Lee County, Iowa

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Lee County, Iowa is a county in the southeastern corner of Iowa along the Mississippi River, known for its historic river towns and role in the state’s early development.

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Lee County, Iowa canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Mississippi River NERFINISHED
bordersState Illinois NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
containsCity Donnellson, Iowa NERFINISHED
Fort Madison, Iowa NERFINISHED
Keokuk, Iowa NERFINISHED
Montrose, Iowa NERFINISHED
West Point, Iowa NERFINISHED
containsTown Franklin, Iowa NERFINISHED
Houghton, Iowa NERFINISHED
Pilot Grove, Iowa NERFINISHED
St. Paul, Iowa NERFINISHED
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1836
establishedAsPartOf Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED
governedBy Lee County Board of Supervisors NERFINISHED
hasBorderFeature Des Moines River (partial boundary) NERFINISHED
hasCountyCode 56
hasCountySeat Fort Madison, Iowa NERFINISHED
Keokuk, Iowa NERFINISHED
hasDualCountySeats true
hasFIPSCode 19111
hasGNISID 0468230
hasHistoricRole early development of Iowa
hasHistoricSite Fort Madison Historic District NERFINISHED
Keokuk National Cemetery NERFINISHED
Nauvoo-related Mormon Trail sites nearby
Old Fort Madison NERFINISHED
hasMajorHighway Iowa Highway 2 NERFINISHED
Iowa Highway 27 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 218 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 61 NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryEconomicSectors agriculture
manufacturing
river transportation
joinedState Iowa NERFINISHED
knownFor historic river towns
locatedIn Iowa
Midwestern United States
United States Midwest
locatedInRegion southeastern Iowa
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED
partOf Burlington–Fort Madison–Keokuk combined statistical area NERFINISHED
Iowa’s 1st congressional district NERFINISHED
Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau

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Fort Madison locatedIn Lee County, Iowa
Des Moines County, Iowa hasBorderWith Lee County, Iowa