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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 Tupelo is the Seat for Lee County.

Lee County was founded in 1866. Lee was created by taking area from Itawamba and Pontotoc Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lee had a population of 85,436 people. This is an increase of 3.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 82,880 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lee represented 2.79% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Lee County:

  • Guntown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Plantersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Saltillo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tupelo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tupelo is located in Lee County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <2>
  • Verona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Verona is located in Lee County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>

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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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