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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lee County, Iowa canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Mississippi River
bordersState Illinois
Missouri
containsCity Donnellson, Iowa
Fort Madison, Iowa
linked to: Fort Madison

Keokuk, Iowa
Montrose, Iowa
West Point, Iowa
containsTown Franklin, Iowa
Houghton, Iowa
Pilot Grove, Iowa
St. Paul, Iowa
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1836
establishedAsPartOf Wisconsin Territory
governedBy Lee County Board of Supervisors
hasBorderFeature Des Moines River (partial boundary)
linked to: Des Moines River
hasCountyCode 56
hasCountySeat Fort Madison, Iowa
linked to: Fort Madison

Keokuk, Iowa
hasDualCountySeats true
hasFIPSCode 19111
hasGNISID 0468230
hasHistoricRole early development of Iowa
hasHistoricSite Fort Madison Historic District
Keokuk National Cemetery
Nauvoo-related Mormon Trail sites nearby
Old Fort Madison
linked to: Fort Madison
hasMajorHighway Iowa Highway 2
Iowa Highway 27
U.S. Route 218
U.S. Route 61 NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryEconomicSectors agriculture
manufacturing
river transportation
joinedState Iowa
knownFor historic river towns
locatedIn Iowa
Midwestern United States
United States Midwest
locatedInRegion southeastern Iowa
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River
namedAfter Robert E. Lee
partOf Burlington–Fort Madison–Keokuk combined statistical area
Iowa’s 1st congressional district
United States Census Bureau

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Madison locatedIn Lee County, Iowa
Des Moines County, Iowa hasBorderWith Lee County, Iowa
Mississippi River waterfront (Fort Madison) county Lee County, Iowa
subject linked to: Mississippi River waterfront
Iowa 8th Judicial District hasCounty Lee County, Iowa
Henry County, Iowa borderedBy Lee County, Iowa
Keokuk campus locatedIn Lee County, Iowa
Iowa Highway 2 passesThroughCounty Lee County, Iowa