Laclede, Idaho

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Laclede, Idaho
Unincorporated community
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Laclede, Idaho
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Laclede, Idaho
Coordinates: 48°10′07″N116°44′52″W / 48.16861°N 116.74778°W / 48.16861; -116.74778
Country United States
State Idaho
County Bonner
Elevation
[1]
2,097 ft (639 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
434
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
83841
Area codes 208, 986
GNIS feature ID2804062 [1]

Laclede is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Laclede is located on U.S. Route 2 at the intersection of Riley Creek and the Pend Oreille (pronounced Pond O'Ray) [2] River. Laclede has a post office with ZIP code 83841. [3] The population at the 2020 census was 434. [4]

Contents

Laclede is surrounded by forested lands. The Riley Creek Recreation Area and Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area lie one mile (1.6 km) SW of Laclede. [5] The Laclede Mill, a part of the Idaho Forest Group, is in Laclede, producing Douglas fir, Cedar, and White Pine woods for export worldwide. [6]

History

A post office called Laclede has been in operation since 1901. [7] The community bears the name of a French Canadian pioneer, Pierre Laclède, [8]

Laclede's population was estimated at 150 in 1909, [9] and was also 150 in 1960. [10] By the 2020 census, the population was 434.

Education

Children in the community attend Priest River schools. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laclede, Idaho
  2. ↑ "Fly Over Laclede, Idaho". youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Laclede CDP, Idaho". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ Laclede, Idaho Google Maps (accessed 8 May 2021)
  6. ↑ Laclede Mill (accessed 8 May 2021)
  7. ↑ "Bonner County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ Tudehope, Scott (August 25, 1980). "Naming towns in pioneer days was fast, easy - and personal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 5. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  10. ↑ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
  11. ↑ "West Bonner School District 83" . Retrieved May 8, 2021.

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