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Also known as Clay County, Minnesota, Clay County, MN

county in Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Minnesota
Founded
March 8, 1862 (created), February 27, 1872 (organized)
Named after
Henry Clay
Seat
Moorhead
Largest city
Moorhead
Total
1,052.629 sq mi (2,726.30 km )
Land
1,045.176 sq mi (2,706.99 km )
Water
7.453 sq mi (19.30 km ) 0.71%
Estimate 2025
67,734
Density
64.8/sq mi (25.0/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
7th
Website
claycountymn.gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Henry Clay
Located in
Minnesota
Capital
Moorhead
Population
65318
Area
2727
Shares border with
Cass County
Official website
www.co.clay.mn.us
Image
Rourke Art Museum.jpg
Households
24695
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category of associated people
Category:People from Clay County, Minnesota
Commons category
Clay County, Minnesota
topic's main category
Category:Clay County, Minnesota
inception
1862-03-08
different from
Clay County
water as percent of area
0.7
native label
Clay County
per capita income
31233
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Encyclopedic overview

Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,318, and was estimated to be 67,734 in 2025. Its county seat is Moorhead.

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clay County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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