Clay County

county in northwestern Missouri, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_missouri Q484474
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Clay County

Summary

Clay County is a county of Missouri[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_missouri entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Clay County is located in Missouri[3].
  • Clay County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Clay County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].
  • Clay County's capital is recorded as Liberty[6].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Clinton County[7].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County[8].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Platte County[9].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Ray County[10].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Wyandotte County[11].
  • Henry Clay is named after Clay County[12].
  • Clay County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Liberty[13].
  • Clay County's Commons category is recorded as Clay County, Missouri[14].
  • January 2, 1822 marks the founding of Clay County[15].
  • Clay County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.31, 'lon': -94.42}[16].
  • Clay County's official website is recorded as https://www.claycountymo.gov[17].
  • Clay County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Clay County, Missouri[18].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+221939'}[19].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+222687'}[20].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+225111'}[21].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+227639'}[22].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+230473'}[23].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+235637'}[24].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+253335'}[25].
  • Clay County's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Clay County'}[26].
  • Clay County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Missouri[27].

Body

Geography

Clay County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Missouri[3].

Physical Characteristics

Clay County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1059'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+221939'}[19], {'amount': '+222687'}[20], {'amount': '+225111'}[21], {'amount': '+227639'}[22], {'amount': '+230473'}[23], and {'amount': '+235637'}[24].

Designation and Status

Clay County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].

History and Context

January 2, 1822 marks the founding of Clay County[15]. Henry Clay is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Clay County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_missouri entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . claycountymo.gov. claycountymo.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . claycountymo.gov. claycountymo.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . claycountymo.gov. claycountymo.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . claycountymo.gov. claycountymo.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . claycountymo.gov. claycountymo.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id 1806405
    Obo gazetteer id 22222981
    Umls cui C3812856
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  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Henry Clay
    Number of households {'amount': '+92514'}
    Population
    Shares border with Clinton County, Jackson County, Platte County +2
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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