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Clay County, Kansas

Date Established: February 20, 1857
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Clay County
County Seat: Clay Center
Origin of Name: In honor of Henry Clay (1777-1852), stateman and senator from Kentucky.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Athelstane Township  106 
Blaine Township  214 
Bloom Township  161 
Chapman Township  175 
Clay Center (city)  4,199 
Clay Center Township  384 
Exeter Township  60 
Five Creeks Township  118 
Garfield Township  91 
Gill Township  146 
Goshen Township  41 
Grant Township  171 
Hayes Township  184 
Highland Township  254 
Mulberry Township  278 
Oakland Township  104 
Republican Township  1,068 
Sherman Township  235 
Union Township  128 
Total population: 8,117 

Township map of Clay County, 2000
Population:
1860 (163)
1870 (2,942)
1880 (12,320)
1890 (16,146)
1900 (15,833)
1910 (15,251)
1920 (14,365)
1930 (14,556)
1940 (13,281)
1950 (11,697)
1960 (10,675)
1970 (9,890)
1980 (9,802)
1990 (9,158)
2000 (8,822)
2010 (8,535)
2020 (8,117)
Other Resources: Post offices in Clay County
Cemeteries in Clay County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Clay County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Clay County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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