Clay County, Nebraska

administration
The Clay County Courthouse at Clay Center, listed on NRHP No. 89002240
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Clay Center
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 67 Clay Center, NE 68933-0067
Foundation :	1855
Made up from:	Indian country
Area code :	001 402
Demographics
Residents :	6542 (2010)
Population density :	4.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1485 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : www.claycounty.ne.gov

The Clay County is a county in the US state of Nebraska . The county seat is Clay Center , named for its central location in the county.

geography

The county is located in southeast Nebraska, about 25 miles south of Kansas , and covers an area of 1,485 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It borders on the following counties:

	Hamilton County
Adams County		Fillmore County
	Nuckolls County

history

H. Clay

Clay County was formed in 1855 on former Indian land. It was named after Henry Clay (1777-1852), a US politician, member of the House of Representatives and the Senate and Secretary of State .

Seven structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 10, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
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%
1920	14,486	-7.9%
1930	13,571	-6.3%
1940	10,445	-23%
1950	8700	-16.7%
1960	8717	0.2%
1970	8266	-5.2%
1980	8106	-1.9%
1990	7213	-11%
2000	7039	-2.4%
2010	6542	-7.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Clay County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Deering Bridge , listed on the NRHP

Isaac Newton Clark House , listed on the NRHP

Glenville School , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Clay County had 7,039 people in 2,756 households and 1,981 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.57 percent white, 0.17 percent African American, 0.31 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian and 1.24 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.41 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 3.48 percent of the population.

Of the 2,756 households, 32.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 63.7 percent were married couples living together, 5.5 percent were single mothers, 28.1 percent were non-families, 25.7 percent were single households and 13.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.3 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 18.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 95.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,259 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,541. Males had a median income of $ 28,321 versus $ 19,870 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,870. 8.5 percent of families and 10.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 13.4 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.