Clement is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Jackson Township in southeastern Sainte Genevieve County,

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, United States. It is situated near the

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, approximately eight miles northwest of Ste. Genevieve. The community was also referred to as ''Establishment'' in the past due to its proximity to

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and the adjacent Establishment Island in the Mississippi floodplain. A small stream in Staples Hollow joins Establishment Creek at the site. The current name is derived from the people who had a fishing club at the site. A post office called Clement was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1911.

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