Clyde, Kansas

**Clyde** is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, 694 people lived there.

## History

Clyde was planned out in 1867 that makes it the oldest town in Cloud County. It was named after the River Clyde, in Scotland. According to another source, it was named for Clyde, Ohio (which also is named indirectly for the River Clyde.)

Clyde experienced growth in 1877 when the Central Branch Railroad was built through it.

## Geography

Clyde is at  (39.59183, -97.400212).

According to the United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 694 people, 287 households, and 181 families living in the city. Of the households, 79.1% owned their home and 20.9% rented their home.

The median age was 47.6 years. Of the people, 95.5% were White, 0.9% were Native American, and 3.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 716 people, 297 households, and 194 families living in the city.

## Education

Clyde is part of the Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224. The school district includes Clifton, Clyde, Vining, Ames, St. Joseph, and nearby rural areas of Clay, Cloud, Washington counties. The district has three schools:
- Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, in Clyde.
- Clifton-Clyde Middle School, in Clifton.
- Clifton-Clyde Grade School, in Clifton.

The Clifton-Clyde High School mascot is Eagles. Before to school unification in 1981, the Clyde High School mascot was Bluejays.

The Clifton Cardinals won the state 1A football championship in 1969

The Clyde Bluejays won the Kansas State High School 1A Football championship in 1977 and the boys 1A Basketball championship in 1979.

## Notable people

- George Dockins, Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1947).
- Louis M. Mollier (1846–1911), pioneer Roman Catholic priest for the Vicariate of Kansas (1874–1876), Diocese of Leavenworth (1877–1887), and Diocese of Concordia (later Salina) (1887–1911).

## Other websites

- City
- City of Clyde
- Clyde - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- Clifton-Clyde USD 224, local school district
- Historical
- , from _Hatteberg's People_ on KAKE TV news
- Maps
- Clyde City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Clyde, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Cloud_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Clyde_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Cloud County, Kansas, Cloud County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Cloud Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Cloud County, Kansas, Cloud 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**: Cloud County, Kansas, Cloud
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1867
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1867
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1869
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.67
- **area land sq mi**: 0.67
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.74
- **area land km2**: 1.74
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1299
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 694
- **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**: 66938
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393578