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Clay Center was first settled in 1862. [4] It was named from its position near the geographical center of Clay County. [5] The first post office was established in Clay Center on July 3, 1862. [6] Clay Center was located on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. [7]
US-24 continues through Clay County and Clay Center and into Riley County. Shortly after Leonardville, US-24 takes a sharp rightward turn before intersecting US-77 on the north side of Riley, returning to an eastward direction and running concurrently. The routes split shortly thereafter as US-24 begins heading southeast toward Manhattan.
Clay Center Township covers an area of 38.31 square miles (99.2 km 2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Clay Center (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Broughton. The streams of Dry Creek, Finney Creek, Lincoln Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Clay Center . [ 3 ] As of the 2020 census , the county population was 8,117. [ 1 ]
K-15 overlaps K-18 another 4 miles (6.4 km) before returning north and crossing US-24 at Clay Center. K-9 joins K-15 for 12 miles (19 km), then departs. K-15 overlaps US-36 for 6 miles (9.7 km) before returning north to end at the Nebraska border, becoming N-15. The entire section within Winfield is maintained by the city. [4]
K-9 is a 317.937-mile-long (511.670 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas.The highway goes east–west through Kansas. It has its western terminus south of Dresden at an intersection with K-123 and an eastern terminus at its junction with U.S. Route 73 near Lancaster.
Longford was founded in 1870. [4] The first post office in Longford was established in 1875. [5]In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a branch line from Neva (3 mi (4.8 km) west of Strong City) through Longford to Superior, Nebraska.
It is located a few miles southeast of Clay Center. History. Broughton was founded in 1869. ... Clay County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT