Editing Lee County, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|729|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|725|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.1|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref name=CD/>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Ogle County, Illinois|Ogle County]] – north
* [[DeKalb County, Illinois|DeKalb County]] – east
* [[LaSalle County, Illinois|LaSalle County]] - southeast, south
* [[Bureau County, Illinois|Bureau County]] – south, southwest
* [[Whiteside County, Illinois|Whiteside County]] – west

===Climate and weather===
{{climate chart
|[[Dixon, Illinois]]
|10|26|1.60
|15|32|1.43
|27|44|2.55
|37|58|3.61
|48|70|4.32
|58|79|4.88
|62|82|3.45
|60|80|4.47
|51|73|3.31
|39|62|2.71
|28|45|2.82
|17|35|2.13
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="WX">{{Cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Dixon IL |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0316 |access-date=January 27, 2011 |publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Dixon have ranged from a low of {{convert|10|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|82|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-27|°F}} was recorded in January 1999 and a record high of {{convert|110|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranges from {{convert|1.43|in}} in February to {{convert|4.88|in}} in June.<ref name=WX/>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-39.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 39]]
* [[Image:I-88.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 88 (Illinois)|Interstate 88]]
* [[Image:US 30.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 30]]
* [[Image:US 51.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 51]]
* [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 52]]
* [[Image:Illinois 2.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 2]]
* [[Image:Illinois 26.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 26]]
* [[Image:Illinois 38.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 38]]
* [[Image:Illinois 110.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 110]]
* [[Image:Illinois 251.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 251]]
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===Other features===
* [[Green River Ordnance Plant]]
* [[Mendota Hills Wind Farm]]