Lee County, Mississippi

Lee County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 75,755 (though a 2006 population estimate placed the population at 79,714). The is. It is the largest county in the. Lee County is named for General.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,174 (453 ). 1,164 km² (450 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.78%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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History
On, , General , , and the signed the  in Lee County.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 75,755 people, 29,200 households, and 20,819 families residing in the county. The was 65/km² (168/sq mi). There were 31,887 housing units at an average density of 27/km² (71/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 73.66%, 24.51% or , 0.13% , 0.52% , 0.01% , 0.43% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 29,200 households out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were living together, 14.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,165, and the median income for a family was $43,149. Males had a median income of $31,039 versus $22,235 for females. The for the county was $18,956. About 10.50% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.

Lee County has the per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

 * Cities
 * (partly in Prentiss County)


 * Towns
 * (partly in Monroe County)
 * (mostly in Pontotoc County, small portion in Union County)
 * (mostly in Pontotoc County, small portion in Union County)
 * (mostly in Pontotoc County, small portion in Union County)
 * (mostly in Pontotoc County, small portion in Union County)
 * (mostly in Pontotoc County, small portion in Union County)


 * Unincorporated places