Clay (SD)

Welcome to Clay County ...

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

The community of Vermillion is the Seat for Clay County.

Clay County was founded in 1862.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clay had a population of 14,070 people. This is an increase of 1.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,828 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay represented 1.7% of the total population of South Dakota.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to South Dakota
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- Website for the South Dakota State Archives

Websites specific to Clay County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Turner County
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- Lincoln County
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- Union County
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- Dixon County
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- Cedar County
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- Yankton County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of South Dakota
- Cemeteries of Clay County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of South Dakota
- Cemeteries of Clay County

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.