Clay County (Kansas)
Clay County is a county located in the state of Kansas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Clay Center. 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 northeast Kansas, is located in the north about 40 miles from Nebraska and has an area of 1698 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Washington County, Riley County, Geary County, Dickinson County, Ottawa County and Cloud County.
History
Clay County was formed on 20 March 1857 as original county of free territory. It was named after Henry Clay, an American politician, member of the House of Representatives, the Senate, Foreign Minister, several presidential candidate and opponent of slavery.
As the Republican River flows through the county from the northwest to the southwest, the construction of bridges played an important role in the history of the county. The first bridge was built in 1875 near Clay Center, the second in 1880 near Vining. Other bridges in Wakefield, Morganville, and Broughton followed. The first school was established in 1864 near Lincoln Creek. The first church was built in 1868 in Clay Center.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Clay County 8,822 people in 3,617 households, and 2,517 families in Clay County. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial makeup of the population is 97.72 percent White, 0.57 percent African American, 0.41 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, and 0.26 percent from other races; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.83 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 3,617 households out of which 30.5 percent of children under 18 who lived with them. 59.9 percent were married couples living together, 6.1 percent were single mothers and 30.4 percent were non-families. 27.7 percent of all households were single-person households and 15.4 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.7 percent 18 to 24 years 23.9 percent between 25 and 44, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 20.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 adult women 18 years and older 95.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 33,965, and the median income for a family was $ 41,103. Males had a median income of $ 28,817, women $ 17,760. The per capita income was $ 17,939. 6.8 percent of families and 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Browndale
- Clay Center
- Clifton
- Garfield Center
- Green
- Idana
- Industry
- Ladysmith
- Longford
- Morganville
- Oak Hill
- Vining
- Wakefield
Townships
- Athelstane Township
- Blaine Township
- Bloom Township
- Chapman Township
- Clay Center Township
- Exeter Township
- Five Creeks Township
- Garfield Township
- Gill Township
- Goshen Township
- Grant Township
- Hayes Township
- Highland Township
- Mulberry Township
- Oakland Township
- Republican Township
- Sherman Township
- Union Township