Laclede, Idaho

Laclede is an unincorporated community 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]

Laclede, Idaho
Unincorporated community
Laclede, Idaho is located in Idaho
Laclede, Idaho
Laclede, Idaho
Laclede, Idaho is located in the United States
Laclede, Idaho
Laclede, Idaho
Coordinates: 48°10′13″N 116°45′22″W
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBonner
Elevation
2,106 ft (642 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
83841
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID396757[1]

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.[4] The Laclede Mill, a part of the Idaho Forest Group, is in Laclede, producing Douglas fir, Cedar, and White Pine woods for export worldwide.[5]

History

A post office called Laclede has been in operation since 1901.[6] The community bears the name of a French Canadian pioneer, Pierre Laclède,[7]

Laclede's population was estimated at 150 in 1909,[8] and was also 150 in 1960.[9]

Education

Children in the community attend Priest River schools.[10]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laclede, Idaho
  2. "Fly Over Laclede, Idaho". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ZIP Code Lookup
  4. Laclede, Idaho Google Maps (accessed 8 May 2021)
  5. Laclede Mill (accessed 8 May 2021)
  6. "Bonner County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. Tudehope, Scott (25 August 1980). "Naming towns in pioneer days was fast, easy - and personal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  9. World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
  10. "West Bonner School District 83". Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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