Clay County, Minnesota

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; Moorhead, Minnesota;
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Clay County
; Clay County, Minnesota;
	; ;
	; Former Federal Courthouse and Post Office in Moorhead, Minnesota; ;
	; ; Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota;
	; ; Minnesota's location in the U.S.;
Founded	; March 8, 1862 (created); 1872 (organized)
Named for	; Henry Clay;
Seat	; Moorhead;
Largest city	; Moorhead
Area	;
• Total	; 1,053 sq mi (2,727 km2)
• Land	; 1,045 sq mi (2,707 km2)
• Water	; 7.3 sq mi (19 km2), 0.7%
Population (est.)	;
• (2017)	; 63,569
• Density	; 61/sq mi (24/km2)
Congressional district	; 7th;
Time zone	; Central: UTC−6/−5;
Website	; www.co.clay.mn.us;

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 58,999.^[3] Its county seat is Moorhead.^[4] The county's name is in honor of American statesman Henry Clay,^[5] member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. The county was formed in 1862 and organized in 1872.^[6] It was originally called Breckenridge County, but changed to its current name in 1862.

Clay County is part of the Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,053 square miles (2,730 km²), of which 1,045 square miles (2,710 km²) are land and 7.3 square miles (19 km²) (0.7%) are covered by water.^[7]

Soils of Clay County^[8]

Major highways[edit]

Interstate 94

U.S. Highway 10

U.S. Highway 52

U.S. Highway 75

Minnesota State Highway 9

Minnesota State Highway 32

Minnesota State Highway 34

Minnesota State Highway 336

Adjacent counties[edit]

Norman County (north)

Becker County (east)

Otter Tail County (southeast)

Wilkin County (south)

Richland County, North Dakota (southwest)

Cass County, North Dakota (west)

Climate and weather[edit]

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Moorhead have ranged from a low of 0 °F (−18 °C) in January to a high of 82 °F (28 °C) in July, although a record low of −48 °F (−44 °C) was recorded in January 1887 and a record high of 114 °F (46 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 0.64 inches (16 mm) in February to 3.90 inches (99 mm) in June.^[9]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	72		—
1870	92		27.8%
1880	5,887		6,298.9%
1890	11,517		95.6%
1900	17,942		55.8%
1910	19,640		9.5%
1920	21,780		10.9%
1930	23,120		6.2%
1940	25,337		9.6%
1950	30,363		19.8%
1960	39,080		28.7%
1970	46,585		19.2%
1980	49,327		5.9%
1990	50,422		2.2%
2000	51,229		1.6%
2010	58,999		15.2%
Est. 2017	63,569	^[10]	7.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[11] 1790-1960^[12] 1900-1990^[13] 1990-2000^[14] 2010-2016^[3]

As of the 2000 census, there were 51,229 people, 18,670 households, and 12,340 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 19,746 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.99% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 1.44% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.67% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. 3.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.4% were of Norwegian and 26.8% German ancestry.

There were 18,670 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 17.10% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 19.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,889, and the median income for a family was $49,192. Males had a median income of $34,176 versus $23,149 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,557. About 7.40% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Law and government[edit]

Clay County is governed by a board of five commissioners.^[15]

Jim Haney (Moorhead) 1st District

Frank Gross (Dilworth) 2nd District

Jenny L. Mongeau (Moorhead) 3rd District (Vice Chair)

Kevin Campbell (Moorhead) 4th District (Chair)

Grant Weyland (Moorhead) 5th District

Presidential elections results

**Presidential elections results**^[16]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	46.1% 13,543	44.1% 12,971	9.8% 2,884
2012	44.7% 12,920	52.7% 15,208	2.6% 758
2008	40.9% 11,978	57.0% 16,666	2.1% 615
2004	51.8% 14,365	46.8% 12,989	1.4% 383
2000	50.1% 11,712	43.4% 10,128	6.5% 1,518
1996	41.1% 8,764	49.1% 10,476	9.8% 2,079
1992	41.2% 9,666	41.9% 9,845	16.9% 3,967
1988	47.8% 10,380	51.5% 11,186	0.6% 139
1984	52.6% 11,565	46.8% 10,294	0.5% 119
1980	46.4% 10,447	39.7% 8,940	13.9% 3,121
1976	47.5% 10,317	50.1% 10,876	2.4% 515
1972	54.4% 11,089	44.5% 9,076	1.2% 235
1968	47.8% 7,910	48.2% 7,987	4.0% 663
1964	37.4% 6,085	62.4% 10,161	0.2% 39
1960	53.3% 8,278	46.6% 7,241	0.2% 25
1956	52.8% 6,783	47.1% 6,057	0.1% 15
1952	58.7% 7,178	41.2% 5,036	0.2% 20
1948	38.6% 4,302	59.4% 6,624	2.0% 219
1944	45.4% 4,392	54.1% 5,230	0.5% 52
1940	41.2% 4,450	58.3% 6,295	0.4% 48
1936	29.9% 2,880	65.3% 6,282	4.8% 459
1932	29.2% 2,556	67.8% 5,938	3.1% 270
1928	61.1% 5,057	37.8% 3,128	1.1% 87
1924	44.6% 3,081	6.4% 439	49.1% 3,396
1920	73.0% 4,943	19.7% 1,335	7.3% 493
1916	44.8% 1,549	49.6% 1,716	5.6% 193
1912	18.0% 549	30.9% 942	51.2% 1,561
1908	58.7% 1,857	35.6% 1,125	5.8% 182
1904	78.2% 2,185	13.9% 388	8.0% 223
1900	59.5% 1,903	36.4% 1,165	4.2% 133
1896	44.4% 1,594	53.1% 1,908	2.5% 90
1892	40.2% 959	24.9% 594	34.9% 833

