Clay County, Arkansas

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administration
US state : Arkansas
Administrative headquarters : Corning , Piggott
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 385
Piggott, AR 72454-0385
Foundation : March 24, 1873
Made up from: Greene County
Randolph County
Area code : 001 870
Demographics
Residents : 16,083  (2010)
Population density : 9.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1661 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Clay County within Arkansas

The Clay County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas . In 2010 , the county had 16,083 residents and a population density of 9.7 people per square kilometer. With Corning , responsible for the Western District, and Piggott , responsible for the Eastern District, the county has two administrative seats ( County Seats ). The county is part 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 borders both to the east - separated by the St. Francis River - and to the north by Missouri . It has an area of ​​1661 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Clay County:

Ripley County,
Missouri 		Butler County,
Missouri
Randolph County Compass card (de) .svg Dunklin County,
Missouri
Greene County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1880 7213 -
1890 12,200 69.1%
1900 15,886 30.2%
1910 23,690 49.1%
1920 27,276 15.1%
1930 27,278 0%
1940 28,386 4.1%
1950 26,674 -6%
1960 21,258 -20.3%
1970 18,771 -11.7%
1980 20,616 9.8%
1990 18,107 -12.2%
2000 17,609 -2.8%
2010 16,083 -8.7%
1880–1890 1900–1990 2000 2010

Clay County was formed on March 24, 1873 from parts of Greene County and Randolph Counties as Clayton County . It was named after the US  -  Senator James M. Clayton (1840-1889). In 1875, the county's name was shortened to Clay County.

The first seat of the county administration was established in Corning with the rail connection to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway . In 1877 the seat was moved to Boydsville. But moved back again in 1881. After the further railway connection to the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroad in 1882, the places Greenway, Rector and Piggott grew quickly and the second administrative center was built in Piggott.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Clay County had 16,083 people in 6,787 households. The population density was 9.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.4 people lived in each of the 6,787 households.

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, 1.5 percent of the population was 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  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,892. 18.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Clay County localities

City

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Clay County is divided into 17 townships :

Townships in Clay County
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Bennett-Lemmons Township 643    05-90232
Bradshaw-Haywood Township 645    05-90448
Brown-Carpenter Township 411    05-90496
Cache-Wilson Township 477    05-90589
Chalk Bluff-Liddell Township 598    05-90757
Clark Township 193    05-90801
Cleveland-North Kilgore Township 2665    05-90874
East Oak Bluff  -  Blue Cane Township 1527    05-91201
Gleghorn-South Kilgore Township 1754    05-91474
Johnson Township 225    05-91971
Knob Township 243    05-92058
Nelson Township 209    05-92667
North St. Francis Township 2628    05-92719
Payne-Swain Township 339    05-92836
Pollard Township 532    05-92952
South St. Francis Township 1720    05-93439
West Oak Bluff Township 1274    05-93971

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 63759. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Clay County, AR Retrieved October 1, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 1, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.Retrieved February 12, 2011
  7. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Arkansas  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 1, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 36 ° 23 ′  N , 90 ° 26 ′  W