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Clay Township, Holt County, Missouri

Clay Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°11′52″N 95°06′46″W / 40.1978586°N 95.1127567°W / 40.1978586; -95.1127567
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHolt
Area
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 • Total
46.61 sq mi (120.7 km2)
 • Land46.5 sq mi (120 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.24%
Elevation
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915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
443
 • Density9.5/sq mi (3.7/km2)
FIPS code29-08714410[1]
GNIS feature ID766763[2]

Clay Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 443.[3] It contains 46 square miles.[4]

History

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Clay Township was predominately settled by Whigs and when it was organized in June 1854[4] it was named for the Whig leader, Henry Clay of Kentucky.[5] Twenty years later, on June 20, 1874, it was reduced to its present limits due to the creation of Hickory Township from its southern portion.[4]

Geography

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The Nodaway River comprises Clay Township's eastern border with neighboring Nodaway County and Maitland is situated alongside the river in the middle of the township. The hamlet, Kings Grove, was partially located in the northwest of the township. Whig Valley was a small community in the center of the township, but now is a term for the rolling hills west of the Nodaway River in northeastern Holt County.

A community called Dehornville was laid out and had lots advertised for it in 1891, which was located 2 miles north of Maitland.[6] No evidence of the community exists today.

A place named Campbell Corner[7] was located on the southern boundary of this township, five miles south of Maitland; today it is at the intersection of Route 113 and Route B.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clay Township, Holt County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Derr, Eileen (1981). Gone home: Directory of the deceased and items of history of Holt County, Missouri, 1837-1981. Holt County Missouri Historical Society.
  7. ^ "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clay Township, Holt County, Missouri