Lee County, Georgia

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Lee County is a county in the United States of Georgia. The population of county in 2000 stood at 24757 as per the Census data. In July 2008, its estimated population was 33761, It is the 52nd largest county by population in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is spread over 362.01 square miles (937.6 sq km), of which, 355.77 square miles (921.44 sq km ) of it is land and 6.24 square miles (16.16 sq km) of it is water, it is the 74th largest by area in the U.S. state of Georgia.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 24757 residents, 8229 households, and 6796 families in the county. The population density was 69.6 people per square mile (26.87/kmē), it is Georgia's 67th most densely populated county. There were 8813 housing units at an average density of 24.8 per square mile (9.58/kmē). The average household size was 2.91 persons, and the average family size was 3.21 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 33761, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 26511 White, 6455 Black or African American, 75 American Indian, 423 Asian, 10 Native Hawaiian, and 287 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $48600, making it the 14th wealthiest county by median household income among the Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $53132, it is the 17th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $19897, it is the 22nd highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Georgia.

In 2000, 7626 pupils and students, of which 49.24% are male and 50.76% are female, 30.8% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.86% nursery or pri school, 5.32% kindergarten, 48.41% elementary school, 25.5% high school and 14.9% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Leesburg City	Lee County	4.78	4.73	0.06	2633	557.2	13690	28958
2	Smithville City	Lee County	2.55	2.55	0	774	303.6	12193	31500

Year	Population
April 2000 census	24757
April 2000 Estimate	24757
July 2000 Estimate	24882
July 2001 Estimate	26745
July 2002 Estimate	27727
July 2003 Estimate	28837
July 2004 Estimate	29919
July 2005 Estimate	30864
July 2006 Estimate	32120
July 2007 Estimate	32979
July 2008 Estimate	33761

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	225	222	447
Kindergarten	192	214	406
Elementary school	1903	1789	3692
High school	922	1023	1945
College or graduate school	513	623	1136

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lee County, Georgia	$48600	$53132	$19897
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587