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

Barnesville

Comstock

Dilworth

Felton

Georgetown

Glyndon

Hawley

Hitterdal

Moorhead (county seat)

Sabin

Ulen

Townships[edit]

Alliance Township

Barnesville Township

Cromwell Township

Eglon Township

Elkton Township

Elmwood Township

Felton Township

Flowing Township

Georgetown Township

Glyndon Township

Goose Prairie Township

Hagen Township

Hawley Township

Highland Grove Township

Holy Cross Township

Humboldt Township

Keene Township

Kragnes Township

Kurtz Township

Moland Township

Moorhead Township

Morken Township

Oakport Township

Parke Township

Riverton Township

Skree Township

Spring Prairie Township

Tansem Township

Ulen Township

Viding Township

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data

Census-designated places[edit]

Baker

Oakport (former)

Other unincorporated communities[edit]

Dale

Downer

Kragnes

Muskoda

Rollag

Rustad

Winnipeg Junction

References[edit]

^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved March 17, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ "QuickFacts. Clay County, Minnesota". Census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

^ ^a^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2013.

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 83.

^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 114.

^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

^ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 57-60.
ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.

^ ^a^b "Monthly Averages for Moorhead, Minnesota". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2011-11-06.

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

^ "Board of Commissioners | Clay County, MN - Official Website". claycountymn.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

External links[edit]

Clay County official website

Coordinates: 46°54′N 96°29′W / 46.90°N 96.49°W / 46.90; -96.49

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[census.gov-2] "QuickFacts. Clay County, Minnesota". Census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[QF-3] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2013.

[GR6-4] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[5] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 83.

[6] Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 114.

[GR1-7] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[8] Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 57-60.
ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.

[weather-9] "Monthly Averages for Moorhead, Minnesota". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2011-11-06.

[USCensusEst2016-10] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[11] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[12] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[13] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[14] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[15] "Board of Commissioners | Clay County, MN - Official Website". claycountymn.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[16] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Moorhead
Cities	Barnesville Comstock Dilworth Felton Georgetown Glyndon Hawley Hitterdal Moorhead Sabin Ulen
Townships	Alliance Barnesville Cromwell Eglon Elkton Elmwood Felton Flowing Georgetown Glyndon Goose Prairie Hagen Hawley Highland Grove Holy Cross Humboldt Keene Kragnes Kurtz Moland Moorhead Morken Oakport Parke Riverton Skree Spring Prairie Tansem Ulen Viding
CDPs	Baker Oakport
Unincorporated communities	Averill Downer Finkle Rollag Rustad
Ghost towns	Dale Muskoda Winnipeg Junction

v t e State of Minnesota
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Regions	Arrowhead Boundary Waters Buffalo Ridge Central Coteau des Prairies Dissected Till Plains Driftless Area Iron Range Minnesota River Valley North Shore Northwest Angle North Woods Pipestone Red River Valley Siouxland Southeast Twin Cities metropolitan area
Largest cities pop. over 25,000	Andover Apple Valley Blaine Bloomington Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Burnsville Chaska Coon Rapids Cottage Grove Duluth Eagan Eden Prairie Edina Fridley Inver Grove Heights Lakeville Mankato Maple Grove Maplewood Minneapolis Minnetonka Moorhead Oakdale Owatonna Plymouth Prior Lake Ramsey Richfield Rochester Roseville St. Cloud St. Louis Park Saint Paul Savage Shakopee Shoreview Winona Woodbury
Counties	Aitkin Anoka Becker Beltrami Benton Big Stone Blue Earth Brown Carlton Carver Cass Chippewa Chisago Clay Clearwater Cook Cottonwood Crow Wing Dakota Dodge Douglas Faribault Fillmore Freeborn Goodhue Grant Hennepin Houston Hubbard Isanti Itasca Jackson Kanabec Kandiyohi Kittson Koochiching Lac qui Parle Lake Lake of the Woods Le Sueur Lincoln Lyon Mahnomen Marshall Martin McLeod Meeker Mille Lacs Morrison Mower Murray Nicollet Nobles Norman Olmsted Otter Tail Pennington Pine Pipestone Polk Pope Ramsey Red Lake Redwood Renville Rice Rock Roseau Saint Louis Scott Sherburne Sibley Stearns Steele Stevens Swift Todd Traverse Wabasha Wadena Waseca Washington Watonwan Wilkin Winona Wright Yellow Medicine

v t e Fargo–Moorhead Metropolitan Area (ND–MN)
Counties	Cass Clay
Main cities	Fargo‡ Moorhead‡ West Fargo Dilworth
Surrounding areas	Alice Amenia Argusville Arthur Ayr Barnesville Briarwood Buffalo Casselton Comstock Davenport Enderlin Erie Felton Frontier Gardner Georgetown Grandin Glyndon Harwood Hawley Hitterdal Horace Hunter Kindred Leonard Mapleton North River Oxbow Page Prairie Rose Sabin Tower City Reile's Acres Ulen Wheatland
‡ - county seat

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