Demographics

Clay County comprises 673,759 acres or 1,053 square miles. The county is 36 miles long and 30 miles wide.

Demographic Forecast Report for the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area

View the 2017 Demographic Forecast on the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments website.


Clay County Specifics

Neighboring counties include:

  • Norman County to the north
  • Becker County to the east
  • Otter Tail and Wilkin counties to the south
  • Cass County of North Dakota to the west

There are 7 villages in Clay County. They include:

  • Averill
  • Baker
  • Dale
  • Downer
  • Kragnes
  • Rollag
  • Rustad

There are 11 incorporated cities in Clay County. They include:

  • Barnesville
  • Comstock
  • Dilworth
  • Felton
  • Georgetown
  • Glyndon
  • Hawley
  • Hitterdal
  • Moorhead
  • Sabin
  • Ulen
Minnesota Map Showing Clay County

There are 30 townships in Clay County. They include:

  • Alliance
  • Barnesville
  • Cromwell
  • Eglon
  • Elkton
  • Elmwood
  • Felton
  • Flowing
  • Georgetown
  • Glyndon
  • Goose Prairie
  • Hagen
  • Hawley
  • Highland Grove
  • Holy Cross
  • Humboldt
  • Keene
  • Kragnes
  • Kurtz
  • Moland
  • Moorhead
  • Morken
  • Oakport
  • Parke
  • Riverton
  • Skree
  • Spring Prairie
  • Tansem
  • Ulen
  • Viding

For information on township officials, view the County and Township Officials list (PDF).

Additional Statistics

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/claycountyminnesota