Clay Center is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, home to about 388 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 43408, and parts of 43445 are in Clay Center too.
All in Clay Center
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)45 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL224 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Clay Center; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Clay Center had 262 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 947th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Ottawa County grew from 22,213 residents in 1900 to 40,364 in 2020.
Ottawa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 32.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Toledo Metcalf Fld, OH weather station (6 miles away).
10,686 jobs at 1,026 businesses in Ottawa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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