Clay County, Arkansas
19 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 14,280
- Median household income
- $51,481
- ±3,647
- Unemployed
- 6.3%
- 413 of 6,556 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.6%
- 4,911 of 6,021 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Clay | 14,350 (2021) | Po Box 385, Piggott | — |
Cities, towns and villages 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Corning | 3,166 (2021) | Po Box 538, Corning | Website |
| City of Greenway | 172 (2021) | 509B Davis St, Greenway | — |
| City of Knobel | 145 (2021) | Po Box 215, Knobel | — |
| City of McDougal | 131 (2021) | Po Box 87, Mc Dougal | — |
| City of Peach Orchard | 106 (2021) | Po Box 100, Peach Orchard | — |
| City of Piggott | 3,573 (2021) | 194 W Court St, Piggott | Website |
| City of Pollard | 194 (2021) | Po Box 175, Pollard | — |
| City of Rector | 1,816 (2021) | 409 S Stewart St, Rector | — |
| City of St Francis | 213 (2021) | Po Box 117, Saint Francis | — |
| Town of Datto | 65 (2021) | Po Box 46, Datto | — |
| Town of Nimmons | 65 (2021) | 391 Dock St, Rector | — |
| Town of Success | 98 (2021) | Po Box 176, Success | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Clay Drainage District | Drainage | P.o. Box 2, Marmaduke | — |
| Western Clay Drainage District 4 | Flood control | 930 Highway 62, Corning | — |
| Western Clay Drainage Districts 2 and 5 | Flood control | 930 Highway 62, Corning | — |
| Rector City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 283, Rector | Website |
| Clay County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 168 E Main St, Piggott | — |
| Clay County Regional Water Distribution District | Water supply utility | Po Box 10, Mc Dougal | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CORNING SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
500 BOBCAT LANE, Corning, AR, 72422
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PIGGOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
429 EAST MAIN, Piggott, AR, 72454
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
604 WEST 5TH STREET, Rector, AR, 72461
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Iron Mountain Market (400 S Main Street Poplar Bluff) · Orscheln Farm & Home Farmers' Market (950A North Westwood Poplar Bluff) · Downtown Poplar Bluff Farmers' Market (Poplar Bluff)
Farmers' Market-Food Fair (2801 Pendleton Drive Kennett)
Paragould Farmers' Market (AR) · Paragould Farmers' Market (Paragould)
Randolph County Farmers Market (1966 Hwy 62 Pocahontas)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.