Laclede County, Missouri

Laclede County
Laclede County Courthouse in Lebanon
Laclede County Courthouse in Lebanon
Map of Missouri highlighting Laclede County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°40′N 92°35′W / 37.66°N 92.59°W / 37.66; -92.59
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedFebruary 24, 1849
Named forPierre Laclede
SeatLebanon
Largest cityLebanon
Area
 • Total768 sq mi (1,990 km2)
 • Land765 sq mi (1,980 km2)
 • Water3.3 sq mi (9 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total36,039
 • Density47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitelacledecountymissouri.org

Laclede County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,039.[1] Its county seat is Lebanon.[2] The county was organized February 24, 1849, and was named after Pierre Laclède, founder of St. Louis.[3]

Laclede County comprises the Lebanon, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Laclede County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 182.