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Formed December 7, 1866 (58th<\/sup> county)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clay County (14,237), Ashland (1,988), Lineville (2,487)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Clay County courthouse is a classy tan brick building with a large clock dome.  Charles W. Carlton is the designer of the Classic Revival Italian Renaissance style building.  This 1906 structure is located on Court Square surrounded by 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> streets and 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> avenues.  Alabama State Highway 77 is 1st<\/sup> Avenue in the city.  Kentucky Senator Henry Clay gave the county got its name.  Clay County was the birthplace of 1 Alabama Governor, Robert R. Riley.  Ashland was the name of Henry Clay\u2019s Kentucky estate.  The county was created on December 7, 1866 for parts of Randolph and Talladega counties as the 58th<\/sup> county.  Ashland is the only city to serve as county seat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clay County government consists of a sheriff, revenue commissioner, and coroner (executive).  It has 5 commissioners (legislative.)  A Circuit Judge serves Clay and Coosa counties and a District Judge, a Probate Judge, a District Attorney, and a County Clerk serve Clay County (judicial.)  <\/a>The county is situated in eastern Alabama east of Birmingham, Alabama.  The center of the county is in Ashland .6 miles Southwest of the city center.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Cleburne, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Talladega counties.  Ashland is slightly east of the center of the county and it is the county seat.  Lineville is northeast of the county center and is the largest city.  Ashland is 14.0% of the county population while Lineville is 17.5% of the county population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The county has an area of 604.0 square miles. \u00a0It ranks 53 out of 67 in size.\u00a0 It ranks 56 out of 67 in population in the state.\u00a0 It\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a density of 23.5 persons per square mile making it 50 out of 67 in the state.\u00a0 Clay County has 31.4% of its population in its incorporated areas.\u00a0 There are no Interstate highways or United States highways passing through the county.\u00a0 It is shaped like a fat J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Formed December 7, 1866 (58th county) Clay County (14,237), Ashland (1,988), Lineville (2,487) The Clay County courthouse is a classy tan brick building with a large clock dome.  Charles W. Carlton is the designer of the Classic Revival Italian Renaissance style building.  This 1906 structure is located on Court Square surrounded by 1st and 2nd … <\/p>\n

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