Clay County, Nebraska
Clay County, Nebraska | |
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Clay County Courthouse in Clay Center | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′N 98°03′W / 40.52°N 98.05°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1855 (authorized) 1871 (organized) |
| Named after | Henry Clay |
| Seat | Clay Center |
| Largest city | Sutton |
| Area | |
• Total | 574 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 572 sq mi (1,480 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,104 |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,104. Its county seat is Clay Center. The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1871. It was named for Henry Clay, a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky, who went on to become United States Secretary of State. In the Nebraska license plate system, Clay County is represented by the prefix 30 (it had the 30th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).