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Laconia is a small town in Boone Township, Harrison County, in southern Indiana near the Ohio River.

Laconia was platted in 1816 by John Boone, with the original town's 64 lots laid out on land owned by William Smith, William Winigar, William Williams, and William Madden Sr.

Laconia had 73 residents at the 2020 census, up from 50 people in 2010 and 29 in 2000.

The 2010 census counted Laconia's 50 residents in 21 households.

As the only town of any size in Boone Township, Laconia became the area's commercial center and a mail distribution center, served by the L&N Railroad across the Ohio River in Kentucky; its post office opened in 1832.

The Elbert brothers established a furniture factory near Laconia in 1868, taking advantage of the area's ample lumber supply.

At its peak Laconia had three general stores — one on each corner of the square — three hotels, several millinery stores, two doctors, a funeral parlor, and a saloon.

Laconia Methodist Church was organized in 1842, and the town's Presbyterian church was organized in 1874, with its present building erected in 1880 on Cross Street.

Laconia's frame schoolhouse, known as Clay Hill College, burned in March 1932; a new brick school built by the WPA in 1932–1933 served local students until Harrison County schools consolidated in 1985.

Laconia covers just 0.05 square miles, making it one of the smallest towns in Indiana by land area, and it uses ZIP code 47135.