Lee County
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,395. Its county seat is Beattyville. The county was formed in 1870 from parts of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley and Wolfe counties. The county was named for Robert E. Lee. The area of Kentucky where Lee County is located was a pro-union region of Kentucky but the legislature that created the county was controlled by former Confederates. The town of Proctor, named for the Rev. Joseph Proctor, was the first county seat. The first court was held on April 25, 1870, in the old Howerton House. The local economy at the time included coal mining, salt gathering, timber operations, and various commercial operations. It had a U.S. post office from 1843 until 1918.
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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 185600
- FIPS state
- 21
- FIPS county
- 129
- FIPS place
- 99129
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF LEE
- Mailing address
- PO BOX G, BEATTYVILLE 41311