Lee County, Georgia – County Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the County Clerk:
The County Clerk functions as a link between citizens and their local government officials. The County Clerk also handles administrative services for the Board of Commissioners and is responsible for managing the records and documents of the county.
Contact Information:
Kaitlyn Sawyer – County Clerk
102 Starksville Ave. North
Leesburg, GA 31763
229-759-6000
Duties of the County Recorder:
The Clerk of Court functions as the recorder for land and property records in Georgia. These records include deeds, mortgages, transfers of property, foreclosures, and probate documents.
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain public records from Lee County, you can contact the County Clerk’s Office.
Contact Information:
Kaitlyn Sawyer – County Clerk
102 Starksville Ave. North
Leesburg, GA 31763
229-759-6000
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Lee County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 362
Per 1,000 population: 11
Deaths (2007): 147
Per 1,000 population: 4.5
Infant Deaths (2007): 2
Per 1,000 population: 5.5
Lee County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 19
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 4
Robbery: 2
Aggravated Assault: 13
Property Crimes (2008): 509
Burglary: 136
Larceny-Theft: 345
Motor Vehicle Theft: 28
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,072 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,631 (1.1%)
Households: 30,107
Male householders: 5,542 (968 living alone)
Female householders: 4,940 (1,233 living alone)
6,156 spouses (6,136 opposite-sex spouses)
447 unmarried partners, (443 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 4.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.7
Housing
Total HU (Housing Units) 11,611 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 7,947 (68.4%)
Renter Occupied HU 3,005 (25.9%)
Vacant Housing Units 659 ( 5.7%)
Median Home Value $205,075
Average Home Value $238,621
Housing Affordability Index 175