Clay County, Missouri

Clay County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 184,006. Its is. The county was organized in and was named in honor of   from, later member of the  and.

Clay County is part of the

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,059 (409 ). 1,027 km² (396 sq mi) of it is land and 32 km² (13 sq mi) of it (3.06%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

History
Many members of the found refuge in Clay County in November 1833. In 1836 mobs drove the Saints from the county.

Historical populations
In 1930 Clay county had 26,811 residents.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 184,006 people, 72,558 households, and 50,137 families residing in the county. The was 179/km² (464/sq mi). There were 76,230 housing units at an average density of 74/km² (192/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.46%, 2.66% or , 0.48% , 1.35% , 0.09% , 1.18% from , and 1.78% from two or more races. 3.58% of the population were or  of any race. 23.3% were of, 14.5% , 11.0% , 10.8% and 5.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 72,558 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 32.30% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,347, and the median income for a family was $56,772. Males had a median income of $40,148 versus $27,681 for females. The for the county was $23,144. About 3.80% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 6.40% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Residents

 * was born in Clay County in 1848.