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packman

(16,296 posts)
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 12:00 PM Jul 2020

Let's change these counties names

Lee County, Alabama. Established in 1866, the year after the Civil War ended, it has a population of 164,542. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, its population is 71% white and 22% black. That population has almost doubled since 1990.

Lee County, Arkansas. Established in 1873, the county has 8,857 residents. Its population has dropped by almost half since 1980. Fifty-seven percent of the residents are black and 41% are white.

Lee County, Florida
. It has a population of 618,754 and was established in 1887. Fort Myers is its largest city. The population has almost doubled since 1990. Eighty-three percent of the population is white. About 8% are black and almost 18% are Hispanic.

Lee County, Kentucky
. Founded in 1870, it now has 7,033 residents. Its population has been relatively flat since 1980. Ninety-five percent of the population is white. Less than 1% of the population is black.

Lee County, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, this county now has 85,202 residents, after rising steadily since 1970. Its largest city is Tupelo. Seventy-four percent of the population is white and 25% is black.

Lee County, North Carolina. It was founded in 1907 and has a population of 61,452, which has doubled since 1970. Seventy percent of the population is white, while 20% is black.

Lee County, South Carolina. The population has been shrinking since 1950 and stands at 17,142. The county was founded in 1902. Sixty-four percent of the population is black and 35% is white.

Lee County, Texas. It was founded in 1874 and now has a population of 17,144, after growing steadily since 1980. Seventy-seven percent of the population is white. Twelve percent of the population is black.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/these-8-counties-are-named-after-robert-e-lee/ar-BB15HZgi
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Let's change these counties names (Original Post) packman Jul 2020 OP
You're probably not going to get a majority of residents to vote Ex Lurker Jul 2020 #1
Great idea. The costs would be pretty high. jimfields33 Jul 2020 #2
Not necessarily customerserviceguy Jul 2020 #4
Lee County Florida is doubtful. lpbk2713 Jul 2020 #3

Ex Lurker

(3,815 posts)
1. You're probably not going to get a majority of residents to vote
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 12:18 PM
Jul 2020

for such a major disruption, especially the majority white counties. It would involve pretty significant hassles in changing the addresses of homes and businesses, etc. Same with renaming towns, cities, etc. It might work here and there but don't expect a widespread movement. If I'm a business owner in Leesburg that does business nationwide or worldwide and I have to notify all my customers that I'm now in "Oak City" or whatever, it's going to result in tremendous confusion. Some of them aren't going to update their info and shipments will get lost, etc. That's just one example. There would also issues with property records and real estate chains of title. Sometimes it's better to leave well enough alone and move on.

jimfields33

(15,842 posts)
2. Great idea. The costs would be pretty high.
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 12:26 PM
Jul 2020

To change the name on every building, sign, paperwork for lawyers, etc.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
4. Not necessarily
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 02:50 PM
Jul 2020

King County, Washington changed their name to honor MLK, rather than William Rufus Devane King, a slaveholding VP who ran with Franklin Pierce. I would suppose that there is a worthy Lee in American history that could be similarly honored.

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