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County in Missouri, United States County in Missouri
Clay County, Missouri
County
South side of the Clay County Courthouse (designed by Wight and Wight) in LibertySouth side of the Clay County Courthouse (designed by Wight and Wight) in Liberty
Flag of Clay County, MissouriFlag
Map of Missouri highlighting Clay CountyLocation within the U.S. state of Missouri
Coordinates: 39°19′N 94°25′W / 39.31°N 94.42°W / 39.31; -94.42
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedJanuary 2, 1822
Named afterHenry Clay
SeatLiberty
Largest cityKansas City
Area
 • Total409 sq mi (1,060 km2)
 • Land397 sq mi (1,030 km2)
 • Water11 sq mi (28 km2)  2.8%
Population (2020)
 • Total253,335 Increase
 • Density620/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts5th, 6th
Websitewww.claycountymo.gov

Clay County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 253,335,[1] making it the fifth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Liberty.[2] The county was organized January 2, 1822, and named in honor of U.S. Representative Henry Clay from Kentucky, later a member of the United States Senate and United States Secretary of State.[3][4] Clay County contains many of the area's northern suburbs, along with a portion of the city of Kansas City, Missouri. It also owns and operates the Midwest National Air Center in Excelsior Springs.

History

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Clay County was settled primarily from migrants from the Upper Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee 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.[5]

The 1828 execution of Annice, a slave owned by Jeremiah Prior, was the first to occur in Clay County.[6] She was also the first female slave executed in the state of Missouri.[7]

Many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints found refuge in Clay County in November 1833 after they were driven from Jackson County, Missouri. In 1836, mobs and the Missouri State militia viciously drove the members of the church from the county.[8] Leaders of this church, most notably Joseph Smith, were imprisoned for some months in Clay County in the jail at Liberty. In May 2012, the LDS Church built the Kansas City Missouri Temple six miles southwest of the Liberty Jail site at 7001 Searcy Creek Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri.[9]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 409 square miles (1,060 km2), of which 397 square miles (1,030 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (2.8%) is covered by water.[10] It is the fourth-smallest county in Missouri by area.

Adjacent counties

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  • Clinton County (north)
  • Ray County (east)
  • Jackson County (south)
  • Wyandotte County, Kansas (southwest)
  • Platte County (west)

Major highways

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  • I-29
  • I-35
  • I-435
  • US 69
  • US 71
  • US 169
  • Route 1
  • Route 9
  • Route 10
  • Route 33
  • Route 92
  • Route 110 (CKC)
  • Route 152
  • Route 283
  • Route 291

Demographics

[edit] Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18305,338—
18408,28355.2%
185010,38225.3%
186013,02325.4%
187015,56419.5%
188015,5710.0%
189019,85627.5%
190018,903−4.8%
191020,3027.4%
192020,4550.8%
193026,81131.1%
194030,41713.4%
195045,22148.7%
196087,47493.4%
1970123,32241.0%
1980136,48810.7%
1990153,41112.4%
2000184,00619.9%
2010221,93920.6%
2020253,33514.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13]1990-2000[14] 2010-2019[15]

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 253,335. The median age was 37.3 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.7 males age 18 and over.[16]

The racial makeup of the county was 78.4% White, 7.2% Black or African American, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4% Asian, 0.4% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% from some other race, and 8.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.4% of the population.[17]

91.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.1% lived in rural areas.[18]

There were 100,254 households in the county, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 25.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[16]

There were 105,619 housing units, of which 5.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 67.6% were owner-occupied and 32.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%.[16]

Racial and ethnic composition

[edit] Clay County, Missouri – Racial and ethnic compositionNote: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[19] Pop 1990[20] Pop 2000[21] Pop 2010[22] Pop 2020[23] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 4,311,598 4,448,465 166,445 186,611 193,282 87.69% 86.93% 90.46% 84.08% 76.30%
Black or African American alone (NH) 510,885 545,527 4,794 11,220 17,853 10.39% 10.66% 2.61% 5.06% 7.05%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 12,310 18,873 798 1,015 1,009 0.25% 0.37% 0.43% 0.46% 0.40%
Asian alone (NH) 23,088 40,087 2,456 4,503 6,059 0.47% 0.78% 1.33% 2.03% 2.39%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [24] x [25] 155 549 1,004 x x 0.08% 0.25% 0.40%
Other race alone (NH) 7,152 2,419 181 272 1,012 0.15% 0.05% 0.10% 0.12% 0.40%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [26] x [27] 2,583 4,668 14,266 x x 1.40% 2.10% 5.63%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 51,653 61,702 6,594 13,101 18,850 1.05% 1.21% 3.58% 5.90% 7.44%
Total 4,916,686 5,117,073 184,006 221,939 253,335 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

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As of the 2010 census, 221,939 people, 72,558 households, and 50,137 families resided in the county. The population density was 558 people per square mile (215 people/km2). The 93,918 housing units averaged 236 per square mile (91/km2).[28]

The racial makeup 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.[28]

Of the 72,558 households, 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples 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.[28]

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.[28]

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 per capita income for the county was $23,144. About 3.80% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over.

