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Lee County
Lee County
County
	Base Operations at Page Field
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Florida
	Florida's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 26°35′N 81°55′W / 26.58°N 81.92°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	May 13, 1887
Named for	Robert E. Lee
Seat	Fort Myers
Largest city	Cape Coral
Area
• Total	1,212 sq mi (3,140 km2)
• Land	785 sq mi (2,030 km2)
• Water	428 sq mi (1,110 km2) 35.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	760,822
• Density	969.2/sq mi (374.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	www.leegov.com

Lee County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 760,822 people lived there.^[1] Lee County was created in 1887.

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