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Welcome to Lee County ...

Time Zone: Lee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Dixon is the Seat for Lee County.

Lee County was founded in 1839 and was created by taking area from Ogle County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lee had a population of 34,096 people. This is a decrease of 5.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 35,983 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lee represented 0.28% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Lee County:

  • Amboy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Amboy is located in Lee County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
  • Ashton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Compton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dixon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon is located in Lee County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
  • Franklin Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lee is located in Lee County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
  • Nelson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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    • Paw Paw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Steward
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sublette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Brooklyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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