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History · Clay

Clay’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Clay Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 83.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 70 to 94 (+34%). Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Clay yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Clay, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Clay is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clay has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge in Bloomington, 9.1 miles away.

Clay and the nearest listed places

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Little Walnut River Pratt Truss BridgeMuddy Creek BridgeDouglass Township Community BuildingCreed-Mills HouseC. N. James CabinUS Post Office-Augusta

Closest to Clay

Little Walnut River Pratt Truss BridgeBloomington · Built 18859.1miMuddy Creek BridgeDouglass · Structure9.4miDouglass Township Community BuildingDouglass · Built 193613miCreed-Mills HouseDouglass · Building13.1miC. N. James CabinAugusta · Built 186814.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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