Lee County

county in Iowa, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_iowa Q485787
Lee County
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Lee County

Summary

Lee County is a county of Iowa[1]. It draws 918 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_iowa category, ranking #14 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lee County is located in Iowa[3].
  • Lee County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lee County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].
  • Lee County's capital is recorded as Fort Madison[6].
  • Lee County's capital is recorded as Keokuk[7].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[8].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Des Moines County[9].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Henderson County[10].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Hancock County[11].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Clark County[12].
  • Lee County's shares border with is recorded as Van Buren County[13].
  • Albert Miller Lea is named after Lee County[14].
  • Robert E. Lee is named after Lee County[15].
  • Marsh, Delevan & Lee is named after Lee County[16].
  • Lee County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fort Madison[17].
  • Lee County is part of Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area[18].
  • Lee County's Commons category is recorded as Lee County, Iowa[19].
  • 1836 marks the founding of Lee County[20].
  • Lee County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.642777777778, 'longitude': -91.474444444444}[21].
  • Lee County's official website is recorded as http://www.leecounty.org[22].
  • Lee County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lee County, Iowa[23].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+35862'}[24].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+35863'}[25].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+35621'}[26].
  • Lee County has a population of {'amount': '+35660'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lee County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Iowa[3]. It is part of Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area[18].

Physical Characteristics

Lee County covers an area of {'amount': '+1395'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+35862'}[24], {'amount': '+35863'}[25], {'amount': '+35621'}[26], {'amount': '+35660'}[27], {'amount': '+35682'}[29], and {'amount': '+35089'}[30].

Designation and Status

Lee County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].

History and Context

1836 marks the founding of Lee County[20]. Things named after include Albert Miller Lea[14], a military officer[31], 1808–1891[32]; Robert E. Lee[15], a military officer[33], 1807–1870[34], of United States[35]; and Marsh, Delevan & Lee[16].

Why It Matters

Lee County draws 918 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_iowa category, ranking #14 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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