Laclede County
Also known as Laclede County, Missouri, Laclede County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- February 24, 1849
- Named after
- Pierre Laclede
- Seat
- Lebanon
- Largest city
- Lebanon
- Total
- 768 sq mi (1,990 km )
- Land
- 765 sq mi (1,980 km )
- Water
- 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 36,943
- Density
- 47.1/sq mi (18.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Laclede County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,039. Its county seat is Lebanon. The county was organized February 24, 1849, and was named after Pierre Laclède, founder of St. Louis.
Laclede County comprises the Lebanon, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.