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Outdoors in Clay
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1988
The Colony Lighthouse now at Symen of a subdivision, Route 29, Clay Township, Michigan, 1988
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About Clay
Civil township in Michigan, United StatesClay Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,446 at the 2020 census. The township is located along the mouth of the St. Clair River at Lake St. Clair. The river delta includes numerous islands, in which Harsens Island is the largest. The township mostly surrounds the city of Algonac, but the two are administered autonomously since Algonac incorporated as a city in 1967. Most of Algonac State Park is located within Clay Township.
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How Clay ranks
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Safety in Clay
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Clay's police department reported none of them, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Clay
Compared with Michigan
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Schools in Clay
All Clay schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Clay’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Clay is
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