Lee County, Texas

Lee County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 15,657. Its is. Lee County is named for, the commander-in-chief of the army.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,642 (634 ). 1,628 km² (628 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.87%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,657 people, 5,663 households, and 4,150 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (25/sq mi). There were 6,851 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.59%, 12.08% or , 0.46% , 0.24% , 0.03% , 8.87% from , and 1.72% from two or more races. 18.19% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,663 households out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.80% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,280, and the median income for a family was $42,073. Males had a median income of $30,635 versus $21,611 for females. The for the county was $17,163. About 9.70% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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