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Lee County
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county in Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- May 13, 1887
- Named after
- Robert E. Lee
- Seat
- Fort Myers
- Largest city
- Cape Coral
- Total
- 1,212 sq mi (3,140 km )
- Land
- 785 sq mi (2,030 km )
- Water
- 428 sq mi (1,110 km ) 35.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 875,607
- Density
- 969/sq mi (374/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 17th , 19th
- Website
- www .leegov .com
via Wikipedia infobox
~24 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Lee County is located in southwestern Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Fort Myers, with a population of 86,395 as of the 2020 census, and the largest city is Cape Coral, with an estimated 2020 population of 194,016.
The county comprises the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which, along with the Naples–Marco Island (Collier County) MSA and the Clewiston (Hendry County, Glades County) Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), is included in the Cape Coral–Fort Myers–Naples Combined Statistical Area (CSA).
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