Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,218. The county seat is Henrietta. The county was founded in 1857 and later organized in 1860. It is named in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, Kentucky Senator and United States Secretary of State. Clay County is part of the Wichita Falls, Metropolitan Statistical Area in North Texas. Several railroads once served Clay County, including the Wichita Falls Railway, one of the properties of Joseph A. Kemp and his brother-in-law Frank Kell, along with twenty-nine other stockholders. The Wichita Falls Railway linked Henrietta with Wichita Falls. Built in 1894–1895, it was sold in 1911 to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, also known as the Katy. The original eighteen miles of track was abandoned in 1970. The Wichita Falls rancher, oilman, and philanthropist Joseph Sterling Bridwell owned a ranch
Clay County es un condado ubicado en el estado estadounidense de Texas. A partir del censo de 2020, su población era de 10,218. La sede del condado es Henrietta. El condado fue fundado en 1857 y más tarde organizado en 1860. Se llama en honor a Henry Clay, famoso estadista estadounidense, senador de Kentucky y secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos. Clay County es parte de Wichita Falls, Metropolitan Statistical Area en el norte de Texas. Varios ferrocarriles una vez sirvieron a Clay County, incluyendo el Ferrocarril de Wichita Falls, una de las propiedades de Joseph A. Kemp y su hermano esposo Frank Kell, junto con veinticinco otros accionistas. El Ferrocarril de Wichita Falls conectó a Henrietta con Wichita Falls. Construido en 1894–1895, se vendió en 1911 al Ferrocarril de Missouri-Kansas-Texas, también conocido como el Katy. Los dieciocho millas originales de la pista abandonada en Wichita en 1970.