Lee County, Illinois
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About Lee County
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,145. Its county seat is Dixon. The Dixon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Lee County.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lee County at a glance
- County seat
- Dixon
- Population
- 34,145 (2020)
- Land area
- 729 sq mi
- Founded
- 1839
Largest communities in Lee County
- Dixon Township17,379
- Dixon County seat15,274
- Palmyra Township2,891
- Amboy Township2,820
- Amboy2,278
History of Lee County
The area's first non-native settlers were mostly from the six New England states. The early nineteenth century saw a wave of westward movement from New England, due largely to completion of the Erie Canal and the end of the Black Hawk War. The area that included present-day Lee County was delineated as St. Clair County in 1809. In 1823, a large section of northern St. Clair County was partitioned off as Fulton County. In 1825, the northwestern portion of that county was partitioned off as Putnam County. In 1831, the area was further partitioned into Jo Daviess County. A section of that county was partitioned off in 1836 as Ogle County, and in 1839 the bottom half of Ogle County was split off as Lee County. It is largely understood that the county's name honors "Lighthorse Harry" Lee, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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