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| Clay County increased in size in 1872 when Macon County ceded land to Clay County, and again in 1891 when Cherokee County gave it more land. Its population grew from 2,461 in 1870 to 8,775 in 2000. Click on the maps below to peruse the known towns and villages that came and went over the past century and a half - a few cannot be located since they do not show up on available maps of NC. | ||||
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