2015 estimate

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In 2015 the median income for a household in Clay County was $62,099. The income per capita in Clay County was $29,793.[29]

2000 census

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As of the 2000 census, 23.3% were of German, 14.5% American, 11.0% English, 10.8% Irish, and 5.6% Italian ancestry.[30]

Registered voters

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Registered voters number 151,042.[31]

Education

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School districts include:[32]

K-12:

  • Excelsior Springs 40 School District
  • Kearney R-I School District
  • Lawson R-XIV School District
  • Liberty 53 School District
  • North Kansas City 74 School District
  • 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

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  • Excelsior Springs School District No. 40 – Excelsior Springs
    • 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 (K–5)
    • Hawthorne 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
    • Liberty Early Childhood Education Center (PreK)
    • Alexander Doniphan Elementary School (K–5)
    • Franklin Elementary School (K–5)
    • Kellybrook Elementary School (K–5) – Kansas City
    • Lewis & Clark Elementary School (K–5)
    • Liberty Oaks Elementary School (K–5) – Kansas City
    • 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 (9–12)
  • Missouri City School District No. 56 – Missouri City
    • Missouri City Elementary School (K–8)
  • North Kansas City School District No. 74 – North Kansas City
    • 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) – Gladstone
    • 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 (9–12)
    • Oak Park High School (Kansas City) (9–12)
    • Staley High School (9–12)
    • Winnetonka High School (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

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  • Northland Christian School - Kansas City (Preschool-12) - Independent Christian
  • Kalos Christian Academy - Kansas City (K–12) - Nondenominational Christian
  • Outreach Christian Early Education Center – Avondale (Pre-K–12) – Nondenominational Christian
  • Oakhill Day School – Gladstone (Pre-K–7) – Nonsectarian – (Special Programs Emphasis)
  • St. Andrew the Apostle Parish School – Gladstone (K–9) – Roman Catholic
  • Northern Hills Christian Academy – Holt (K–9) – Baptist
  • Prairie Church School – Holt (K–6)
  • Covenant Memorial Baptist Day School – Kansas City (K) – Baptist
  • Eagle Heights Christian School – Kansas City (Pre-K–12) – Baptist
  • Faith Academy – Kansas City (Pre-K–12) – Nondenominational Christian
  • Refine KC School - Kansas City (K-12)
  • St. Charles Borromeo School – Kansas City (K–9) – Roman Catholic
  • St. Gabriel Catholic School –Kansas City (K–9) – Roman Catholic
  • St. Patrick School – Kansas City (NS/Pre-K–8) – Roman Catholic
  • St. Pius X High Schoo l – Kansas City (9–12) – Roman Catholic
  • Liberty Montessori Center – Liberty (K–1) – Montessori
  • St. James School – Liberty (K–9) – Roman Catholic

Postsecondary

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  • Maple Woods :: Metropolitan Community College—Kansas City—A public, two-year Liberal Arts college
    • MCC has a service area that includes all of the county, though only the portions in the Liberty and North Kansas City school districts are in the community college district's in-district taxation zone.[33]
  • William Jewell College – Liberty – A private, four-year Liberal Arts college.

Libraries, archives, museums

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Libraries

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  • Mid-Continent Public Library
  • North Kansas City Public Library[34]

Archives

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  • Clay County Archives

Museums

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  • Clay County Museum
  • Jesse James Bank Museum

Communities

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Cities and towns

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  • Avondale
  • Birmingham
  • Claycomo
  • Excelsior Estates (mostly in Ray County)
  • Excelsior Springs (small part in Ray County)
  • Gladstone
  • Glenaire
  • Holt (partly in Clinton County)
  • Independence (mostly in Jackson County)
  • Kansas City (partly in Jackson and Platte Counties and a small part in Cass County)
  • Kearney
  • Lawson (partly in Ray County)
  • Liberty (county seat)
  • Missouri City
  • Mosby
  • North Kansas City
  • Oaks
  • Oakview
  • Oakwood
  • Oakwood Park
  • Pleasant Valley
  • Prathersville
  • Randolph
  • Smithville (small part in Platte County)
  • Sugar Creek (mostly in Jackson County)

Census-designated place

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  • Paradise

Unincorporated communities

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

Population ranking

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The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 US census of Clay County.[35]

