Clay Township, Adair County, Missouri

Clay Township, Missouri
Township
Coordinates: 40°16′47″N 092°26′25″W / 40.27972°N 92.44028°W / 40.27972; -92.44028
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Area
 • Total79.62 sq mi (206.21 km2)
 • Land79.58 sq mi (206.10 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
[1]
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total626
 • Density8/sq mi (3.0/km2)
FIPS code29-14248[2]
GNIS feature ID0766211

Clay Township is one of ten townships located in Adair County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 626.[3] It is named in honor of Kentucky politician Henry Clay.[4]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clay township, Adair County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp. 39.