface : 18 km²
map
Map of Lee County within Alabama
Website : www.leeco.us

Lee County is a county in the state of Alabama in the United States . The county seat is in Opelika .

history

Lee County was formed from Macon Counties and Russell Counties on December 5, 1866 , and named in honor of Robert E. Lee .

Historical objects

Spring Villa (2010)

A total of 25 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 3, 2020, including the Auburn University Historic District , the Lee County Courthouse and the Auburn City Hall .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 21,750 -
1880 27,262 25.3%
1890 28,694 5.3%
1900 31,826 10.9%
1910 32,867 3.3%
1920 32,821 -0.1%
1930 36,063 9.9%
1940 36,455 1.1%
1950 45,073 23.6%
1960 49,754 10.4%
1970 61,268 23.1%
1980 76.283 24.5%
1990 87,146 14.2%
2000 115.092 32.1%
2010 140.247 21.9%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Lee County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Bird's eye view of Auburn University Regional Airport in Lee County

Lee County's population was 115,092 as of the 2000 census . 4,467 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 45,702 households and 27,284 families. The population density was 73 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 74.07 percent white, 22.65 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 1.63 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.46 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.93 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.43 percent of the population.

Of the 45,702 households, 29.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 44.1 percent, 11.8 percent were single mothers, 40.3 percent were not families, 27.8 percent of all households were single households and 5.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over about that. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.03.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 22.7 percent between 18 and 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 17.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 8.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the 30,952 USD , and the median income for a family 46,781 USD. Males had a median income of $ 33,598 versus $ 23,228 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,158. 11.1 percent of families and 21.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Others

The Auburn University has about 24,000 students, the second largest university in Alabama. At Auburn University is also the Donald E. Davis Arboretum , an arboretum with an area of ​​nearly six acres.

Places in Lee County

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161566. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Lee County at alabama.gov
  3. ↑ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  4. ↑ NRIS
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 3, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  9. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  10. ↑ Lee County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 32 ° 36 ′  N , 85 ° 21 ′  W