Lee County

Lee county's boundaries were finally set in 1839. Prior to that time, the area had been a part of Bond County and Clark County in 1818 (the year of Illinois' statehood), Putnam County in 1825 and Ogle County in 1836. It is named for Richard Henry Lee who signed the Declaration of Independence.

The county is located in northern Illinois with the Interstate 88/Interstate 39 interchange just to the north and east.

John Deere made the first "self-scouring" steel plow in Grand Detour in 1837.

Sauk Valley Community College is located in the county seat of Dixon on the banks of the Rock River. Dixon is also former President Ronald Reagan's boyhood home.

The county population on July 1, 1999, was 35,734, an increase of 1,342 over the 1990 census.

For information on county government, contact the National Association of Counties Web site.

Additional information is available at these pages:

• Illinois Counties
• Illinois Cities