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Clay City is a home rule-class city in Powell County, Kentucky, and it was incorporated on April 19, 1890.

The 2020 census counted 1,193 people in Clay City, while the 2000 census recorded 1,303 people living in 543 households.

The first European settlement near present-day Clay City came in 1786, when Stephen Collins and his brother discovered pyrite deposits and built Collins Forge, the first iron forge west of the Allegheny Mountains.

The Collins brothers sold their forge in 1805 to Clark and Smith, the forerunner of the Red River Iron Works, and the settlement was known by the forge's name for much of the 19th century.

The settlement later took the name Waltersville before the post office was renamed Clay City on August 13, 1883, a name believed to come from local clay deposits.

Clay City sits in a low-lying part of the Red River Valley and floods frequently because of its close proximity to the Red River.

Local history is preserved at the Red River Museum, and the historic Clay City National Bank Building still stands in the city.

Clay City is home to the Mountain Park Dragway, a local drag racing venue.

Nearby attractions include Furnace Mountain, a Korean Zen Buddhist temple, and the Meadows and Beechfork public golf courses.

Clay City Elementary School on Main Street, part of the Powell County Schools district, has the largest elementary school student body in the district.