Clay City, Kentucky

About Clay City

Set in the eastern part of Kentucky, Clay City is a small town, home to 1,176 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Clay City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,109 residents per square mile.

📰 Clay City News Today

• Clay City woman diagnosed with dementia found safe WKYT · Oct 6
• Multiple Kentucky departments battle house fire in Clay City FOX 56 News · Jun 1
• Clay City woman dies, 3 grandchildren injured in Powell County ATV crash LEX 18 News · Sep 9
• Mary Alice Setters Obituary (2026) - Clay City, KY - Hearne Funeral Home, Inc. - Stanton Legacy | Obituary · Sep 27
• Clay City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Clay City Unique

• Positioned in eastern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Red River Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Clay City

• Hidden Valley Training Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Clay City

• Clay City Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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