Clay County, Kansas
45 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,048
- Median household income
- $66,176
- ±5,320
- Unemployed
- 1.0%
- 38 of 3,702 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.6%
- 3,155 of 3,522 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 | 8,077 (2021) | 712 5th St, Clay Center | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clay Center | 4,138 (2021) | Po Box 117, Clay Center | Website |
| City of Clifton | 455 (2021) | Po Box 86, Clifton | — |
| City of Green | 97 (2021) | Po Box 25, Green | — |
| City of Longford | 73 (2021) | Po Box 265, Longford | — |
| City of Morganville | 183 (2021) | 130 Allen Ave, Morganville | — |
| City of Oak Hill | 24 (2021) | 210 Speares, Oak Hill | — |
| City of Vining | 41 (2021) | Po Box 16, Clifton | — |
| City of Wakefield | 846 (2021) | Po Box 326, Wakefield | — |
Special districts 36
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Cemetery District 25 | Cemeteries | 2842 Thunder Rd, Green | — |
| Athelstane Cemetery District 5 | Cemeteries | 1063 4th Rd, Longford | — |
| Bloom Cemetery District 17 | Cemeteries | 2243 Hackberry Rd, Morganville | — |
| Broughton Cemetery District 8 | Cemeteries | 1515 7th St, Clay Center | — |
| Ebenezer Cemetery District 10 | Cemeteries | 1734 Valleyview Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Fancy Creek Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | 2251 Thunder Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Garfield Cemetery District 26 | Cemeteries | 712 5th St, Clay Center | — |
| Gatesville Cemetery District 9 | Cemeteries | 1084 Thunder Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Goshen Central Cemetery District 13 | Cemeteries | 2033 27th Rd, Green | — |
| Hayes Cemetery District 18 | Cemeteries | 2280 Quail Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Hebron Cemetery District 20 | Cemeteries | 1301 Sherman St, Clay Center | — |
| Idana Cemetery District 24 | Cemeteries | 552 18th Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Iwacura Cemetery District 29 | Cemeteries | 712 5th St, Clay Center | — |
| Keystone Cemetery Joint District 9 | Cemeteries | 287 Frontier Rd, Longford | — |
| Lincoln Cemetery District 19 | Cemeteries | 1850 Cherokee Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Mizpah Cemetery District 27 | Cemeteries | 531 Quail Rd, Wakefield | — |
| Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery District 15 | Cemeteries | 1919 3rd St, Clay Center | — |
| Parallel Cemetery District 12 C and W | Cemeteries | 702 Arthur St, Clay Center | — |
| Pleasant Ridge Cemetery District 14 | Cemeteries | 1050 Kiowa Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Republican City Cemetery District 28 | Cemeteries | 1181 16th Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Riverdale Cemetery District 22 | Cemeteries | 563 28th Road, Clifton | — |
| Rose Meron Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | 645 Frontier Rd, Oakhill | — |
| Sherman Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | 2877 Hackberry Rd, Clifton | — |
| Shields Cemetery District 4 | Cemeteries | 1274 Meridian Rd, Miltonvale | — |
| Swartwood Cemetery District 6 | Cemeteries | 244 2nd Rd, Longford | — |
| Swedesburg Lutheran Cemetery District 16 | Cemeteries | Po Box 422, Clay Center | — |
| Swedish Pleasant Hill Cemetery District 21 | Cemeteries | 1254 22nd Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Uniondale Bapist Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1614 8th Rd, Wakefield | — |
| Wakefield Consolidated Cemetery District 23 | Cemeteries | Po Box 51, Wakefield | — |
| Wesleyan Cemetery District 7 | Cemeteries | 868 15th Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Wilson Cemetery District 30 | Cemeteries | 1747 Kiowa Rd, Clay Center | — |
| Riverside Drainage District | Flood control | 2875 Frontier Rd, Clifton | — |
| Clay Center City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 330 W Court St, Clay Center | Website |
| Clay County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 921 Crawford St Ste. A, Clay Center | Website |
| Clay Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 32, Morganville | — |
| Clay Rural Water District 2 | Water supply utility | 318 Elk Rd, Longford | — |
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
Clay County
School district6 schools
807 Dexter, Clay Center, KS, 67432
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
Clay Center Farmers Market
720 5th Street, Clay Center, KS, 67432
Senior coupons
Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2021-04-07. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.