Clay County
Also known as Clayton County, Clay County, Arkansas, Clay County, AR
county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- 24 March, 1873
- Seat
- Corning (western district);, Piggott (eastern district)
- Largest city
- Piggott
- Total
- 641 sq mi (1,660 km )
- Land
- 639 sq mi (1,660 km )
- Water
- 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,052
- Density
- 22.8/sq mi (8.79/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
Article
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Originally incorporated as Clayton County, as of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,552. The county has two county seats, Corning and Piggott. It is a dry county, in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or prohibited.
History