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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 Clay Center is the Seat for Clay County.

Clay County was founded in 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clay had a population of 6,203 people. This is a decrease of 5.09% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,536 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay represented 0.36% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Clay County:

  • Clay Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deweese
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Edgar is located in Clay County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <2>
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenvil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harvard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ong
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ong is located in Clay County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ong <2>
  • Saronville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutton is located in Clay County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <2>
  • Trumbull
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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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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