Lee County, North Carolina

Lee County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 49,040. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from parts of  and. It was named for, commanding general of the forces during the.

Law and government
Lee County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 672 (259 ). 666 km² (257 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.80%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into seven, which are both numbered and named: 1 (Greenwood), 2 (Jonesboro), 3 (Cape Fear), 4 (Deep River), 5 (East Sanford), 6 (West Sanford), and 7 (Pocket).

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - southeast
 * - southwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 49,040 people, 18,466 households, and 13,369 families residing in the county. The was 74/km² (191/sq mi). There were 19,909 housing units at an average density of 30/km² (77/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 70.03%, 20.46% or , 0.42% , 0.67% , 0.04% , 7.33% from , and 1.06% from two or more races. 11.65% of the population were or  of any race.

By 2005 14.2% of the County population was Latino. 20.2% of the population was African-American. 64.2% of the population was non-Hispanic whites.

In 2000 there were 18,466 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were living together, 13.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,900, and the median income for a family was $45,373. Males had a median income of $32,780 versus $23,660 for females. The for the county was $19,147. About 9.80% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the, including 16.50% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

 * The county is one of the leading manufacturing areas in the.
 * and are leading crops in the county.
 * The county is divided between the in the northern part of the county and the  in the south.