Clay, Kentucky
Clay, Kentucky | |
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Main Street (KY 109) | |
Location of Clay in Webster County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′41″N 87°49′15″W / 37.47806°N 87.82083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Webster |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2) |
| • Land | 0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,031 |
| • Density | 1,196.06/sq mi (461.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 42404 |
| Area code | 270 |
| FIPS code | 21-15202 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0489565 |
Clay is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2020 census. Settled in 1837, the city is named for the statesman Henry Clay. In 2022, it became a wet city after a petition put the measure on the ballot.