Clay Township, Andrew County, Missouri

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Clay Township
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Antioch Christian Church in Clay Township
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Coordinates: 40°05′30″N94°58′01″W / 40.0917961°N 94.9668992°W / 40.0917961; -94.9668992
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
County Andrew
Area
[1]
  Total
117.4 km2 (45.33 sq mi)
  Land117.2 km2 (45.27 sq mi)
  Water0.2 km2 (0.06 sq mi)  0.13%
Elevation
[2]
286 m (938 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
236
  Density2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-00314266 [1]
GNIS feature ID766221 [2]

Clay Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 236. [3]

Contents

The township was named after Henry Clay, a Kentucky statesman. [4]

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 45.35 square miles (117.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Newland Creek, Owl Creek, and Pedlar Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Clay Township contains one airport, Lazy W Farms Airport.

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clay Township, Andrew County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)