Clay County (Arkansas)
The Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 2010, the County had 16 083 inhabitants and a population density of 9.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. With Corning, responsible for the Western District, and Piggott, who is responsible for the Eastern District, the County has two administrative centers ( county seats ). The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme northeast of Arkansas and is bordered in the East - separated by the St. Francis River - as well as in the north to Missouri. It has an area of 1661 square kilometers, of which five square miles are water. At the Clay County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Clay County was formed on March 24, 1873 from parts of Greene County and the Randolph County as Clayton County. It was named after the U.S. - Senator James M. Clayton ( 1840-1889 ). 1875, the name of the county was reduced to Clay County.
The first the county seat was established in Corning with the railway connection to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. 1877, the headquarters were moved to Boydsville. 1881 but moved back again. After another railway connection to the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroad in 1882 also the places Greenway, Rector and Piggott grew rapidly and the second administrative headquarters was built in Piggott.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Clay County 16 083 people in 6787 households. The population density was 9.7 people per square kilometer. In the 6787 households lived statistically 2.4 persons each.
The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 29,066. The per capita income was $ 18,892. 18.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Clay County
City
- Corning
- Piggott
- Rector
- Saint Francis
Towns
- Datto
- Greenway
- Knobel
- McDougal
- Nimmons
- Peach Orchard
- Pollard
- Success
Unincorporated communities
- Bell City
- Boydsville
- Brookings
- Cache Lake
- Carry Ville
- Crockett
- Current View
- Dixie
- Hargrave Corner
- Heelstring
- Heubner
- Hickoria
- Holly Iceland Community
- Knob
- Leonard
- Mitchell
- Moark
- Palatka
- Patterson
- Rhyne
- Scatterville
- Tipperary
- Walnut Grove
- West Kennett
Structure
The Clay County is divided into 17 townships: