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Clay

Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,051. Its county seat is . The county was founded in 1858 and named in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century.
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  • Type: County with 9,390 residents
  • Description: county in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Clay County”, “Clay County, Virginia”, “Clay County, West Virginia”, and “Clay County, WV”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clay and Dundon.

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is a town of 440 people in . Local residents, enamored of its small-town charm, sometimes call it "Clayberry". It's the county seat of County, whose claim to fame is being the home of the Golden Delicious apple, which was discovered in 1905 and grown commercially in 1912, at a time when apples were predominantly red.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Clay County, , United States. Its post office is closed.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Clay County, , United States.

Clay

Latitude
38.446° or 38° 26′ 46″ north
Longitude
-81.0718° or 81° 4′ 19″ west
Population
9,390
Elevation
774 feet (236 metres)
Open location code
86CWCWWH+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317006331
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4802346
Wiki­data ID
Q847673
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Clay” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Clay County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة كلاي”
  • Armenian: “Քլեյ շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Clay”
  • Basque: “Clay konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Clay County, West Virginia”
  • Bavarian: “Clay County”
  • Bengali: “ক্লে কাউন্টি”
  • Bishnupriya: “ক্লে কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া”
  • Bishnupriya: “ক্লে কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Клей”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Clay”
  • Cebuano: “Clay County”
  • Chechen: “Клей”
  • Chinese: “Clay Kūn”
  • Chinese: “克莱县”
  • Chinese: “克萊縣”
  • Chinese: “克萊郡”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Clay, Virjynni West”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Clay”
  • Dutch: “Clay County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Clay”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Clay”
  • Finnish: “Clayn piirikunta”
  • French: “Comte de Clay”
  • French: “comté de Clay”
  • French: “Comté de Clay”
  • Georgian: “კლეის ოლქი”
  • German: “Clay County”
  • Gilaki: “کلی ٚ شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “کلی ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Κλέι”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Κλέι”
  • Hungarian: “Clay megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Clay”
  • Italian: “contea di Clay”
  • Italian: “Contea di Clay”
  • Japanese: “クレイ郡”
  • Korean: “클레이군”
  • Low German: “Clay County”
  • Mazanderani: “کلی شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Clay Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Clay Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clay County i Vest-Virginia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clay County”
  • Norwegian: “Clay County”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Clay Kaundi, Wescht Wirschini”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Clay Kaundi”
  • Persian: “شهرستان کلی، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان کلی”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Clay”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Clay”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Clay, Virginia de Vest”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Clay”
  • Russian: “Клей”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Clay”
  • Serbian: “Clay County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Клеј”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Clay County, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Clay County”
  • Slovenian: “Clay County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Clay”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Clay (Virginia Occidental)”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Clay”
  • Swedish: “Clay County, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Clay County”
  • Tatar: “Клей (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Клей”
  • Turkish: “Clay County, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Clay County, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “Clay County, WV”
  • Turkish: “Clay County”
  • Turkish: “Clay ilçesi, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Clay ilçesi, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “Clay ilçesi, WV”
  • Turkish: “Clay ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Клей”
  • Urdu: “کلے کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “کلے کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Clay”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Clay, Tây Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Clay, West Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Clay”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Clay, West Virginia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Clay”
  • Welsh: “Clay County, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Clay County”
  • Western Panjabi: “کلے کاؤنٹی، ویسٹ ورجینیا”
  • Western Panjabi: “کلے کاؤنٹی”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Pisgah and Clay County Public Library.

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