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Missouri Counties

Missouri has 114 Counties and one independent city. St. Louis City is separate from St. Louis County and is referred to as a "city not within a county."

Laclede County, Missouri

Laclede County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Lebanon
Year Organized: 1849
Square Miles: 766

Court House:

200 N Adams Avenue
County Courthouse
Lebanon, MO 65536-3046

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Pierre Laclede Liguest, founder of St. Louis.

Demographics:

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History of Laclede County

Located in south-central Missouri, bounded by Camden and Pulaski on the north, on the east by Pulaski and Texas, on the south by Wright andf Webster, and on the west by Dallas. Formed from Pulaski County. The petition to form the county passed the state legislature March 27, 1845, and the first election was held the first Monday in April, 1849. Named by the legislature to honor Pierre Liguest Laclede, founder of St. Louis, who died June 20, 1778. (HIST. LACLEDE (1889), p. 3; Eaton, MISSOURI HIST. REV., vol. 2, p. 182)

Source: O'Brien, Anna. "Place Names Of Five Central Southern Counties of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1939.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Conway	city	Incorporated Area
- Evergreen	village	Incorporated Area
- Lebanon (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Phillipsburg	village	Incorporated Area
- Stoutland	city	Incorporated Area

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