Clay County is located in the U.S. state of

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and is part of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 253,335, making it the fifth-most populous county in Missouri. Its

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. The county was organized January 2, 1822, and named in honor of U.S. Representative

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from

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, later a member of the

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and

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. Clay County contains many of the area's northern

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s, along with a substantial portion of the city of

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. It also owns and operates the Midwest National Air Center in

Excelsior Springs Excelsior Springs is a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 10,553 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately northeast of central Kansas City, Missour ...

History

Clay County was settled primarily from migrants from the

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ern states of

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, and

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. They brought enslaved persons and slaveholding traditions with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in

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and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Clay was one of several counties settled mostly by Southerners to the north and south of the Missouri River. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as Little Dixie. In 1860, enslaved persons made up 25% or more of the county's population. The 1828 execution of Annice, a slave owned by Jeremiah Prior, was the first to occur in Clay County. She was also the first female slave executed in the state of Missouri. Many members of the

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found refuge in Clay County in November 1833. In 1836, mobs and the Missouri State militia viciously drove the members of the church from the county. Leaders of this church, most notably

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, were imprisoned for some months in Clay County in the jail at Liberty. In May 2012, the LDS Church opened a

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six miles southwest of the Liberty Jail site at 7001 Searcy Creek Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.8%) is covered by water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Missouri by area.

Adjacent counties

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(north) * Ray County (east) * Jackson County (south) *

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(southwest) * Platte County (west)

Major highways

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* U.S. Route 69 *

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* Route 9 * Route 10 * Route 33 * Route 92 * Route 152 * Route 210 * Route 291

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, 221,939 people, 72,558 households, and 50,137 families resided in the county. The

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was 558 people per square mile (216/km²). The 93,918 housing units averaged 236 per square mile (91/km²). The

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of the county was 87.46% White, 5.18% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 1.77% from other races, and 2.75% from two or more races. About 5.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the

of 2000, 23.3% were of

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, 14.5% American, 11.0%

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, 10.8% Irish, and 5.6% Italian ancestry. Of the 72,558 households, 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were

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living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were not families. About 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was distributed as 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 32.30% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males. In 2015 the median income for a household in Clay County was $62,099. The income per capita in Clay county was $29,793. In 2010 the median income for a household in the county was $48,347, and for a family was $56,772. Males had a median income of $40,148 versus $27,681 for females. The

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for the county was $23,144. About 3.80% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the

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, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over. Registered voters number 151,042.

2020 Census

Education

School districts include: K-12: * Excelsior Springs 40 School District * Kearney R-I School District * Lawson R-XIV School District * Liberty 53 School District *

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* Platte County R-III School District * Clinton County R-III School District * Smithville R-II School District Elementary-only district: * Missouri City 56 School District

Public schools

Excelsior Springs School District No. 40
–

**Lewis Elementary School (PK–5) **Cornerstone Elementary School (K–5) **Elkhorn Elementary School (K-5) **Excelsior Springs Middle School (6–8) **Excelsior Springs High School (9–12) **Excelsior Springs Technical High School (12) – Alternative/Technical School
Kearney R-I School District
– Kearney **Dogwood Elementary School (PreK–5) **Hawthorne Elementary School (K–5) **Holt Elementary School (K–5) **Kearney Elementary School (K–5) **Southview Elementary School (K–5) **Kearney Middle School (6–7) **Kearney Junior High School (8–9) **Kearney High School (10–12)
Liberty School District No. 53
–

**Liberty Early Childhood Education Center (PreK) **Alexander Doniphan Elementary School (K–5) **Franklin Elementary School (K–5) **Kellybrook Elementary School (K–5) –

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**Lewis & Clark Elementary School (K–5) **Liberty Oaks Elementary School (K–5) –

**Lillian Schumacher Elementary School (K–5) **Manor Hill Elementary School (K–5) **Ridgeview Elementary School (K–5) **Shoal Creek Elementary School (K–5) **Warren Hills Elementary School (K–5) **Liberty Middle School (6–8) **South Valley Middle School (6–8) **Heritage Middle School (6–8) **Discovery Middle School (6–8) ** Liberty High School (9–12) **

Liberty North High School Liberty North High School (LNHS) is a four-year high school located in Liberty, Missouri, United States. As of 2021, its enrollment is over 2,000 (following a rapid increase in the 2013–14 school year, when 9th graders were placed in high schoo ...

