Lee County, North Carolina

Lee County
County
Lee County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse
Flag of Lee County
Flag
Official seal of Lee County
Seal
Motto: 
"Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow"
Map of North Carolina highlighting Lee County
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°29′N 79°10′W / 35.48°N 79.17°W / 35.48; -79.17
Country United States
State North Carolina
FoundedApril 1, 1908
Named forRobert E. Lee
SeatSanford
Largest communitySanford
Area
 • Total
259.20 sq mi (671.3 km2)
 • Land255.06 sq mi (660.6 km2)
 • Water4.14 sq mi (10.7 km2)  1.60%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
63,285
 • Estimate 
(2023)
67,059
 • Density281.2/sq mi (108.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district9th
Websitewww.leecountync.gov

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusQuickFacts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.