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Clay is a home rule-class city in Webster County,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...
, in the United States. The population was 1.24K at the 2020 census. Settled in 1837, the city is named for the statesman
Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, ...
. In 2022 it became a wet city after a petition put the measure on the ballot.


History

A post office was established in 1837 when the community was called Ashland, for Henry Clay's Lexington estate. It was renamed Clay in 1854. The city incorporated as "Claysville" in 1860, though the name was shortened to "Clay" in 1872.


Geography

Clay is located at . The city is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 109 and Kentucky Route 132, northwest of Providence. The city of Wheatcroft lies just to the west along KY 109. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,179 people, 485 households, and 333 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 541 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.15%
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, 0.25%
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, 0.17% Asian, 0.17%
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, and 0.25% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population. There were 485 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were
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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,625, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $30,729 versus $16,538 for females. The
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for the city was $15,545. About 10.7% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the
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, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over. The city was featured in
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' song "How are Things in Clay, Kentucky?" (1980).


Education

The Webster County School District operates the public schools that serve Clay. Clay Elementary School serves students Pre-School-8. In the late 1990s a new gym and cafeteria were built for the school. Webster County High School (in
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) serves high school students.


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* {{authority control Populated places established in 1837 Cities in Kentucky Cities in Webster County, Kentucky Evansville metropolitan area