Clay County, Nebraska
39 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
- 6,095
- Median household income
- $78,986
- ±5,366
- Unemployed
- 1.9%
- 61 of 3,196 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.9%
- 2,189 of 2,490 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 | 6,078 (2021) | 111 W Fairfield St, Clay Center | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clay Center | 721 (2021) | Po Box 163, Clay Center | — |
| City of Edgar | 425 (2021) | Po Box 485, Edgar | Website |
| City of Fairfield | 329 (2021) | Po Box 307, Fairfield | — |
| City of Harvard | 939 (2021) | Po Box 542, Harvard | — |
| City of Sutton | 1,437 (2021) | Po Box 430, Sutton | Website |
| Village of Deweese | 43 (2021) | Po Box 98, Deweese | — |
| Village of Glenvil | 266 (2021) | Po Box 76, Glenvil | — |
| Village of Ong | 49 (2021) | 305 Main, Ong | — |
| Village of Saronville | 35 (2021) | 107 South Main Street, Saronville | — |
| Village of Trumbull | 197 (2021) | 131 Main St, Trumbull | — |
Townships 16
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Edgar | 498 (2021) | 30460 Road Q, Edgar | — |
| Township of Eldorado | 96 (2021) | 32451 Road R, Aurora | — |
| Township of Fairfield | 512 (2021) | 1060 Road 302, Fairfield | — |
| Township of Glenvil | 389 (2021) | 30811 Road D, Glenvil | — |
| Township of Harvard | 1,081 (2021) | 32031 N Clay Ave, Harvard | — |
| Township of Inland | 99 (2021) | Po Box 216, Inland | — |
| Township of Leicester | 311 (2021) | Po Box 133, Trumbull | — |
| Township of Lewis | 124 (2021) | 31551 Road S, Sutton | — |
| Township of Logan | 106 (2021) | 2040 Road 302, Edgar | — |
| Township of Lone Tree | 91 (2021) | 31020 Road L, Clay Center | — |
| Township of Lynn | 70 (2021) | 1251 Road 314, Clay Center | — |
| Township of Marshall | 54 (2021) | 3160 Rd W, Clay Center | — |
| Township of School Creek | 146 (2021) | 32160 Road U, Sutton | — |
| Township of Sheridan | 77 (2021) | 2131 Road 308, Edgar | — |
| Township of Spring Ranch | 149 (2021) | 400 Road 3045, Fairfield | — |
| Township of Sutton | 117 (2021) | Po Box 430, Sutton | — |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Center Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 114 E Division St, Clay Center | — |
| Edgar Housing Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 266, Edgar | — |
| Harvard Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 366, Harvard | — |
| Sutton Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 200 E Hickory St, Sutton | — |
| Clay Center Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 61, Clay Center | — |
| Edgar Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 30271 Road R, Edgar | — |
| Fairfield Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 128, Fairfield | — |
| Glenvil Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 7230 S Antioch Ave, Glenvil | — |
| Harvard Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1060 Road 320, Harvard | — |
| Sutton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1980 Road 322, Sutton | — |
| Trumbull Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 403 W 2nd Rd, Trumbull | — |
| Clay County Sid 1 | Other multi-function districts | 113 Road 3168, Hastings | — |
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
HARVARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
506 E NORTH ST, Harvard, NE, 68944
SANDY CREEK SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
30671 HIGHWAY 14, Fairfield, NE, 68938
SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
1107 N SAUNDERS, Sutton, NE, 68979
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
Aurora Market on the Square (Aurora)
Henderson Farmers Market (Henderson)
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.