(9–12)
Missouri City School District No. 56
– Missouri City **Missouri City Elementary School (K–8)
North Kansas City School District No. 74
–

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**Bell Prairie Elementary School (K–5) **Briarcliff Elementary School (K–5) **Chapel Hill Elementary School (K–5) **Chouteu Elementary School (Pre-K–5) **Clardy Elementary School (2–5) **Crestview Elementary School (K–5) **Davidson Elementary School (Pre-K–5) **Fox Hill Elementary School (K–5) **Gashland Elementary School (K–1) **Gracemor Elementary School (Pre-K–5) **Lakewood Elementary School (Pre-K–5) **Linden West Elementary School (K–5) –

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**Maplewood Elementary School (K–5) **Meadowbrook Elementary School (K–5) **Nashua Elementary School (K–5) **Northview Elementary School (K–5) **Oakwood Manor Elementary School (K–5) **Ravenwood Elementary School (K–5) **Rising Hill Elementary School (K-5) **Topping Elementary School (K–5) **West Englewood Elementary School (Pre-K–5) **Winnwood Elementary School (Pre-K–5) **Antioch Middle School (6–8) **Eastgate 6th Grade Center (6) **Gateway 6th Grade Center (6) **Maple Park Middle School (6–8) **New Mark Middle School (6–8) **Northgate Middle School (6–8) **

North Kansas City High School North Kansas City High School (also known as NKCHS, NKC, and Northtown) is a high school in North Kansas City, Missouri, United States, with over 1,900 students enrolled. It is a part of the North Kansas City School District. The first graduating ...

(9–12) **

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(9–12) **

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(9–12) **

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(9–12)
Smithville R-II School District
– Smithville **Smithville Maple Elementary School (Pre-K–6) **Smithville Horizon Elementary School (Pre-K-6) **Smithville Eagle Heights Elementary School (Pre-K-6) **Smithville Middle School (7–8) ** Smithville High School (9–12)

Private schools

*Northland Christian School -

(Preschool-12) - Independent Christian *Outreach Christian Early Education Center – Avondale (Pre-K–12) – Nondenominational Christian *Oakhill Day School –

(Pre-K–7) – Nonsectarian – (Special Programs Emphasis) *St. Andrew the Apostle Parish School –

(K–9) –

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*Northern Hills Christian Academy –

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(K–9) –

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*Prairie Church School –

(K–6) *Covenant Memorial Baptist Day School –

(K) –

*Eagle Heights Christian School –

(Pre-K–12) –

*Faith Academy –

(Pre-K–12) – Nondenominational Christian *St. Charles Borromeo School –

(K–9) –

*St. Gabriel Catholic School –

(K–9) –

*St. Patrick School –

(NS/Pre-K–8) –

*St. Pius X High School –

(9–12) –

*Liberty Montessori Center –

(K–1) –

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*St. James School –

(K–9) –

Postsecondary

*Maple Woods :: Metropolitan Community College—Kansas City—A public, two-year Liberal Arts college * William Jewell College –

– A private, four-year Liberal Arts college.

Libraries, archives, museums

Libraries

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*North Kansas City Public Library

Museums

*Clay County Museum *Jesse James Bank Museum

Politics

Local

The three-person Clay County Commission oversees the issues of Clay County. The current makeup of the commissioners is two Republicans and one Democrat.

