RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Clay County  

Welcome to Clay County ...

Time Zone: Clay County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Clay County was founded in 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clay had a population of 14,551 people. This is a decrease of 9.34% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,050 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay represented 0.55% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Clay County:

  • Corning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Datto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Greenway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Knobel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • McDougal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Nimmons
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Peach Orchard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Peach Orchard is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Piggott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pollard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rector
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rector is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <2>
    • Saint Francis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Success
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Success is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.