Clay County, North Carolina

Clay County
	Clay County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1861
Seat	Hayesville
Largest community	Hayesville
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 220.78 sq mi (572 km²); 214.98 sq mi (557 km²); 5.80 sq mi (15 km²), 2.63
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.clayconc.com
	Named for: Henry Clay

Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. During the 2020 United States Census, 11,089 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Hayesville.

History

The county was made in 1861 from the southeastern part of Cherokee County.

Clay County is part of the local Southwestern Commission council of governments.

These counties are connected to Clay County:

These cities and towns are in Clay County:

Clay County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1861
Seat	Hayesville
Largest community	Hayesville
Area - Total - Land - Water	220.78 sq mi (572 km²) 214.98 sq mi (557 km²) 5.80 sq mi (15 km²), 2.63
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.clayconc.com
Named for: Henry Clay