State

Clay County is divided into eight legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, five of which are held by Republicans and three by Democrats. *District 8 — Randy Railsback (R—

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) — Consists of Holt and Lawson. *District 12 —

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(R— Smithville) — consists of Smithville, a part of Kansas City, and a part of Kearney. *District 14 — Ashley Aune (D-

) — consists of a small part of Kansas City. *District 15 — Maggie Nurrenbern (D—

) — consists of Gladstone, Oaks, Oakview, Oakwood, Oakwood Park, and a part of Kansas City. *District 16 —

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(R—

) — consists of a part of Kansas City. *District 17 �
Mark Ellebracht
(D—

) — consists of the communities of Birmingham, Claycomo, Glenaire, a part of Kansas City, and a part of Liberty. *District 18 — Wes Rogers (D—

) — consists of the communities of Avondale, part of Kansas City, and North Kansas City. *District 38 — Doug Richey (R—

) — consists of Excelsior Springs, part of Kansas City, part of Kearney, part of Liberty, Missouri City, Mosby, and Prathersville. Clay County is divided into two districts in the

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, both of which are held by Republicans. *District 12 �
Dan Hegeman
(R- Cosby) -- consists of the communities of Excelsior Springs, Holt, Kearney, Lawson, Missouri City, Mosby, Prathersville, and Smithville. *District 17 –

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(D-

) - consists of the communities of Avondale, Birmingham, Claycomo, Gladstone, Glenaire, Liberty, North Kansas City, Oaks, Oakview, Oakwood, Oakwood Park, Pleasant Valley, Randolph, Sugar Creek, and a part of Kansas City.

Federal

Clay County is split between the

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and

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congressional districts of Missouri. The southern 30% of the county is represented by

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(D-

). The northern 70% of the county is represented by Sam Graves (R- Tarkio). Clay County, like the rest of Missouri, has swung to the

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in the 21st century, though the margins have been very close. In 2000,

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famously won the county by one vote. The margins in favor of Republicans have only deepened as the social liberalism of the Democratic Party has cost them votes in white, rural states such as Missouri—though the county, holding Kansas City, is mainly suburban in culture and remains competitive. In 2016,

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won the county while

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failed to improve on

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's percentages with only 41% of the vote. Joe Biden, however, did improve on those margins, winning nearly 47% of the vote in 2020; Trump still carried the county by 4%.

Communities

Cities and towns

* Avondale *

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* Claycomo * Excelsior Estates (mostly in Ray County) *

(small part in Ray County) *

* Glenaire *

(partly in

) *

(partly in

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and Platte Counties and a small part in Cass County) * Kearney *

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(partly in Ray County) *

(county seat) * Missouri City * Mosby *

* Oaks * Oakview * Oakwood * Oakwood Park * Pleasant Valley * Prathersville * Randolph * Smithville (small part in Platte County) * Sugar Creek

Unincorporated communities

* Arley * Chandler * Claysville * Clevenger * Ectonville * Miltondale * Roosterville * Stockdale * Winner

Notable people

Frank James Alexander Franklin James (January 10, 1843 – February 18, 1915) was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period, he was an outlaw. The older brother of outlaw Jesse James, Frank was also part of the James–Younger ...

, born in Clay County in 1843 *

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained st ...

, born in Clay County in 1847 *

John Ellis Martineau John Ellis Martineau (December 2, 1873 – March 6, 1937) was the 28th governor of Arkansas and was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. His term as Governor was marked by the G ...

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(1927–1928), born in Clay County in 1873 * Noah Beery, Sr., actor *

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, actor

References

External links

Clay County government's website

Clay County Economic Development Council website

from

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History

Geography

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Demographics

2020 Census

Education

Public schools

Private schools

Postsecondary

Libraries, archives, museums

Libraries

Archives

Museums

Politics

Local

State

Federal

Communities

Cities and towns

Unincorporated communities

Notable people

See also

References

Further reading

External links