Laclede, Idaho

Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States

Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

48°10′13″N 116°45′22″W / 48.17028°N 116.75611°W / 48.17028; -116.75611CountryUnited StatesStateIdahoCountyBonnerElevation

2,106 ft (642 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

83841

Area code(s)208, 986GNIS feature ID396757^[1]

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 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

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