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Welcome to Clay County ...

Time Zone: Clay County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Brazil is the Seat for Clay County.

Clay County was founded February 12, 1825. Clay was created by taking area from Owen, Putnam, Sullivan and Vigo Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clay had a population of 26,225 people. This is a decrease of 2.34% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,854 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay represented 0.41% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Clay County:

  • Brazil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brazil is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <2>
  • Carbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carbon is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Center Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Knightsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Staunton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Staunton is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people

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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.
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