Clay Center, Kansas

**Clay Center** is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Clay County. In 2020, 4,199 people lived there.

## History

Clay Center was created in 1862. It was named "Clay Center" because it was the geographical center of Clay County.

The first post office in Clay Center was built on July 3, 1862.

Clay Center was on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads.

## Geography

Clay Center is at  (39.379920, -97.123168). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.< Clay Center is unique, because it is the geographic midpoint between Los Angeles, California and New York City, the two biggest American cities.  Both cities are exactly  from Clay Center.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 4,199 people, 1,809 households, and 1,116 families living in Clay Center. Of the households, 69.7% owned their home and 30.3% rented their home.

The median age was 43.9 years. Of the people, 92.6% were White, 0.9% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.8% were Asian, 1.0% were from some other race, and 4.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 4,334 people, 1,920 households, and 1,172 families living in Clay Center.

## Famous people

- Herb Bradley, professional baseball player
- Tracy Claeys, Washington State football defensive coordinator and former University of Minnesota football head coach
- Warren Henry Cole, surgeon who pioneered X-ray use in medicine
- George Docking, former governor of Kansas
- Steve Doocy, host for Fox News Fox & Friends tv talk show and author
- Tenney Frank, noted scholar and historian
- Lady Greyhound (dog), marketing mascot for Greyhound Lines in the late 1950s
- Nicole Ohlde, basketball player and WNBA player
- Otto D. Unruh, two-time Bethel College football coach and 21-year coaching career at Clay Center Kansas High School
- William D. Vincent, United States Representative

## Other websites

- Clay Center - Official
- Clay Center Chamber
- Clay Center - Directory of Public Officials
- Clay Center - Info
- Schools
- USD 379, local school district
- Media
- Clay Center Dispatch
- KCLY Radio Station 100.9 FM
- Maps
- Clay Center City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Clay Center, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and county seat
- **image skyline**: Clay County Kansas Courthouse.jpg
- **image caption**: Clay County Courthouse (2006)
- **image map**: Clay_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Clay_Center_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Clay County, Kansas, Clay County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Clay Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Clay County, Kansas, Clay County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Clay County, Kansas, Clay
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1862
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1875
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 3.19
- **area land sq mi**: 3.19
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 8.27
- **area land km2**: 8.26
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1204
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 4199
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67432
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-13625
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485555