Biohazard Cleanup Near North Lee Lee, FL

Lee is a small incorporated town in eastern Madison County in Florida's Panhandle region, settled around the 1890s and incorporated in 1909.

Lee's town motto is "Little but Proud" - a fitting slogan for a town that covers just 2.44 square miles, all of it land.

Lee's own town history offers two competing stories for its name: one says it honors Jim Lee, the first railroad supervisor for whom the local depot was named, while another credits Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who is said to have visited the area.

Lee had 375 residents at the 2020 census, living in 212 households, and its population has been remarkably stable - it counted exactly 352 people in both the 2000 and 2010 censuses before edging up to 375 in 2020.

U.S. Route 90 passes through the north side of Lee, putting the county seat of Madison about 8 miles to the northwest and Live Oak about 21 miles to the southeast.

Interstate 10 passes about 3 miles south of Lee's town center, with access from Exit 262 on County Road 255.

Young children in Lee attend Lee Elementary School (kindergarten through fifth grade), while older students go on to Madison County Central School and Madison County High School in Madison.

The Suwannee River Regional Library System operates a branch library in Lee.

Lee has a humid subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and generally mild winters typical of inland North Florida.