LaClede Township, Fayette County, Illinois

LaClede Township
Location in Fayette County
Location in Fayette County
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Fayette County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 88°45′00″W / 38.87194°N 88.75000°W / 38.87194; -88.75000
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFayette
EstablishedNovember 9, 1859
Area
 • Total36.84 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Land36.8 sq mi (95 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total844
 • Density23/sq mi (8.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62426, 62838, 62880
FIPS code17-051-40533

LaClede Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 844 and it contained 374 housing units.[1]

LaClede Township was named for Pierre Laclede, the founder of St. Louis, Missouri.[2]

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 178.