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Lee County, Mississippi | |
Lee County Courthouse
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Location in the state of Mississippi | |
Mississippi's location in the U.S. | |
Founded | October 26, 1866 |
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Named for | Gen. Robert E. Lee |
Seat | Tupelo |
Largest city | Tupelo |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
453 sq mi (1,173 km²) 450 sq mi (1,165 km²) 3.2 sq mi (8 km²), 0.7 |
Population - (2020) - Density |
83,343 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Website | leecoms.com |
Lee is a county in Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,343.[1] The county seat is Tupelo.[2] Lee County is included in the Tupelo Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History[]
Lee County was established on October 26, 1866, and named for General Robert E. Lee,[3] General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States. It was carved from Itawamba and Pontotoc; therefore, the record and list of pioneers mentioned in those counties embrace a great number who were residents of what is now Lee.[4] In 1925 L. Q. Ivy, an African-American, was accused of raping the daughter of a farmer in the Etah (Etta) Community in Union County, Mississippi. The Union County Sheriff along with the Lee County Sheriff were stopped in Union County, Mississippi by a mob of farmers from the Lee County, Mississippi area. The Lee County Sheriff escorted Ivy to Aberdeen, Mississippi in Monroe County. Later, when Ivy was brought back into New Albany, the mob seized him and took him back to the Etah (Etta) Community in Union County, Mississippi (located 18 miles outside of New Albany, Mississippi in the northwest corner of Union County, Mississippi), where he was seized by a mob who then burned him to death.[5]
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 453 square miles (1,170 km2), of which 450 square miles (1,200 km2) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) (0.7%) is water.[6]
Major highways[]
- Interstate 22
- U.S. Highway 45
- U.S. Highway 78
- U.S. Route 278
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Mississippi Highway 6
Adjacent counties[]
- Prentiss County (north)
- Itawamba County (east)
- Monroe County (southeast)
- Chickasaw County (southwest)
- Pontotoc County (west)
- Union County (northwest)
National protected areas[]
- Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
- Natchez Trace Parkway (part)
- Tupelo National Battlefield
Demographics[]
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 15,955 | ||
1880 | 20,470 | 28.3% | |
1890 | 20,040 | −2.1% | |
1900 | 21,956 | 9.6% | |
1910 | 28,894 | 31.6% | |
1920 | 29,618 | 2.5% | |
1930 | 35,313 | 19.2% | |
1940 | 38,838 | 10.0% | |
1950 | 38,237 | −1.5% | |
1960 | 40,589 | 6.2% | |
1970 | 46,148 | 13.7% | |
1980 | 57,061 | 23.6% | |
1990 | 65,581 | 14.9% | |
2000 | 75,755 | 15.5% | |
2010 | 82,910 | 9.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1] 2018[11] |
2020 census[]
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White | 52,854 | 63.42% |
Black or African American | 24,131 | 28.95% |
Native American | 94 | 0.11% |
Asian | 920 | 1.1% |
Pacific Islander | 25 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 2,491 | 2.99% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,828 | 3.39% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 83,343 people, 30,378 households, and 21,437 families residing in the county.
2000 census[]
As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 75,755 people, 29,200 households, and 20,819 families residing in the county. The population density was 168 people per square mile (65/km2). There were 31,887 housing units at an average density of 71 per square mile (27/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 73.66% White, 24.51% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 married couples 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 per capita income for the county was $18,956. About 10.50% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.
Lee County has the ninth highest per capita income in the State of Mississippi.
Communities[]
Cities[]
- Baldwyn (partly in Prentiss County)
- Saltillo
- Tupelo (county seat)
- Verona
Towns[]
- Guntown
- Nettleton (partly in Monroe County)
- Plantersville
- Shannon
- Sherman (partly in Pontotoc County and Union County)
Census-designated places[]
- Mooreville
Unincorporated communities[]
- Barrett Ridge
- Brewer
- Eggville
- Ellistown
- Jug Fork
- Belden
- Palmetto
Education[]
Lee County is served by the Baldwyn, Lee County, Nettleton, and Tupelo school districts.
