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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 Henrietta is the Seat for Clay County.

Clay County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Cooke County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clay had a population of 10,471 people. This is a decrease of 2.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,737 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay represented 0.04% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Clay County:

  • Bellevue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Byers
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Byers is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <2>
  • Dean
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dean is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Henrietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jolly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jolly is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Petrolia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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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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