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Clay Center, NE map Population (year 2000): 861. Estimated population in July 2006: 789 (-8.4% change)
 

Males: 411  (47.7%)
Females: 450  (52.3%)

Clay County

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Nebraska median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 68933.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,300 (it was $36,597 in 2000)
Clay Center  $38,300
Nebraska:  $43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,500 (it was $57,700 in 2000)
Clay Center  $61,500
Nebraska:  $113,200

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Races in Clay Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (46.1%), Irish (15.1%), English (10.3%), Swedish (7.0%), United States (6.3%), Norwegian (5.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1790 feet

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 1138 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Clay Center

  • High school or higher: 94.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clay Center city

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

26 residents are foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.5% Oceania, 0.5% Latin America).

This city:  3.0%
Nebraska:  4.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Clay Center, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Clay Center to the number of sex offenders is 806 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Clay Center:  1.4% ($800)
Nebraska:  1.7% ($1,478)
Clay Center satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (96.9 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (541.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Fairfield, NE (7.1 miles ), Harvard, NE (7.4 miles ), Saronville, NE (9.7 miles) , Edgar, NE (12.0 miles ), Deweese, NE (13.0 miles) , Glenvil, NE (13.7 miles ), Sutton, NE (14.7 miles ), Stockham, NE (15.4 miles) .

Latitude: 40.52 N, Longitude: 98.06 W


5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 402

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Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+4.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Truck transportation (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Average climate in Clay Center, Nebraska

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Clay Center-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 170% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Clay Center city center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.6 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Clay Center:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; AURORA, NE)
  • MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HASTINGS, NE)
  • HASTINGS REGIONAL CENTER (about 25 miles; HASTINGS, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Clay Center, NE

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clay Center:
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 26 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID: HSI)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 35 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 67 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clay Center:
  • HARVARD STATE (about 9 miles; HARVARD, NE; ID: 08K)
  • AURORA MUNICIPAL - AL POTTER FIELD (about 26 miles; AURORA, NE; ID: AUH)
  • SUPERIOR MUNI (about 34 miles; SUPERIOR, NE; ID: 12K)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clay Center:
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 74 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 97 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 101 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 137 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public high school in Clay Center:
Public elementary/middle school in Clay Center:
Library in Clay Center:
  • CLAY CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $28,754; Location: 117 WEST EDGAR STREET; 13,944 books; 489 audio materials; 1,445 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Clay Center: Clay County Fairground (A), Crooked Creek Country Club (B), Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company Elevator (C), Clay County Sheriffs Office (D), Clay County Courthouse (E), Clay Center Public Library (F), Clay Center Police Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Clay Center include: United Church of Christ (A), Zion Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Clay Center: Clay Center Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Clay Center Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Twin Oaks Motel (305 E Harvey St).

Courts: County Offices - Clerk Of The District Court (111 West Fairfield Street), County Offices - Clay County Court (111 West Fairfield Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Clay Center and their reported violations in the past:

CLAY CENTER, CITY OF (Population served: 867, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-01-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-1997), St Public Notif received (JAN-23-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-05-1996), St Public Notif received (DEC-19-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and MAY-13-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAY-13-1996)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Nebraska:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.1%
Whole state:  66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.1%
Whole state:  9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Clay Center compared to Nebraska state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Clay Center (2007 data):
  • Cornerstone Bank: City State Bank-Clay Center at 103 S Brown Ave, branch established on 1944-08-09. Info updated 2006-10-19: Bank assets: $585.6 mil, Deposits: $532.1 mil, headquarters in York, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: First York Ban Corp.
  • First Bank & Trust Company: Clay Center Branch at 116 Alexander Street, branch established on 1996-10-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $147.0 mil, Deposits: $128.0 mil, headquarters in Cozad, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Midwest Banco Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Nebraska:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Clay Center government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $459,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $127,000
    Water Utilities: $126,000
    Central Staff Services: $75,000
    Parks & Recreation: $60,000
    Financial Administration: $58,000
    Solid Waste Management: $42,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,000
    Welfare - Other: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $158,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $107,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $107,000
    Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $148,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $483,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $243,000
    Water Utilities: $119,000
    Solid Waste Management: $92,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
    Central Staff: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $577,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $80,000
    General Support: $40,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Tax - NEC: $266,000
    Property: $89,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $237,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,071 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.17%
Nebraska average:  7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Adams County, NE  1.44% ($34,657 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE  0.45% ($33,545)


8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.10%
Nebraska average:  7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Adams County, NE  2.38% ($24,700 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE  0.72% ($27,167)
to Nuckolls County, NE  0.40% ($29,900)


Strongest AM radio stations in Clay Center:
  • KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KHAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KICS (1550 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clay Center:
  • KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHNE-FM (89.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KRGY (97.3 FM; AURORA, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KTMX (104.9 FM; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KROA (95.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Clay Center:
  • KHNE-TV (Channel 29; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KHAS-TV (Channel 5; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K41FU (Channel 41; COLUMBUS & FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
  • KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)

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