THE LACLEDE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Plateau setting.
Laclede County has 764.7 square miles of land in Missouri. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Laclede County: Central Plateau, Osage/Gasconade Hills.
Wooded uplands over limestone, dolomite and sandstone characterize the Ozarks. Springs, caves and spring-fed streams are widespread regional features within a landscape of uneven plateaus and valleys.
Regional context: Ozark Highlands ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Laclede County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Central Plateau66.5%
- Osage/Gasconade Hills33.5%
Finding your parcel within Laclede County
The atlas lists 7 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Laclede County, including Lebanon, Evergreen, Bennett Springs. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Laclede County by land and water
The Census records 3.37 square miles of water within Laclede County, or 0.4% of its total area. That share is close to Laclede County’s 0.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Laclede County has 52.2 times the land area of nearby Lebanon city (14.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Camden County, Dallas County, Pulaski County, Texas County, Webster County, Wright County within Missouri. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

