Clay Center, Nebraska

About Clay Center

Set in the southern part of Nebraska, Clay Center is a tiny community, home to 723 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Clay Center is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.73 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 990 residents per square mile.

📰 Clay Center News Today

• Landmark in Clay Center set to be demolished beginning in May The Clay County News · Apr 22
• Former Central Nebraska Police Chief charged with led conduct, unlawful gun possession KHGI · Jul 31
• Old Clay Center school building coming down | News Hastings Tribune · Sep 10
• Old Trusty Days tractor drive rolls through Clay Center and Harvard KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE · Sep 14
• Sen. Fischer welcomes USDA announcement to relocate research project to Clay Center Central Nebraska Today · Apr 24

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What Makes Clay Center Unique

• Positioned in southern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Clay Center

• Alberding Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• City Park reviews ★
• Clay County Fairgrounds reviews ★
• Harms Federal Waterfowl Production Area reviews ★
• Harms Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Meadowlark Federal Waterfowl Production Area reviews ★
• Moger Lagoon National Wildlife Mgt Area reviews ★
• Moger Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Schuck Federal Waterfowl Production Area reviews ★
• Whitefront Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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