Lee County (Alabama)
Lee County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The the county seat ( county seat ) is located in Opelika.
History
Lee County was formed on December 5, 1866 from the Macon County and Russell County and named in honor of Robert E. Lee.
Historical buildings
- About 9.6 kilometers southeast of Opelika is the historic Spring Villa. The building was added in 1978 by the National Register of Historic Places.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 115 092 people in Lee County. Of these, 4,467 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 45 702 households, and 27,284 families. The population density was 73 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 74.07 percent White, 22.65 percent Black or African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 1.63 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.46 percent from other races groups; 0.93 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.43 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 45 702 households out of which 29.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 44.1 per cent lived married couples living together, 11.8 percent were single mothers, 40.3 percent were non-families, 27.8 percent of all households were single-person households and 5.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or about it. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.03 persons.
23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 22.7 percent between 18 to 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 17.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 8.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males to females age 18 and over, there 95.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,952, and the median income for a family $ 46,781. Males had a median income of $ 33,598, women $ 23,228. The per capita income was $ 17,158. 11.1 percent of families and 21.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Others
The Auburn University has about 24,000 students, the second largest university in Alabama. There is also the Donald E. Davis Arboretum, an arboretum with an area of nearly six acres at Auburn University.
Cities in Lee County
- Aubrey
- Auburn
- Beans Mill
- Beehive
- Beulah
- Blanton
- Bleecker
- Chewacla
- Dupree
- Farmville
- Gold Hill
- Griffen Mill
- Halawaka
- Hopewell
- James
- Jamesville
- Jester
- Loachapoka
- Marvyn
- McCulloh
- McRitchie Mill
- Meadows Crossroads
- Meadows Mill
- Mechanicsville
- Middlebrooks Crossroads
- Mitchell Crossroads
- Moffits Mill
- Monterey Heights
- Motts
- Mount Jefferson
- North Auburn
- Notasulga
- Opelika
- Parkers Crossroads
- Pepperell
- Phenix City
- Pine Grove
- Powledge
- Prince Crossroads
- Ridge Grove
- Roanoke Junction
- Rowell's Crossroads
- Roxana
- Salem
- Shotwell
- Smiths Station
- Spring Villa
- Stonewall
- The Bottle
- Tillery Crossroad
- Wacoochee Valley
- Waverly
- Whatley Cross Road
- Wright Crossroads
- Yarbrough