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CLAY COUNTY,
TEXAS
Central Texas
North
33° 47' 24" N, 98° 12' 36" W (3.79, -98.21)
Population: 10,218 (2020)
10,752 (2010) 11,006 (2000) 10,024 (1990)
Total area 1,117 square miles (2,890 km2):
1,089 square miles (2,820 km2) land
28 square miles (73 km2) (2.5%) water |
Clay County
History
(1936 Texas
Centennial Marker)
CLAY COUNTY
Disorganized in 1862 because of Indian raids;
reorganized August 4, 1873.
Henrietta,
headquarters for buffalo hunters until 1878;
the first Hereford cattle in Texas were brought to Clay County 1875
from Beecher, Illinois by William S. Ikard.
Original county seat Cambridge
moved to Henrietta
1874.
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Clay County
Town List
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County Seat - Henrietta
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Clay County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Clay County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Clay County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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