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Clay Center, Kansas
Clay Center, Kansas
City and county seat
	Clay County Courthouse (2006)
	Location within Clay County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Clay County (legend)
	Coordinates: 39°22′48″N 97°07′23″W / 39.38000°N 97.12306°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Clay
Founded	1862
Incorporated	1875
Area
• Total	3.19 sq mi (8.27 km2)
• Land	3.19 sq mi (8.26 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,204 ft (367 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,199
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67432
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-13625
GNIS ID	485555
Website	cityofclaycenter.com

Clay Center is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States.^[4] It is also the county seat of Clay County. In 2020, 4,199 people lived there.^[3]

History

Clay Center was created in 1862.^[5] It was named "Clay Center" because it was the geographical center of Clay County.^[6]

The first post office in Clay Center was built on July 3, 1862.^[7]

Clay Center was on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads.^[8]

Geography

Clay Center is at 39°22′48″N 97°7′23″W / 39.38000°N 97.12306°W / 39.38000; -97.12306 (39.379920, -97.123168).^[9] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 3.19 square miles (8.26 km²). All of it is land.<^[2] Clay Center is unique, because it is the geographic midpoint between Los Angeles, California and New York City, the two biggest American cities. Both cities are exactly 1,224 mi (1,970 km) from Clay Center.^[10]

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	1,753	—
1890	2,802	59.8%
1900	3,069	9.5%
1910	3,438	12.0%
1920	3,715	8.1%
1930	4,386	18.1%
1940	4,518	3.0%
1950	4,528	0.2%
1960	4,613	1.9%
1970	4,963	7.6%
1980	4,948	−0.3%
1990	4,613	−6.8%
2000	4,564	−1.1%
2010	4,334	−5.0%
2020	4,199	−3.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 4,199 people, 1,809 households, and 1,116 families living in Clay Center. Of the households, 69.7% owned their home and 30.3% rented their home.

The median age was 43.9 years. Of the people, 92.6% were White, 0.9% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.8% were Asian, 1.0% were from some other race, and 4.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the people.^[3]^[11]

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 4,334 people, 1,920 households, and 1,172 families living in Clay Center.^[12]

Famous people

Herb Bradley, professional baseball player
Tracy Claeys, Washington State football defensive coordinator and former University of Minnesota football head coach
Warren Henry Cole, surgeon who pioneered X-ray use in medicine
George Docking, former governor of Kansas
Steve Doocy, host for Fox News Fox & Friends tv talk show and author
Tenney Frank, noted scholar and historian
Lady Greyhound (dog), marketing mascot for Greyhound Lines in the late 1950s
Nicole Ohlde, basketball player and WNBA player
Otto D. Unruh, two-time Bethel College football coach and 21-year coaching career at Clay Center Kansas High School
William D. Vincent, United States Representative