Lee County, Alabama
| Lee County, Alabama | |
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| County of Lee | |
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Main façade of Lee Courthouse, 2009
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| Motto: "The Heart of Dixie" | |
 Location in the U.S. state of Alabama |
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 Alabama's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 5, 1866 |
| Named for | General Robert E. Lee |
| Seat | Opelika |
| Largest city | Auburn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 616 sq mi (1,595 km2) |
| • Land | 608 sq mi (1,575 km2) |
| • Water | 8.3 sq mi (21 km2), 1.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 156,993 |
| • Density | 254/sq mi (98/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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Lee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census the population was 140,247. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. The county is named for General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865. Lee County comprises the Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.
Lee County was established by the State Legislature on December 5, 1866, out of parts of Macon, Tallapoosa, Chambers, and Russell counties. In an election to determine the county seat, Opelika was chosen over Auburn and Salem. In 1923, Phenix City, located in the southeastern corner of Lee County, merged with the town of Girard, located in the northeastern corner of Russell County. To prevent the new town of Phenix City from straddling the Lee-Russell line, Lee County ceded to Russell County the 10 square miles (25.9 km2) in the southeastern corner surrounding Phenix City in exchange for 20 square miles (51.8 km2) in the northwest corner of Russell County surrounding the unincorporated community of Marvyn. This territory is what forms the southern "panhandle" of Lee County.
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