Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Clay Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.^[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1710.^[3]

Clay Township
Township
Coordinates: 40.3891576°N 95.528917°W / 40.3891576; -95.528917
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Atchison
Area [1]
• Total	108.9 km2 (42.03 sq mi)
• Land	108.8 km2 (42.01 sq mi)
• Water	0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi)  0.05%
Elevation [2]	300 m (984 ft)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,710
• Density	15.7/km2 (40.7/sq mi)
FIPS code	29-00514284[1]
GNIS feature ID	766233[2]

Clay Township was organized in 1856, and named after Henry Clay of Kentucky.^[4]

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 42.0 square miles (108.9 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rock Port (the county seat). It contains five cemeteries: Bush, Green Hill, Hunter, Millsap and Smith.

The streams of Boney Branch, Turkey Creek and Volger Branch run through this township.

Transportation

Clay Township contains one airport, Luhrs Landing Strip.