Clay County, Nebraska

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Clay County, Nebraska
Clay County courthouse in Clay Center
Location in the state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location in the U.S.
Founded	1855
Seat	Clay Center
Largest city	Sutton
Area
• Total	574 sq mi (1,487 km²)
• Land	573 sq mi (1,484 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.09%
Population
• (2010)	6,542
• Density	13/sq mi (5/km²)
Website	www.claycounty.ne.gov

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,542.^[1] Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. Its county seat is Clay Center^[2].

Clay County is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Clay County is represented by the prefix 30 (it had the thirtieth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 574 square miles (1,486.7 km²), of which 573 square miles (1,484.1 km²) is land and 0 square miles (0.0 km²) (0.09%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Hamilton County

Adams County

Fillmore County

Clay County, Nebraska

Nuckolls County

History

Clay County was formed in 1855. It was named after statesman Henry Clay.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	165	—
1870	54	−67.3%
1880	11,294	20,814.8%
1890	16,310	44.4%
1900	15,735	−3.5%
1910	15,729	0.0%
1920	14,486	−7.9%
1930	13,571	−6.3%
1940	10,445	−23.0%
1950	8,700	−16.7%
1960	8,717	0.2%
1970	8,266	−5.2%
1980	8,106	−1.9%
1990	7,213	−11.0%
2000	7,039	−2.4%
2010	6,542	−7.1%
Est. 2012	6,411	−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2012 Estimate^[1]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 7,039 people, 2,756 households, and 1,981 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,066 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.57% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 1.24% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. 3.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.4% were of German, 7.2% English, 7.2% American, 5.4% Swedish and 5.3% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,756 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.70% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,259, and the median income for a family was $39,541. Males had a median income of $28,321 versus $19,870 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,870. About 8.50% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Townships

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 83.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Clay Center

Cities	Clay Center Edgar Fairfield Harvard Sutton

Villages	Deweese Glenvil Ong Saronville Trumbull‡

Townships	Edgar Eldorado Fairfield Glenvil Harvard Inland Leicester Lewis Logan Lone Tree Lynn Marshall School Creek Sheridan Spring Ranch Sutton

CDP	Inland

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 40°31′N 98°03′W / 40.52°N 98.05°W / 40.52; -98.05

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