Welcome to Le Claire ...

The city of Le Claire is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Le Claire, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Le Claire has a population of 3,969 people<2> (see below for details).

Le Claire is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Le Claire lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Le Claire is located in the (563) area code.

The ZIP code for Le Claire: 52753<4>

Websites for Le Claire ...

Official Website: www.leclaireiowa.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Le Claire had an population of 3,969 people. This is an increase of 5.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Le Claire had a population of 3,765 people. This makes Le Claire the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Le Claire represents 0.12% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 103rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,765 people, the population of Le Claire increased 32.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,847 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Le Claire.

Communities near Le Claire ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Le Claire.

• Davenport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
• Moline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <5>
• Rock Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <5>
• Bettendorf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <5>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• East Moline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
  • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
• Silvis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
  • Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <5>
• Eldridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <5>
• Geneseo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Henry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <5>
• De Witt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Le Claire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Le Claire.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Le Claire. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Le Claire.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Le Claire. See our Newspapers Page for Le Claire.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Le Claire ...

Looking for more information about Le Claire? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Le Claire, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Le Claire.

Adding Le Claire to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Le Claire in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Le Claire was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Le Claire.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Le Claire: www.leclaireiowa.org/

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/