† County seat†† Partly within adjacent counties

Rank Name Municipal Type Population
1 Kansas City †† Home Rule 508,090
2 Liberty † Special Charter 30,167
3 Gladstone 3rd Class City 27,063
4 Excelsior Springs †† 4th Class City 10,553
5 Smithville †† 4th Class City 10,406
6 Kearney 4th Class City 10,404
7 North Kansas City 3rd Class City 4,467
8 Pleasant Valley 4th Class City 2,743
9 Lawson †† 4th Class City 2,541
10 Claycomo Village 1,343
11 Glenaire 4th Class City 539
12 Holt †† 4th Class City 471
13 Avondale 4th Class City 436
14 Oakview Village 366
15 Missouri City 4th Class City 217
16 Excelsior Estates †† 4th Class City 209
17 Oakwood Village 198
18 Birmingham Village 189
19 Oakwood Park Village 189
20 Oaks Village 128
21 Prathersville Village 121
22 Mosby 4th Class City 101
23 Paradise CDP 75
24 Randolph 4th Class City 57

Notable people

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  • Noah Beery (1882–1946), actor
  • Wallace Beery (1885–1949), actor
  • Obediah Summers (1844–1896), formerly enslaved, AME minister, and Civil War veteran; born in Clay County[36][37]
  • Frank James (1843–1915), outlaw, Confederate States guerrilla, and train robber; born in Clay County
  • Jesse James (1847–1882), outlaw, born in Clay County
  • John Ellis Martineau (1873–1937), Governor of Arkansas from 1927 to 1928, born in Clay County
  • Jesse Sexton (1885–1948), state senator 1936 to 1948

Politics

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Clay County, like the rest of Missouri, has swung to the Republican Party in the 21st century, though the margins have been very close. In 2000, Al Gore famously won the county by one vote. The county, holding Kansas City, is mainly suburban in culture and remains competitive. In 2016, Donald Trump won the county while Hillary Clinton failed to improve on Barack Obama'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%.

United States presidential election results for Clay County, Missouri[38]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1888 1,103 22.62% 3,628 74.39% 146 2.99%
1892 738 16.73% 3,085 69.92% 589 13.35%
1896 924 18.25% 4,071 80.42% 67 1.32%
1900 921 20.04% 3,585 78.00% 90 1.96%
1904 1,077 26.70% 2,832 70.22% 124 3.07%
1908 1,166 24.63% 3,513 74.19% 56 1.18%
1912 592 12.47% 3,417 72.00% 737 15.53%
1916 1,307 24.83% 3,902 74.13% 55 1.04%
1920 2,804 30.75% 6,283 68.91% 31 0.34%
1924 2,998 31.69% 6,076 64.24% 385 4.07%
1928 5,584 49.92% 5,574 49.83% 27 0.24%
1932 3,117 24.71% 9,398 74.52% 97 0.77%
1936 4,491 31.89% 9,535 67.70% 58 0.41%
1940 6,159 38.83% 9,672 60.98% 30 0.19%
1944 6,724 43.53% 8,682 56.21% 40 0.26%
1948 6,408 35.01% 11,855 64.77% 41 0.22%
1952 13,043 50.95% 12,502 48.84% 53 0.21%
1956 13,436 49.69% 13,605 50.31% 0 0.00%
1960 18,955 52.26% 17,318 47.74% 0 0.00%
1964 13,997 36.84% 23,993 63.16% 0 0.00%
1968 19,643 44.48% 17,547 39.73% 6,972 15.79%
1972 33,017 69.43% 14,538 30.57% 0 0.00%
1976 24,962 47.71% 26,609 50.86% 744 1.42%
1980 28,521 50.65% 24,250 43.06% 3,543 6.29%
1984 36,529 61.79% 22,586 38.21% 0 0.00%
1988 30,293 50.26% 29,620 49.15% 357 0.59%
1992 23,798 31.40% 30,565 40.33% 21,415 28.26%
1996 28,935 41.85% 32,603 47.15% 7,609 11.00%
2000 39,083 48.75% 39,084 48.75% 2,006 2.50%
2004 51,193 53.07% 44,670 46.31% 597 0.62%
2008 54,516 49.55% 53,761 48.86% 1,748 1.59%
2012 56,191 52.99% 47,310 44.61% 2,542 2.40%
2016 57,476 51.70% 45,304 40.75% 8,390 7.55%
2020 64,605 51.04% 59,400 46.93% 2,564 2.03%
2024 67,688 51.75% 60,345 46.14% 2,756 2.11%

See also

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  • List of counties in Missouri
  • Mormon War (1838)
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Missouri

References

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  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 83.
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  6. ^ "In 1828 a slave woman named Annice drowned two of her small children in a stream; she was put upon trial, convicted, and was hung in Liberty, August 23rd following, this being the first legal execution in the county." County History: Clay County, Missouri. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
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  27. ^ not an option in the 1990 Census
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Further reading

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  • Woodson, W.H. History of Clay County, Missouri (1920) online[permanent dead link]
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  • Clay County government's website Archived February 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  • Clay County Economic Development Council website
  • Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Clay County Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
  • Missouri Historical Sites Archived November 2, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Liberty
Cities
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  • Sugar Creek‡
Map of Missouri highlighting Clay County
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  • Clevenger
  • Ectonville
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  • Stockdale
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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