Lee County, Arkansas

Lee County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 12,580. The is. Lee County is Arkansas's 72nd county, formed alongside and  counties on,  and named for  General.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,604 (619 ). 1,558 km² (602 sq mi) of it is land and 46 km² (18 sq mi) of it (2.87%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,580 people, 4,182 households, and 2,960 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (21/sq mi). There were 4,768 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 41.41%, 57.24% or , 0.16% , 0.27% , 0.52% from , and 0.40% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,182 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.20% were living together, 23.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 10.20% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 111.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $20,510, and the median income for a family was $25,846. Males had a median income of $26,900 versus $19,505 for females. The for the county was $10,983. About 24.70% of families and 29.90% of the population were below the, including 38.80% of those under age 18 and 27.60% of those age 65 or over.