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Welcome to Clay County ...

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

The community of Moorhead is the Seat for Clay County.

Clay County was founded in 1862 and was created by taking area from Pembina County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clay had a population of 64,222 people. This is an increase of 8.58% since the last Census (which gave a population of 59,147 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay represented 1.12% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Clay County:

  • Barnesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Comstock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Dilworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Felton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Glyndon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hawley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hawley is located in Clay County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <2>
  • Hitterdal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hitterdal is located in Clay County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Moorhead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sabin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Ulen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ulen is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulen <2>

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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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