Clyde, Kansas
human settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States of America
Clyde is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 694. It is located east of Concordia along state highway K-9.
History
Clyde was laid out in 1867 in Elk Township, making it the oldest town in Cloud County. It was named after the River Clyde in Scotland, or according to another source, it was named for Clyde, Ohio (which also is named indirectly for the River Clyde).
Clyde experienced growth in 1877 when the Central Branch Railroad was built through it.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.74 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
The 2020 United States census counted 694 people, 287 households, and 181 families in Clyde. The population density was 1,031.2 per square mile (398.1/km2). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 521.5 per square mile (201.4/km2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Clyde, Kansas” as human settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2147849. Authority coordinates are 39.592, -97.398. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1867 and 1877.
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