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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Lee County is a county located in east central Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 174,241. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. The county is named for General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865. Lee County comprises the Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.
History
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Lee County was established by the State Legislature on December 5, 1866, out of parts of Macon, Tallapoosa, Chambers, and Russell counties. In an election to determine the county seat, Opelika was chosen over Auburn and Salem.
In 1923, Phenix City, located in the southeastern corner of Lee County, merged with the town of Girard, located in the northeastern corner of Russell County. To prevent the new town of Phenix City from straddling the Lee-Russell line, Lee County ceded to Russell County the in the southeastern corner surrounding Phenix City in exchange for in the northwest corner of Russell County surrounding the unincorporated community of Marvyn. This territory is what forms the southern "panhandle" of Lee County. Even after the land swap with Russell County, however, the city limits of present-day Phenix City stretch into the southeastern corner of Lee.
On March 3, 2019, a series of tornadoes hit the county, killing 23 people and injuring others. The deaths and injuries occurred in the community of Beauregard, situated south-east of the Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1861 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1863 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1864 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1866 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1916 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1940 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1870 | 21,750
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1880 | 27,262
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1890 | 28,694
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1900 | 31,826
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1910 | 32,867
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1920 | 32,821
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1930 | 36,063
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1940 | 36,455
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1950 | 45,073
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1960 | 49,754
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1970 | 61,268
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1980 | 76,283
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1990 | 87,146
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Lee County, Alabama, United States
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