Politics[]
Lee County has been a Republican stronghold since the mid-1980s. The last Democratic candidate who carried this county was Jimmy Carter in the election of 1980.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 24,207 | 65.51% | 12,189 | 32.98% | 558 | 1.51% |
2016 | 22,220 | 67.51% | 10,029 | 30.47% | 664 | 2.02% |
2012 | 22,415 | 63.49% | 12,563 | 35.58% | 328 | 0.93% |
2008 | 22,694 | 64.91% | 12,021 | 34.39% | 245 | 0.70% |
2004 | 20,254 | 66.11% | 10,127 | 33.05% | 258 | 0.84% |
2000 | 15,551 | 61.97% | 9,142 | 36.43% | 401 | 1.60% |
1996 | 11,815 | 54.48% | 8,438 | 38.91% | 1,433 | 6.61% |
1992 | 12,231 | 54.36% | 7,710 | 34.27% | 2,560 | 11.38% |
1988 | 13,767 | 66.42% | 6,604 | 31.86% | 357 | 1.72% |
1984 | 13,312 | 67.47% | 6,208 | 31.46% | 210 | 1.06% |
1980 | 8,326 | 44.08% | 10,047 | 53.19% | 516 | 2.73% |
1976 | 7,366 | 45.10% | 8,504 | 52.07% | 463 | 2.83% |
1972 | 10,730 | 82.60% | 1,632 | 12.56% | 629 | 4.84% |
1968 | 2,522 | 18.45% | 1,912 | 13.99% | 9,232 | 67.55% |
1964 | 5,165 | 68.19% | 2,409 | 31.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,550 | 23.34% | 3,653 | 55.01% | 1,438 | 21.65% |
1956 | 929 | 18.01% | 3,883 | 75.30% | 345 | 6.69% |
1952 | 2,002 | 32.42% | 4,174 | 67.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 82 | 2.13% | 636 | 16.54% | 3,128 | 81.33% |
1944 | 230 | 6.15% | 3,509 | 93.85% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 120 | 3.05% | 3,814 | 96.93% | 1 | 0.03% |
1936 | 42 | 1.16% | 3,585 | 98.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 129 | 3.36% | 3,704 | 96.51% | 5 | 0.13% |
1928 | 367 | 11.75% | 2,757 | 88.25% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 152 | 5.48% | 2,621 | 94.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
1920 | 302 | 15.38% | 1,652 | 84.11% | 10 | 0.51% |
1916 | 91 | 5.12% | 1,683 | 94.60% | 5 | 0.28% |
1912 | 39 | 2.62% | 1,390 | 93.54% | 57 | 3.84% |
See also[]
- List of counties in Mississippi
- List of memorials to Robert E. Lee
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Mississippi
References[]
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28081.html.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (Report). U.S. Geological survey. Bulletin no. 258 (2nd ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 184. OCLC 1156805. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofunited258gann#page/n189/mode/2up.
- ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi, From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando De Soto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French, Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. Jackson, Miss.: R. H. Henry & Co.. p. 520. OCLC 2109804. https://archive.org/stream/historyofmississ00low#page/520/mode/2up.
- ^ "Negro Confesses to Attacking Girl and is Burned at Stake". The Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, Tennessee). September 21, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45672625/negro-confesses-to-attacking-girl-and/.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
- ^ "Lee County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/leecountymississippi/PST045218.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28081&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
External links[]
- Government
- [http:// Official website]
- General information
- Geographic data related to Lee County, Mississippi at OpenStreetMap
- Lee-Itawamba Library System
Union County | Prentiss County | |||
Pontotoc County | Itawamba County | |||
Lee County, Mississippi | ||||
Chickasaw County | Monroe County |
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