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White ClayNE

A town in Nebraska.

Land area
1 sq mi
Settled
1904
122 years ago

Is White Clay a good place to live?

We don’t grade White Clay yet; the figures below are still real.

Whiteclay Nebraska Taverm 1940
Whiteclay Nebraska Taverm 1940, 1940
White Clay’s story

122 years in pictures

Census counts: 14 in 2000, 8 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and a map from 1969 on.

  • 1904White Clay is settled
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The data

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Climate

The climate in White Clay brings snowy winters and hot summers

46″snow a winter

In White Clay, the midsummer high is 88°F, close to Nebraska’s towns (87°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–38°
Spring33–60°
Summer56–85°
Fall34–63°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

White Clay has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

61risk score of 100

FEMA puts a quarter of White Clay’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to wildfires. In White Clay, the FEMA hazard score is 61 of 100, against 55 of 100 in Nebraska’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.

FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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Moving to White Clay: who provides what

White Clay is unincorporated, so Sheridan County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNebraska Public Power District10.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSheridan CountySheridan County provides services here
SchoolsGordon-Rushville Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSheridan County ClerkSheridan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code6936569365 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

After high school

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About White Clay

Census-designated place in Nebraska, United States

Whiteclay (Lakota: Makȟásaŋ; "whiteish or yellowish clay") is a census-designated place in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10 at the 2010 census. A significant part of Whiteclay's economy was based on alcohol sales to residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, located two miles (3.2 km) north across the border in South Dakota, where alcohol consumption and possession is prohibited. According to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, beer sales at Whiteclay's four liquor stores totalled 4.9 million cans in 2010 (~13,000 cans per day) for gross sales of $3 million. The four beer merchants paid federal and state excise taxes (included in liquor's sale price) …

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Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
3,294 ft
ZIP code
69365

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