Lee County is located in southwestern Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Fort Myers, with a population of 86,395 as of the 2020 census, and the largest city is Cape Coral, with an estimated 2020 population of 194,016. The county comprises the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, along with the Naples-Marco Island MSA and the Clewiston Micropolitan Statistical Area, is included in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area. Lee County was established in 1887 from Monroe County. Fort Myers is the county seat and a center of tourism in Southwest Florida. It is about 120 miles south of Tampa at the meeting point of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caloosahatchee River. Lee County is the home for spring training of the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball teams.

Founded: May 13, 1887
Named for: Robert E. Lee
Seat: Fort Myers
Largest city: Cape Coral
Total: 1,212 sq mi (3,139.07 km²)
Land: 785 sq mi (2,033.14 km²)
Water: 428 sq mi (1,108.51 km²), 35.3%
Density: 969.2/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Website: [www.leegov.com]
Twitter profile: LeeCountyFLBOCC
Official Website: http://www.lee-county.com
Wikidata description: county in Florida, United States
Wikidata id: Q494616
Wikidata label: Lee County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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