Clay County

county in South Dakota, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_south_dakota Q489273
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Clay County

Summary

Clay County is a county of South Dakota[1]. It draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_dakota category, ranking #12 of 66).[2]

Key Facts

  • Clay County is located in South Dakota[3].
  • Clay County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Clay County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota[5].
  • Clay County's capital is recorded as Vermillion[6].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Turner County[7].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[8].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Union County[9].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Dixon County[10].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Cedar County[11].
  • Clay County's shares border with is recorded as Yankton County[12].
  • Henry Clay is named after Clay County[13].
  • Clay County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vermillion[14].
  • Clay County's Commons category is recorded as Clay County, South Dakota[15].
  • 1862 marks the founding of Clay County[16].
  • Clay County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.92, 'lon': -96.97}[17].
  • Clay County's official website is recorded as http://www.claycountysd.org[18].
  • Clay County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Clay County, South Dakota[19].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+13864'}[20].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+13851'}[21].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+14035'}[22].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+14096'}[23].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+13935'}[24].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+13964'}[25].
  • Clay County has a population of {'amount': '+14967'}[26].
  • Clay County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, South Dakota[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Clay County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1079'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13864'}[20], {'amount': '+13851'}[21], {'amount': '+14035'}[22], {'amount': '+14096'}[23], {'amount': '+13935'}[24], and {'amount': '+13964'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1862 marks the founding of Clay County[16]. Henry Clay is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Clay County draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_dakota category, ranking #12 of 66).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . 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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